Making It in the Bay

Alley-Oop Kids was founded to help kids get the gear they need to play youth sports. But in the midst of a pandemic, it’s found a new calling. The teen-run nonprofit just launched a mobile app to help you donate your old laptop or tablet to kids who need to attend school remotely.

The pandemic continues to shake up where people live, and where the hot real estate markets are. Realtors in the Tri-Valley area say there are no signs of the typical slow-down this year and that trends appear to show bidding wars and high demand for the area – despite the pandemic and despite it being off-season.

Alley-Oop Kids was founded to help kids get the gear they need to play youth sports. But in the midst of a pandemic, it’s found a new calling. The teen-run nonprofit just launched a mobile app to help you donate your old laptop or tablet to kids who need to attend school remotely.

Delivery network OnTrac, which has facilities throughout the Bay Area, has warehouses stocked full of packages because of the online shopping boom. Now, they need to find more employees to keep up with the demand.

Delivery network OnTrac, which has facilities throughout the Bay Area, has warehouses stocked full of packages because of the online shopping boom. Now, they need to find more employees to keep up with the demand. Robert Handa reports.

Gov. Newsom’s COVID-19 task force on Friday delivered its final report on how the state can help people recover. NBC Bay Area’s Janelle Wang speaks with task force co-chair Tom Steyer to go over the highlights.

If you live in the Bay Area, you’re living in some of the most expensive real estate in the country.

The Moms 4 Housing movement was the launching pad for one of its founders who was just elected to the city council and she is already making plans for what she will do to tackle Oakland’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis.

The Moms 4 Housing movement was the launching pad for one of its founders who was just elected to the city council and she is already making plans for what she will do to tackle Oakland’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis.

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will discuss a proposed emergency ordinance that would extend a temporary prohibition of evictions of small businesses in the county resulting from COVID-19-related closures or slowdowns.

A hotel in Santa Rosa was purchased to provide housing for homeless individuals at risk of contracting coronavirus as part of California’s Project Homekey.

It’s no secret that since the pandemic started, California is seeing an exodus. Now a new study says the Bay Area appears to be getting hit the hardest.

An ordinance was approved to provide funding for San Francisco landlords whose tenants have been unable to pay rent as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

City officials in Oakland approved a contentious new policy that will prohibit homeless people from setting up tents in parks or near homes, businesses, schools and some churches in the city.

While rents are dipping in many cities throughout the Bay Area and the country, no place is seeing prices drop further or faster than San Francisco.

While rents are dipping in many cities throughout the Bay Area and the country, no place is seeing prices drop further or faster than San Francisco. Scott Budman reports.

San Francisco last month saw the deepest rent decreases in the nation for studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, according to Realtor.com.

Even as more people are working from home or are without jobs, Google is moving ahead with plans to build more office space and housing in San Jose with a plan called Downtown West.

Even as more people are working from home or are without jobs, Google is moving ahead with plans to build more office space and housing in San Jose with a plan called Downtown West. Anoushah Rasta reports.

Even as more people are working from home or are without jobs, Google is moving ahead with plans to build more office space and housing in San Jose with a plan called Downtown West. Sharon Katsuda reports.