Bay Area rescue crew dispatched to Hawaii
An urban search and rescue task force based in Menlo Park was deployed today to Oahu, Hawaii, ahead of Hurricane Lane.
Lowe’s axes Orchard Supply Hardware
Orchard Supply Hardware, a home improvement and gardening store founded by San Jose farmers in 1931, will be shutting down all 99 of its stores by next year.
Golden Gate Fields workers avert strike with short-term deal
A possible strike by workers for opening day at Golden Gate Fields Thursday was averted under a temporary agreement.
Suspect nabbed after freeway chase, crash
A female suspect was taken into custody following a chase that took sheriff’s deputies into Berkeley and ended in a crash into a freeway retaining wall.
On hot seat, apologetic Reiskin pledges improvement
San Francisco’s transportation director was apologetic in regards to a shortage of Muni operators and for not doing a better job in vetting contractors.
