VTA light rail service returns Thursday

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is bringing back its light rail trains.

BART makes deep weekday service cuts

This week, just under 25,000 people rode BART; the normal daily average should be about 400,000.

Israel Philharmonic musicians perform Passover medley in quarantine

The catch with this video? All 20 musicians are performing in quarantine, as coronavirus has wreaked its havoc all over the world.

Masked crowds fill streets, trains after Wuhan lockdown ends

Streets of Wuhan were clogged with traffic and long lines formed at transit stations as people left the central Chinese city for homes and jobs elsewhere.

China's virus pandemic epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown

After 11 weeks of lockdown, people went outdoors and by the thousands boarded the first trains and planes leaving Wuhan as the last restrictions on movement were lifted Wednesday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began.

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After 11 weeks of lockdown, people went outdoors and by the thousands boarded the first trains and planes leaving Wuhan as the last restrictions on movement were lifted Wednesday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began.

San Francisco emergency ordinances approved calling for paid sick leave, more hotel rooms

San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency ordinance requiring paid sick leave for essential workers like grocery clerks, janitors, and delivery people working for large companies during the coronavirus public health crisis.

California governor considers aid for immigrants amid virus

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he is working with the Legislature on an economic stimulus package for immigrants in the country illegally and others not covered by the federal stimulus package approved by Congress.

Folk star John Prine dies of COVID-19 complications

he Grammy Award-winning artist and Country Music Hall of Famer was known for character-driven ballads, songs frequently characterized as evocative, surreal, provocatively witty and soaked in unencumbered realism.

New York sees largest number of coronavirus deaths in single day

In a sobering assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a record 731 coronavirus deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the state.

Wisconsin voters wait for hours, others stay home amid virus

Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday so they could participate in a presidential primary election that tested the limits of electoral politics in the midst of a pandemic.

Flurry of police chases despite shelter-in-place

Despite the coronavirus shelter-in-place, high-speed police pursuits of suspects refusing to stop continue.

Bay Area leaders push for emergency paid sick leave for essential workers

Elected officials and workers from three different Bay Area cities announced Tuesday they're pushing for emergency paid sick leave ordinances to protect essential workers during the stay-at-home order due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.