https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/01/01/bay-area-welcomes-its-first-babies-of-2023/ > The first baby born in the Bay Area was also the first born for the Laviolette family — and a small miracle of their own. > Allison and Erik Laviolette, of Pleasant Hill, welcomed a baby boy at 12:06 a.m. New Year’s Day at the Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center. Ezekiel entered the world weighing 7 pounds and 9 ounces.