Beds and medical supplies provided by the federal government are being trucked in by the National Guard in order to create a 250-bed temporary medical facility that can care for the expected surge in COVID-19 patients, according to county officials. (Photo courtesy of Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia/Twitter)

In preparation for a massive surge in novel coronavirus cases, Contra Costa County is converting a massive event venue on the Richmond waterfront into a medical station.

County officials are working with the California National Guard and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Strategic National Stockpile to convert the Craneway Pavilion by the third week of April — which is when the virus is expected to peak in the Bay Area.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.