California teens upset they'll likely miss prom and graduation because of shelter-in-place order

Aside from the educational challenges of learning at home, teens realize they will also be missing out on major high school milestones, memories they’ll never be able to recreate in full. 

Bay Area coping with shelter-in-place

With schools, businesses and gyms closed and millions of people told to shelter-in-place, boredom can set in pretty quickly for Bay Area residents.

Diocese of Oakland suspends public masses

All public masses are being suspended in response to new restrictions aimed at stemming the spreading of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Diocese of Oakland announced Monday.

Longshore workers no longer worried about cruise trash

Longshoremen and women who work at the port say they're concerned about how and where that possibly contaminated trash is going to go after crew members and passengers tested positive for coronavirus.

Iconic Grand Lake Theatre closes during coronavirus outbreak

While there was no direct order in California or the nation for movie theaters to close, individual cities were making their own decisions on the safety of people sitting so close together and watching films.

Grand Princess crew members to disembark, take charter flights; ship to anchor in San Francisco Bay

The remaining crew members aboard the Grand Princess Cruise ship will be flown to their home countries via charter flights if possible. Meanwhile the ship will anchor temporarily in San Francisco Bay.

Oakland, San Jose schools joins chorus of campuses canceling in-person classes

Each school is still preparing to provide assignments to students, which will be posted on individual school websites. Most likely, the assignments will be posted on Tuesday or Wednesday. 

CDC says all US passengers are off the Grand Princess cruise ship stricken with coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Friday that all American citizens have disembarked from the Grand Princess cruise ship docked in Oakland that was stricken by COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. 

Jury awards $7.2M to family of man killed outside W. Oakland BART

The officer in question is BART Officer Joseph Mateu, who was cleared two years ago by the District Attorney's Office following the shooting.

Community helping family of slain East Bay football coach

The 34-year-old Green was shot Friday about 3 p.m. on 1700 block of 14th Street and died later at the Iron Horse apartment complex on 14th Street where he lived.

COVID-19: San Francisco mayor announces relief efforts for small businesses

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday that the city will try to provide relief for small business owners affected by a downturn linked to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

COVID-19: Events with over 1,000 people at Oakland-owned properties canceled through end of March

Officials with the city of Oakland announced Wednesday, the cancellation of any events with 1,000 people or more in city-owned properties in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. As part of a declaration of local emergency, the order is in effect for events scheduled between March 12 and March 31. 

Coronavirus: Passengers still stuck on Grand Princess ship docked at Port of Oakland

The bulk of the passengers have alread disembarked and most of the Californians have been taken to Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield; non-Californians have been flown to other federal bases or back to their home countries.