Coronavirus

On a typical day at the vast food bank warehouse in San Jose, 80 to 100 volunteers pack apples, oranges, pears, squash and cabbage into boxes to be shipped out to hundreds of distribution sites across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. On Tuesday, just 17 volunteers showed up. All told, more than 1,000 volunteers […]

Disneyland will close under state pressure to limit large gatherings. Gov. Gavin Newsom warned to expect more closures.

California events canceled amid coronavirus pandemic. Prop. 13 campaign concedes defeat. State reaches settlement over T-Mobile and Sprint merger.

Government policy is one thing, real life another. What happens if your germ-carrying preschoolers suddenly pose a lethal threat to their elderly grandparents? What becomes of your teenagers’ future if their education is disrupted, long-term? How protected are we if schools cancel class but kids then disperse to malls and bounce houses and movie theaters?

Clock is ticking to get Real ID. California's coronavirus test kits arrive, but not all are ready for use. Open primary results in strange alliances.

Health care has become a high risk job in the wake of the coronavirus and workers are nervous. In California, unions are rallying to the cause.

State health officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom are trying to control the coronavirus outbreak. Watch here to learn how California is responding.

California economy feels sting from coronavirus. Scott Wiener takes another stab at housing bill. Mayors have different ideas than governor for tackling homelessness.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top economic officials sought to reassure Californians in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and a Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war.

Cruise ship passengers headed to air force base for quarantine. Legislators want $2 billion to fight homelessness. Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden.