Lowrie milestone homer helps lift A’s past Mariners
Jed Lowrie launched career homer No. 100 Tuesday, leading Oakland to within one game of the AL West division lead.
Man seriously injured in Mission shooting
A man was shot and suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday evening in the Mission, police said.
‘Poop patrol’ targets human waste on SF streets
San Francisco announced Tuesday it will assemble a new team, known as the Poop Patrol, which will be focused on cleaning up human and animal waste.
Bomb squad clears Emeryville garage
Emeryville police said the threat from a possible explosive device was eliminated following its discovery Tuesday afternoon in a storage room in a garage.
Driver arrested after fatal motorcycle collision
A woman died and a young man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a car collided with a motorcycle Tuesday morning in San Jose, police reported.
Sonoma Co. to consolidate fire agencies
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a fire deployment plan Tuesday that proposes consolidating the 39 fire agencies in the unincorporated area and asking voters to approve a half-cent sakes tax in 2019 that would raise $41.8 million annually for their operation.
Tracy teen dies in Mines Road crash
A man who died in a solo vehicle accident on Mines Road in unincorporated Alameda County on Sunday morning has been identified by the Alameda County coroner’s bureau as 19-year-old Jon Gullette of Tracy.
Cal law student missing at Oregon waterfall
Grief counselors are at the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Law in response to the possible death of a student who slipped and fell while taking a photograph at a waterfall in Oregon on Sunday afternoon, a school spokesman said.
Man dies after struggle with Redwood City police
A man suspected of assaulting and threatening his elderly mother died after a struggle with Redwood City police Monday evening, police said Tuesday.
Firefighters contain San Jose home fire
Crews extinguished a two-alarm fire that started at a home in South San Jose on Monday evening, according to a fire dispatcher.
Janelle Monáe reigns over Outside Lands Day 3
Janelle Monáe was queen of Land’s End, quite literally, belting out funky signatures like “Make Me Feel” and “Electric Lady.”