Data shows Americans couldn't resist Thanksgiving travel

Americans couldn't resist the urge to gather for Thanksgiving, driving only slightly less than a year ago and largely ignoring the pleas of public health experts, who begged them to forgo holiday travel.

San Francisco on track to run out of ICU beds the day after Christmas

Dr. Grant Colfax says while we're already seeing a COVID-19 surge, we have yet to factor in Thanksgiving gatherings. That impact will be seen sometime next week.

49ers prepared to deal with challenges of extended trip

The 49ers have put together a plan to practice and play their next two home games at the Cardinals stadium in Arizona.

Large gathering may be to blame for correctional officer COVID outbreak

In Santa Cruz County, public health officials say a large gathering may be to blame for a COVID outbreak amongst correctional officers.

Heartache and hope: How COVID-19 shaped college essays of 2020

These seniors missed out on in-person interaction for their last year of high school. Many of their parents lost jobs, summer plans canceled, and some ended up feeling lonely and depressed.

State of California details vaccine distribution plan

Governor Newsom said help is on the way in the form of vaccines and announced a distribution plan that priorities frontline workers.

Bay Area small businesses fear state-ordered shutdowns

Small businesses, already suffering from drastic changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic, are bracing for even more uncertainty as the threat of more closures continue.

Golden Gate Fields to extend racing suspension until Dec. 26

Initially, the track was closed for a week to address the issue and then the closure was extended through the end of November.

Scam alert: HHS warns of fake social media accounts promising COVID-19 grant money

The Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is warning the public of yet another COVID-19-related scam being perpetrated through social media.

Gov. Newsom rolls out new stay-at-home order
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Greg Lee reports on the announcement from Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, December 3, 2020.

Bush, Obama, Clinton say they’d get COVID-19 vaccine publicly to boost confidence

Three former presidents say they’d be willing to publicly take a coronavirus vaccine, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated against the disease.

40 million Californians could face new stay-at-home order

Gov. Gavin Newsom — who is staying at home after three of his children were exposed to the virus — warned this week that he would take “drastic action” if the numbers didn’t improve.

US COVID-19 deaths top 3,100 in single day, hospitalizations reach record 100K

For the first time, the U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day and hospitalizations topped 100,000. New virus cases are also topping 200,000 a day,

'Gravely concerning': Santa Clara County hospitals near capacity

None of the hospitals serving the southern portion of the county or east San Jose had more than 5 ICU beds as of Tuesday.

California hits virus-case record; governor's staff tests positive

New cases have exploded in recent weeks to the point that the state is averaging 15,000 new cases a day and the infection rate has more than doubled.