No joke: Tupac Shakur needs unemployment benefits

It’s no joke — Tupac Shakur lives in Kentucky and needs unemployment benefits to pay his bills.

Visit with grandma: San Bruno dog brings comfort during shelter-in-place

It’s a scene played out outside homes across the country and even around the world: loved ones, visiting their elderly parents or grandparents with distance between them and a wish they could reach out for a hug. 

Coronavirus: Social distancing guidelines applies to pets, CDC says

The CDC recommends walking dogs on a leash at least six feet from other people or animals and keeping cats indoors when possible to prevent them from interacting with other people.

Super Bowl champ puts medical degree to work helping in coronavirus fight

Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is stepping off the field and onto the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic just months after winning the Super Bowl.

Self-employed can now apply for unemployment in California

More than 20 percent of California's workforce has already filed for jobless benefits since the middle of last month.

Survey: 71% of Bay Area businesses want shelter-in-place order lifted in next 30 days

The survey found that 71 percent think shelter-in-place orders should be lifted sometime in the next 30 days, including 26 percent who want to see an end to the orders in the next two weeks.

Lawsuit: California universities owe students coronavirus-related refunds

The California State University and the University of California systems were sued Monday by students demanding refunds of some campus fees since the virus pandemic closed schools and forced learning online.

Hawaii governor halts flower deliveries prior to Mother's Day

Hawaii’s florists have suffered a blow through the reversal of a coronavirus policy exemption that would have allowed flower deliveries on Mother’s Day.

NYC emergency room doctor takes own life, family says

The family of an emergency room doctor in upper Manhattan says she killed herself after becoming distraught over coronavirus.

CalFresh shopping now available online

People of any age can apply online and the interview process has been waived.

2 San Francisco parks now closed to cars during shelter-in-place

JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park will be closed to traffic from Kezar Drive to Transverse Drive, while Shelley Drive in McLaren Park will be closed to traffic at the gates at Cambridge and Mansell streets

Plan to open city-sanctioned, staffed homeless encampments proposed in San Francisco

The growing number of homeless encampments on the streets of San Francisco and unsanitary conditions have prompted city leaders to look for different ways to protect the unhoused against COVID-19.

6 Bay Area counties extend stay at home orders through May

The extension of stay-at-home orders in six Bay Area counties is not what most residents wanted to hear, although many said they agreed it's the safest thing to do.