Two more California prisoners die of COVID-19

Two more prisoners in California have died of COVID-19, making them the 13th and 14th inmates to have died of the virus, according to the state's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

California DMV to reopen all remaining field offices

Employees at all 169 offices will continue serving customers for limited services for those who have existing appointments and Californians in need of selected transactions that can only be completed in a DMV field office, including:

Trump administration opposes $600 unemployment benefits extension

The Trump administration opposes a Democratic proposal to extend a $600 per week federal unemployment benefit approved in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said Tuesday.

California courts end zero bail order imposed during coronavirus pandemic

California judicial leaders on Wednesday ended a statewide policy of imposing $0 bail for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies that reduced jail populations by more than 20,000 suspects during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

Large health care systems must offer COVID-19 testing in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County officials say a new testing order handed down Wednesday is not punitive, but instead a preventative measure against a certainty coming like the heat of summer.

Local lawmakers call for alternatives to proposed state budget cuts

Chavez and Cortese joined Assemblyman Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, and roughly a dozen labor officials called for a series of budget alternatives to the state's May budget revision, which the coalition argued would exacerbate inequality rather than reduce it.

San Francisco supervisors make COVID-19 eviction moratorium permanent

San Francisco has taken a major step toward preventing tenants from being evicted for not paying their rent due to coronavirus.

Santa Clara County orders all large healthcare providers to increase COVID-19 testing

The county's shelter-in-place order is gradually being eased and at some point, people will begin gathering together again. But that brings about greater risks of exposure. 

Sunnyvale biotech company president accused of securities fraud in COVID-19 test promotion

The U.S. Department of Justice said its criminal complaint against Arrayit Corp. President Mark Schena is the nation's first securities fraud prosecution related to the coronavirus pandemic.

CA schools to address emotional trauma brought on by COVID-19, death of George Floyd

 As California schools prepare for the challenges of the upcoming academic year, students may be wrestling with emotional trauma brought on by the pandemic and the death of George Floyd.  

Santa Clara Co. officials announce new COVID-19 testing order
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Santa Clara Co. officials on Tuesday ordered hospitals and healthcare providers to expand COVID-19 testing. They say the majority has been done by the county and pop-up sites.

As California reopens, health officials monitor spike in COVID-19 cases

Napa County is reporting an increase in coronavirus cases two weeks after Memorial Day. On average, Napa County would see 1.5 new cases every day. And in the last week, they’re seeing four a day.

SF supes: No Muni fare increases in the next two years

Aaron Peskin also said that the city's public Muni buses will no longer be used to transport police to protests. 

Fauci says asymptomatic coronavirus transmission is possible following WHO confusion

A statement from a World Health Organization (WHO) official this week about coronavirus transmission by asymptomatic individuals being “very rare” was “not correct,” said America’s leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci.