COVID-19 Surge Forces Ambulances to Have Wait Outside South Bay Hospitals
Santa Clara County hospitals have been hit so hard with so many COVID-19 cases, ambulances have had to wait outside — with patients — for hours in some cases before
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California’s COVID-19 Numbers Grow With Hospitals Swamped
California’s coronavirus death toll has topped 26,500 and confirmed cases have neared 2.4 million since the pandemic began, health officials said. The state’s swamped hospitals held 20,690 COVID-19 patients, including
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New System for Collecting Tolls at State-Owned Bridges Now in Effect
A new all-electronic toll collection system started New Year’s Day at the Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay and San Mateo-Hayward bridges. Customer who pay their tolls
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Many Drive-In Theaters Closed, But Some Still Going Strong Despite the Pandemic
Many Bay Area drive-in movie venues that popped up when the pandemic hit have shuttered, at least for now, but some are still open, with some of the most popular
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‘Best Christmas Present Ever’: East Bay Seniors Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Residents at a retirement community in Walnut Creek received a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, becoming some of the first seniors in Northern California to get vaccinated. The seniors at the Viamonte
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New Bay Area Babies Arrive on New Year’s Day
A new year and new babies were the order of the day Friday, with the impressively early birth of a baby boy who just made it into 2021, appearing at
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Pleasanton Restaurants Ring in New Year Without Big Celebrations
There was so much hope when we rang in 2020 a year ago tonight. Then, news of a contagious and deadly virus in Wuhan, China that spread quickly around the
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San Francisco Extends Travel Quarantine, Stay-at-Home Orders
San Francisco announced Thursday it is extending its stay-at-home and 10-day travel quarantine orders. Both orders will remain in effect until California lifts its stay-at-home order for the entire Bay
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Deadline to Enroll in Covered California Is Wednesday Night
If you don’t have health insurance, you still have some time to sign up. The deadline to enroll for Covered California is late Wednesday night for coverage that begins Friday.
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Applications for State’s Small Business COVID-19 Grant Program Open Wednesday
Starting Wednesday, small businesses in California can apply for grants of up to $25,000 through the state’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The first round of grants opens at
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