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East Bay Auto Shop Sends Over 20,000 Masks To Hospitals Across US
Hospitals across the U.S. fighting the coronavirus while facing PPE shortages have found help in an unusual place: an East Bay auto shop.

Hospitals across the U.S. fighting the coronavirus while facing PPE shortages have found help in an unusual place: an East Bay auto shop.

Hospitals across the U.S. fighting the coronavirus while facing PPE shortages have found help in an unusual place: a Fremont auto shop.
South Bay Rep. Anna Eshoo is sponsoring a new bill that would allow medical supplies in a national stockpile to be distributed more widely.
Police identified the 24-year-old man fatally shot by police in Contra Costa County after possibly kidnapping a woman and leading a chase.
A 26-year-old man is accused of two indecent exposures in which he targeted women and fled toward the Los Gatos Creek Trail, police said.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff warned residents of a fake "cease and desist" letter claiming illegal activity during the coronavirus order.
Animal owners struggling during the coronavirus crisis can get free pet food at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter this month.
The city issued an order "mandating the use of face coverings for everyone, especially customers and workers in essential businesses."
A 61-year-old man was arrested in San Rafael on suspicion of several crimes including possession of methamphetamine for sale, police said.
A church pastor was cited for holding an Easter Sunday service in violation of Contra Costa County's coronavirus health order, police said.
Santa Clara County has now recorded 1,621 cases of the new coronavirus, including 54 deaths.
Work will begin Monday on a pedestrian crossing improvement project in Pacifica, bringing vegetated curb extensions to Crespi Drive.
Raisin, a cat rescued from a utility box on the San Mateo Bridge, is up for adoption, the Peninsula Humane Society said.
This year's Fourth of July festival, El Cerrito's largest event, has been canceled due to the coronavirus and the city's budget crisis.
A man attempted two carjackings, stabbed an officer and then fled in a patrol car before officers fatally shot him after a lengthy chase.
A man attempted two carjackings, stabbed an officer and then fled in a patrol car before officers fatally shot him after a lengthy chase.
Contra Costa Community College District is extending remote classes through the end of the spring semester due to the coronavirus.
A 68-year-old Walnut Creek man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing his pickup deep into a home Saturday evening, police said.
A man was arrested after terrorizing workers and customers at two restaurants and stabbing two people with scissors, according to police.
One suspect was arrested and several others escaped after a burglary early Saturday at a San Bruno gas station, police said.