National Guard members assist Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano

With so many volunteers sheltering at home the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano counties needed to call in the cavalry.

Health experts identify new COVID-19 symptoms

Just because new symptoms associated with coronavirus have been discovered, doesn’t mean the virus is mutating.

MyPillow shifting 75% of production to make face masks for hospitals

Minnesota-based company MyPillow is joining the effort to supply health care workers with the protective gear they need amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

SFMTA reports employee tests positive for COVID-19

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced Wednesday that one of its employees has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Homeless at high risk for contracting coronavirus

With 50 percent of the California homeless population over age 50, plans and precautions must be put in place now to prevent widespread illness and death.

Help in race to recoup medical supplies coming from unlikely places

The race to resupply Personal Protective Equipment for those on the medical front lines is getting a boost from unlikely sources.

Gate agent at Oakland airport tests positive for COVID-19

A gate agent at Oakland International Airport tested positive for COVID-19, the airport confirmed on Wednesday. 

Coronavirus crisis keeps Bay Area schools closed until May

Officials announced on Wednesday that public school districts in six Bay Area counties are extending closures through May amid the coronavirus crisis. 

How COVID-19 is affecting U.S. Military operations
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Colonel Andrew Milburn (Ret.) is a Former Chief of Staff of Special Operations Command Central for the U.S. Marines.

San Francisco anticipates surge in COVID-19 cases

The City of San Francisco is planning for a significant rise in COVID-19 cases and calling for more support from state and federal officials.

BART GM calls transit funding in federal stimulus package 'critical lifeline'

A $2 trillion federal novel coronavirus stimulus package will include $25 billion in relief funding for public transit agencies across the country, an allocation BART General Manager Bob Powers called "critical lifeline funds" Wednesday. 

Four Contra Costa County fire district employees test positive for COVID-19

Eighteen Con Fire employees were tested after showing symptoms such as fever, cough and sore throats, but 12 were confirmed negative while two others are isolated and off-duty while awaiting test results.