Union City councilman's grandmother is 10th COVID-19 death at Hayward nursing home

A city councilman from Union City said his 84-year-old grandmother died on Monday in a Bay Area nursing home after contracting COVID-19. She was a resident at Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hayward. She is the tenth person to have died there. 66 people have tested positive for coronavirus.

56 more people released from Santa Rita Jail

Fifty-six more people on Monday were ordered released from the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in an effort to lower the risk that the coronavirus will spread through the jail, Alameda County court officials said. 

Family speaks out after death at Hayward nursing home

​​​​​​​The family of a man who died at a Hayward nursing home with an outbreak of the coronavirus spoke out Monday, saying they believe he contracted the virus from a staff member.

This Day in Sports History: April 13

April 13 has been a big day in sports history, with Bay Area events taking a leading role.

Alameda, Contra Costa counties issue orders requiring symptom screening, masks at health facilities

Licensed health care facilities in Alameda County will have to screen all staff and visitors for high temperatures and they all must wear masks under a new health order that goes into effect on Tuesday to try to fight the spread of the new coronavirus, county health officials said.

Hayward COVID-19 testing station moved to Cal State East Bay campus

The city of Hayward announced Monday that it will move its novel coronavirus testing site from Hayward Fire Station No. 7 to the California State University East Bay campus.

Ten people displaced and 1 dog killed in Livermore fire

Ten people were displaced and a dog died in a two-alarm fire early Saturday at a Livermore townhouse complex, fire officials said.

Suspicious-looking electrical rod prompts bomb scare at Oakland Safeway

The Alameda County Bomb Squad on Friday said a suspicious-looking electrical rod left in a shopping cart at a Safeway in Oakland prompted a temporary evacuation.

Disabled advocates fear discrimination, supply rationing amid coronavirus pandemic

Advocates say there's an imminent and concrete risk that people with disabilities, like those who rely on ventilators, could face supply rationing and discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic.

Death toll rises to seven at Hayward nursing home

​​​​​​​Seven residents have died at a Hayward nursing home after testing positive for the coronavirus, Alameda County health officials said Thursday.

First confirmed COVID-19 death of a Berkeley resident

The City of Berkeley announced its first COVID-19 related death, public health officials confirmed on Thursday. 

Fremont manufacturer adding jobs to make ventilators, test kits

At Evolve Manufacturing Technologies, a medical supply manufacturer in Fremont, the clock is constantly ticking. Lives are potentially at stake.