Alameda County

As a result of COVID-19 concerns, Alameda County will request a waiver to not conduct its biennial, federally mandated count of homeless residents this year.

Cellphone data collected by Unacast, a data company, suggests that the Bay Area is not as compliant with stay-at-home orders as it was in the spring.

On Tuesday, Alameda County extended Project Roomkey leases through the end of January 2021 for four hotels currently providing housing to members of the homeless community. 

The city of Berkeley and Alameda County are responding with full support of the vaccination rollout under California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “Vaccinate All 58” campaign.

COVID-19 rates are once again rising in Berkeley and Alameda County, with 195 patients hospitalized in Alameda County, 58 of which are in intensive care units, as of Wednesday.

Bay Area health officials and hospital networks expressed support for new COVID-19 restrictions put in place by Santa Clara County.

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters, or ROV, reportedly received a record voter turnout of 81% amid the pandemic for the 2020 general elections.

In response to a rapid increase in COVID-19 classes across the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state public health officials placed Alameda County, as well as 40 other counties, in the most restrictive level of California's reopening framework on Monday.

AC Transit is now providing live information about crowding on some buses to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

Alameda County registered voter turnout in this year’s election has already surpassed that of the 2016 presidential election, with more ballots expected to be counted.