Health

Across the state, in-person learning or intervention for those with learning disabilities is limited. Data shows depression, anxiety and thoughts of suicide among young people are up.

It has been a challenging year full of ups and downs and a lot of unknowns for the first responders, police, fire, restaurant and grocery store workers as well as the doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and staff.

It's been a long and tragic year as the global pandemic wreaked havoc and stole lives and jobs around the globe. A year later, marked on Wednesday, there are some glimmers of hope.

When the region first went into lockdown, many thought it would only go on for a matter of weeks. Now a year later, the Bay Area is finally looking at what could be the end of the pandemic.

In California, it’s estimated food insecurity jumped from 9% pre-pandemic to nearly 22% by May, according to a study by Northwestern University.

Public health officials announced San Mateo County is now advancing to the less restrictive orange tier. It's the first Bay Area county to do so. The change allows some businesses to expand capacity and others to reopen for the first time.

The rural community of Lake County is coming together to battle COVID-19 and deliver vaccines despite numerous challenges.

Recall attempts are not uncommon in California, but they rarely get on the ballot and even fewer succeed. Unpopular Democratic Gov. Gray Davis was recalled in 2003, then replaced with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"I think right now we are in a time of cautious optimism," Board President Keith Carson said at Tuesday's meeting.

Thousands of babies were born in the Bay Area. Nelson and Erin Geter welcomed Eden Avery Geter into the world on Feb. 17

Record unemployment in California during the coronavirus pandemic exposed flaws, failures, and exacerbated fraud of the state's Employment Development Department.

Tough times have brought them closer. As some workers had to stay home, other employees picked up the slack.

Losing a parent to Covid is a heartbreak, but losing both parents, unimaginable. But it happened to a Bay Area family, and their four grown children are healing, one day at a time. The siblings are comforted by the fact that their parents, together for 35 years, are buried side by side in Vallejo.

San Mateo County also became the first county in the San Francisco Bay Area allowing businesses there to open even more, including indoor bowling alleys and outdoor bars that do not serve meals. Businesses can reopen Wednesday, one year to the day after San Francisco Bay Area health officers implemented a regional stay-at-home order, the first in the U.S.

San Rafael's 4th Street was a bustling business boulevard before the pandemic. Today, as in every community, many storefronts are empty and this upscale community is struggling.

Spring break is right around the corner, and there has been a noticeable uptick in travel, and the Bay Area seems to be joining that national trend.