Bay Area food banks are seeing an unprecedented need

At the Alameda County Food Bank cars line-up for free groceries in numbers no one has ever seen before. The number of people in need now is staggering.

California plans to release 8,000 inmates early amid COVID-19 prison outbreaks

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is taking several actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 that is plaguing several prisons, especially San Quentin. 

Salinas: Alisal school district office closed after 2 employees test positive for COVID-19

Two Alisal Union School District employees who work at the District Office have tested positive for COVID-19, the district's Superintendent Jim Koenig said on Friday. 

Triathlete released from hospital following lengthy COVID-19 battle

He went from Ironman to miracle man. San Jose resident Tom Butts was released from Kaiser Permanente San Jose Friday after suriviving a very bad case of COVID-19. Doctors are crediting his physical and mental strength for helping him pull through.

Oakland Unified School District presents reopening plan

A leaked document appears to show that Oakland public school officials plan to begin the coming school year with online learning.

West Contra Costa schools will begin year online

Students in the West Contra Costa Unified School District have been told they will resume classes only online due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Pediatric group breaks with White House over school reopenings

President Trump issued a call this week for all of America's schools to reopen full time and suggested Democrats want to keep them closed ahead of the November election to hurt his re-election chances.

World Health Organization says coronavirus airborne transmission is possible indoors

While the WHO previously said airborne transmission is possible during medical procedures generating aerosols, the new message highlights the risk in other indoor areas with close settings and poor ventilation, such as choir practice, restaurants and fitness classes.

Sonoma County added to California's COVID-19 watchlist

county health leaders have been notified and the official declaration from the state is expected to come sometime Friday.

2 California counties, once defiant, see virus cases rise

Sutter County was one of the first places in California to more broadly reopen its economy. It and neighboring Yuba County defied Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order to let restaurants, hair salons, gyms and a shopping mall reopen in early May.

Who might be eligible for a second stimulus check and for how much money?

Another round of stimulus payments could be distributed to people earning less than $40,000, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said.

Oakland McDonald's linked to 25 COVID-19 cases ordered to do more to protect workers, public

A McDonald's restaurant in Oakland's Temescal District that has been linked to 25 cases of the novel coronavirus may reopen Sunday but must show it is keeping employees and the public safe from the virus, following a court order on Thursday.

San Quentin inmates: 'we are dying in here' amid COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 has infected more than 1,600 inmates at San Quentin and another 200 state prison employees. So far, there have been seven inmate deaths and more are testing positive for the coronavirus.

Businesses across US request ‘exact change’ amid coin shortage caused by COVID-19

Following an announcement from The Federal Reserve last month that the coronavirus pandemic has created a shortage in coins in the U.S., businesses around the country have been urging their customers to use alternative forms of payment or bring exact change.

SF’s Aquarium of the Bay struggles to survive COVID-19 closure

A San Francisco aquarium is asking to reopen its doors as it faces mounting debts because of COVID-19. The Aquarium of the Bay is in a bind because they can't simply close the doors and walk away just because visitors aren't allowed in.