Southern California hospitals may have to ration care

Coronavirus hospitalizations are stabilizing in portions of California, but patients are still overwhelming hospitals in a large swath of the state.

Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Foster City-based Gilead drug

Gilead has given remdesivir to more than 1,700 patients on a case-by-case emergency basis, but more people ultimately will be helped if the company does the needed studies to prove safety and effectiveness.

California sues seafood companies over alleged lead, cadmium

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is suing five seafood companies, alleging they have sold fish that contains lead and cadmium without legally required warnings.

Dire days ahead: January could be 'worst' month in COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn

Public health experts are warning that the impact of holiday gatherings and travel could lead to a dire situation in January as the U.S. awaits a larger rollout of the vaccine to the general population.

Kamala Harris receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

McConnell blocks immediate Democratic push for $2,000 stimulus checks

Pressure is mounting on the Republican-led Senate to follow the House, which voted overwhelmingly on Monday to meet the president's demand to increase the checks from $600 as the virus crisis worsens.

Battle over COVID stimulus payments moves to Senate

President Trump signed a separate bipartisan relief bill Sunday night to avoid a government shutdown. That bill included $600 checks.

Military teams in California to help with COVID response, source says

A source told KTVU of the plan and said 75 U.S. Army and Airforce medical personnel arrived in California on Monday to assist in the pandemic response.

New Year's plans are subdued in the Bay Area

As 2020 draws to a close, it looks like most people in the Bay Area expect a subdued New Year's Eve

Santa Clara County quietly reopens hospital to deal with COVID cases

In Santa Clara County, officials say COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on the Latinx community and also on the hospitals that serve it.

Gov. Newsom, CA health officials bracing for holiday COVID-19 surge

His briefing comes as the state sees a sharp rise in cases and hospitals quickly running out of intensive care unit space for COVID patients. 

House OKs $2,000 checks after Trump signs bill containing $600 payments

Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance. They had settled for smaller $600 payments in a compromise with Republicans over the big year-end relief bill Trump reluctantly signed into law.