Alameda County

Crazy. Bewildering. Momentous. A “time of great confusion.” These are the words that come to mind for Berkeley and Oakland public librarians when thinking about March 2020, the month that changed their jobs.

The city of Emeryville was served a temporary restraining order April 19, halting its efforts to evict residents of the Ashby/Shellmound encampment.

Amid efforts across the United States to increase the availability of vaccines, the city of Berkeley announced Friday that all residents above the age of 16 in Alameda County may make appointments to receive the vaccine.

The Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site, which was scheduled to close on April 11, will remain open for another four weeks due to an agreement the state has reached with Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

With COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations continuing to fall and California ramping up its vaccination efforts, the state announced Tuesday that Alameda County has been cleared to enter the orange tier of the state's reopening system.

With COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations continuing to fall and California ramping up its vaccination efforts, the state announced Tuesday that Alameda County has been cleared to enter the orange tier of the state's reopening system.

Volunteers scheduled to work at the Golden Gate Fields vaccination site were informed via an email March 11 that the site would no longer be utilizing volunteers due to liability fears surrounding the risk of medical malpractice and injury.

Amid statewide efforts to increase the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccination hub at Moscone Center in San Francisco has distributed leftover vaccines at the closing of each daily vaccination period to individuals who do not have appointments or eligibility.

With Bay Area counties in the red tier of California’s COVID-19 reopening plans, BART will be making changes to its schedule starting March 22 to accommodate the region’s progress.

On Tuesday, the state of California cleared Alameda County, which includes the city of Berkeley, to move into the red tier of the state's reopening system.