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Coronavirus: Residents at Palo Alto senior living communities test positive

Three residents across two separate senior living communities in Palo Alto have tested positive for COVID-19, representatives from the facilities said. The Vi in Palo Alto, located on Sand Hill Road...

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Coronavirus: 10 new cases confirmed in Contra Costa County, totaling 61

Ten new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Contra Costa County on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases across the county to 61. The report of new cases comes two days after the county...

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Coronavirus: 17 new cases reported in San Mateo County, total at 117

San Mateo County recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, pushing the county’s total number to 117, public health officials announced on Sunday. San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda counties and...

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Coronavirus: San Francisco cases grow by nearly a third overnight, reaches...

CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. San Francisco confirmed 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the city’s total to 108, according to public health...

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Napa County reports its first two cases of coronavirus

Public health officials announced the first two cases of COVID-19 in Napa County on Sunday, offering the county’s residents an indication that the highly contagious disease had finally reached their...

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Cupertino crime report for the week of March 27

Grand Theft: Between 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 and 11 a.m. on Feb. 22, unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle parked at the Aviare apartments on Via Paviso Drive and took a laptop and a purse for a...

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Coronavirus: 2 new deaths, 39 new cases in Santa Clara County for total of...

CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. The county reported 39 new cases of COVID-19, raising the county’s total number to 302, Santa Clara County Board of...

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Coronavirus: Authors Waldman, Chabon aid restaurants, hospital staffs

Good deeds among neighbors have flourished during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, novelists-screenwriters Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon have joined the trend. Late last week, Waldman took to social...

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Campbell crime report for the week of April 3

March 16 10:40 a.m. in the 3600 block of Kendra Way: Officers located a 2000 Chevy pickup that had been reported stolen to San Jose police on March 13. 900 block of West Hamilton Avenue: Someone pried...

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Coronavirus: Worker at San Jose wastewater plant tests positive; 17 quarantined

Highlighting the threat that coronavirus poses to basic public health systems around California and the nation, a worker at San Jose’s wastewater treatment plant — a facility that treats the sewage...

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Critter Corner: Rabbits make good use of litterboxes

Dear Miss Behavin’: I recently adopted a rabbit and she’s pooping everywhere! Can I litterbox train a rabbit? I’ve also noticed she sometimes eats her poop. Is that normal? It is possible to train a...

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Cupertino community briefs for the week of April 3

RYDE curtails rides Based on the Santa Clara County order for seniors to remain at home, a local ride-share service for elderly residents is curtailing its services while the “shelter in place” order...

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Coronavirus: Gov. Newsom closes parking at some state parks and beaches, more...

Following weekend scenes of crowds enjoying outdoor recreation across California — and avoiding social distancing — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered the immediate closure of parking lots at many of...

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Photos: Day 7 of Bay Area coronavirus shelter-in-place

CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. Our staff photojournalists take a look at life around the Bay Area on Day 7 of Bay Area coronavirus shelter-in-place. Gov....

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‘Jeopardy’: Did Walnut Creek contestant continue her run?

The coronavirus pandemic may have dramatically changed everyday life in America. Thankfully, however, we still have “Jeopardy.” And on Monday, we had a Walnut Creek woman proudly representing the Bay...

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TheatreWorks costume crew sews remotely while sheltered in place

With Bay Area theaters on a hard stop during the coronavirus “shelter-in-place” era, some theaters have devised innovative ways to stay relevant. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley followed the American...

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Brentwood Strong pairs volunteers with those needing help during coronavirus...

CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device A trip to the grocery store or pharmacy has taken on a whole challenge during the coronavirus pandemic, especially for...

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Stuck at home? Take these virtual tours of San Jose attractions

We’re into week two of the shelter-in-place order in the Bay Area, and you might feel like the walls are closing in. While we can get outdoors for exercise — or a daily 3:30 p.m. dance party on the...

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Los Gatos community briefs for the week of April 3

RYDE curtails rides Based on the Santa Clara County order for seniors to remain at home, a local ride-share service for elderly residents is curtailing its services while the “shelter in place” order...

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Coronavirus: San Jose receives 109 state trailers to house homeless individuals

To help protect some of the city’s most vulnerable residents, San Jose is setting up 109 state-owned trailers to house homeless people diagnosed with or exposed to coronavirus, city officials announced...

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