COVID-19
Bay Area
Three small quakes rattle Bay Area Monday afternoon
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Ranging from 2.6 to 3.3, two were centered about 6 miles northeast of Milpitas and the third about 5 miles southwest of Saratoga.Bay Area
PG&E expects heat wave to prompt rolling power outages in Bay Area
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Officials say potential shutoffs will ease pressure on the electrical grid which is overloaded in the heatwave as residents try to keep cool.Bay Area
Napa’s Hennessey fire at 750 acres Monday afternoon, zero percent contained
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The fire, which started east of St Helena, has prompted some mandatory evacuations.California
As school starts, California districts try to improve virtual special education
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Parents, however, are skeptical that distance learning will ever work for children with disabilities as services like occupational therapy cannot be provided online.Bay Area
Heat advisory extended for Bay Area, residents urged to conserve power
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Newsom slams state energy official for failing to warn residents for weekend blackouts.Bay Area
Residents alerted to possible rotating power outages through Aug. 20
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Extreme heat and high demand may require PG&E to turn off power from 3-10 PM. Outages typically last 1 - 2 hoursCOVID-19
State clears its backlog of nearly 300,000 coronavirus tests
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State’s two-week positivity rate fell from 7% to 6.2% after tech glitch had created a backlog, but test results turnaround time still lags.Bay Area
Bay Area coronavirus updates | Sun., Aug. 16
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UCSF and partners will hold mass testing event Aug 22-23 for Black residents in the East Bay; judge orders ICE detainees, staff tested.Bay Area
