County Health Services Preparing “Alternate Care Sites” As Virus Spreads, Alhambra High In Martinez Readied For Potential Use
Joint Statement from Contra Costa Health Services and Martinez Unified School District Regarding Local COVID-19 Preparations We want to thank our community for its support and vigilance as we respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We know this is a difficult time for many and we appreciate the sacrifices being made by everyone in Contra…
Bay Area School Districts Extend Closures Through May 1
San Jose, CA – Seven Bay Area County Health Officers, in collaboration with their six County Superintendents of Schools have made a unified, regional decision to extend school closures and student dismissals from regular school attendance through May 1, 2020, to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible. The safety and wellness…
Passenger Killed In Clayton Crash Tuesday; Driver Booked On Suspicion Of DUI
Police in Clayton responded to a report of a crash in the 5400 block of Clayton Road Tuesday, arriving to find that a vehicle had crashed into an unoccupied, parked work truck at that location. Officers rendered aid to the occupants of the car, finding a male passenger deceased and the female driver with minor…
Three Contra Costa County Firefighters Test Positive For COVID-19
Three Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and are at home under self-quarantine, a district spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Steve Hill said that 8 district employees people have been tested for COVID-19 with 3 testing positive, 3 testing negatively and 2 others awaiting results. Hill said the positive tests…
One Dead In I680 Crash In San Ramon Tuesday
A San Ramon man was killed when his car left the road and overturned on southbound I680 north of Bollinger Canyon Tuesday. Firefighters following up on reports of a car off the road at that location located the wreckage and found the driver deceased inside at 6:51 a.m. The driver was later identified as Matthew…
County Taking Donations Of Protective Gear For Healthcare Providers
Contra Costa County health officials announced the opening of three donation sites for protective medical supplies in West County, Central County and East County. The Regional Center of the East Bay, which serves developmentally disabled residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, will also be distributing medical gloves donated by Facebook along with other medical…
Life Under Lockdown: Solitary Survival For Some; Enforced Togetherness For Others
Day 4 of the Statewide Directive – The Housebound Dig In. “Most seemed to have heeded the order, issued by He of the Slicked-Back Hair, and fitted their shelters with all manner of ingenious devices meant to stave off infection and, perhaps worse, boredom. Board games, stacks of bound paper known to the ancient ones…
DeSaulnier’s Condition Worsens; Currently In Critical Condition
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, hospitalized after falling and fracturing a rib while jogging more than a week ago, is in critical condition and battling complications of pneumonia, his office reported Saturday. The California Democrat, 67, has been tested for coronavirus but subsequently proved negative for the virus, a spokesman said. His condition, however, worsened over the course…
First Coronavirus-Related Death Confirmed In Contra Costa County
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) will livestream its public update on the county’s first confirmed death linked to COVID-19 at 10 a.m. The patient died Thursday in a hospital in Contra Costa County. The Contra Costa resident was in their 70s and had a pre-existing condition that put them at higher risk of serious illness…
Lafayette’s Leaders Clarify “Essential Business” Definitions
Due to concerns expressed by Lafayette residents, Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson, working with Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jay Lifson, wishes to clarify which businesses are allowed to remain open in the City of Lafayette during the duration of the Public Health Order issued by Country Costa County on March 16.…