Rental car companies selling off inventory of used vehicles
Rental car companies are struggling with losses from coronavirus restrictions and will begin to sell off a significant portion of vehicles.
Slow start to business in Santa Clara County on first day of reopening
Businesses in Santa Clara County hope customers are willing to adapt to a new way of shopping.
California's April jobless rate higher than Great Recession
Just two months ago, California was boasting an unprecedented economic expansion as it added more than 3.4 million jobs over 10 years, accounting for 15% of the nation's job growth. More than two-thirds of those gains were wiped out last month as the state lost 2.3 million jobs.
South Bay comic store owner stocks 'essential' supplies in order to reopen business
Merchants in Santa Clara County have the green light to reopen on Friday with curbside sales at non-essential stores. All the other Bay Area counties have already started Phase Two, but the South Bay was hit hard by the coronavirus and is just beginning to relent from the strictest stay-at-home rules.
Another 2.4 million Americans file for unemployment
With 36.8 million Americans out of work due to the nine-week coronavirus shutdown, at 17.2%, the national unemployment rate is now almost three times greater than in the deepest depth of the Great Recession.
Nearly 39 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
Roughly 38.6 million people have now filed for jobless aid since the coronavirus forced millions of businesses to close their doors and shrink their workforces, the Labor Department said Thursday.
The Stud, San Francisco's oldest gay bar, permanently closes location due to COVID-19
San Francisco's oldest gay bar, The Stud, announced Wednesday it will permanently close its current location due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bay Area residents filing for unemployment find systemic challenges
We're hearing from unemployment applicants that the process to apply can be slow, confusing and difficult to navigate.
Napa County: Dine-in restaurants can open, schools can open next month
Shopping malls, swap meets, other retail stores, dine-in restaurants and schools can open or will be opening in Napa County amid the coronavirus crisis.
Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as pandemic slashes demand for rides
Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed demand for rides.
Small businesses in San Francisco welcome back customers for curbside pickup
Small business owners in San Francisco are happy to welcome back some customers even if it is only curb side service.
Survey: 40% of Americans fear they won't be able to retire
The current economic crisis has many Americans already planning to dip into their 401(k)s, but there are better options.
Hillsdale Caltrain station in San Mateo closes for grade separation project
The separation project will raise the tracks and lower 25th Avenue so vehicle and pedestrian traffic can pass underneath the tracks.
Pleasanton-based Specialty's Café and Bakery announces closure after 33 years due to COVID-19
It's last day of operation would be Tuesday, the company said in an announcement posted Sunday on its website.
Oakland e-commerce fulfillment company shifts to packing COVID-19 test kits
In the last three weeks, they’ve sent more than 200,000 tests to medical facilities all over the country.
Office Depot announces restructuring plan including closing stores and laying off 13,000 workers
The company estimates that its restructuring plan will be "substantially completed" by 2023.
Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory
Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant, a person briefed on the matter said Friday.
Pandemic pushes J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed troubled department store chain J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth major retailer to meet that fate.
US retail sales plunged 16% in April as virus froze economy
U.S. retail sales tumbled 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened stores across the country and weighed down a sinking economy.
Oakland chef feeds unemployed restaurant workers
According to the National Restaurant Association, 8 million people in the industry have been laid off or furloughed, with roughly two out of three employees out of a job.