Streaking A’s stay hot, pummel Seattle 9-2 to open series
Back-to-back home runs from Matt Chapman and Matt Olson powered the A’s to their fifth consecutive win Tuesday night.Read More
Transit agency approves plan to close Octavia Street to vehicles around park
Open space at Patricia’s Green park in the Hayes Valley neighborhood is expanding to accommodate people who walk and bike. Emergency vehicles will maintain access to the area by...Read More
Skateboarder Tomoko Oikawa suffers head injury in ‘Dolores Park Hill Bomb’
Donors have so far raised over $14,000 to help with what looks to be a long road to recovery for skateboarder Tomoko Oikawa.Read More
Groups challenge asylum restriction in court, say rule ‘cannot stand’
Four refugee assistance groups sued the administration of President Donald Trump in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to challenge a new rule that severely restricts asylum applications. The...Read More
Livermore High student who died after being shot outside Taco Bell identified
A teen who was fatally shot outside a fast food restaurant in Livermore last week was identified by police.Read More
Grass fire near interchange of Highway 4 and Highway 680 contained
Firefighters needed two hours to contain a two-alarm grass fire near the junction of state Highway 4 and Interstate Highway 680.Read More
Crews combat lethal carbon dioxide, toxic gas levels in tunnel blaze
San Jose firefighters have entered a service tunnel to extinguish a blaze inside the northbound state Highway 87 bridge over Willow Street. The fire was reported at 11:54 a.m....Read More
Proposal would mandate charging stations at 300 San Francisco parking garages
Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin on Tuesday proposed expanding electric charging stations at parking structures.Read More
Two-alarm grass fire spreads to storage facility
A two-alarm grass fire that spread to a storage facility is burning Tuesday afternoon near the junction of state Highway 4 and Interstate Highway 680 in Pacheco, according to...Read More
Permanent director takes over Central Subway Project
Before San Francisco’s top transit official leaves his San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency post as director of transportation, Ed Reiskin announced Monday that he chose a permanent program director...Read More
Fire burns inside highway service tunnel
San Jose firefighters are responding to a blaze inside the northbound state Highway 87 bridge over Willow Street. The fire was reported at 11:54 a.m. and Willow Street is...Read More
Dixon man identified as victim in fatal truck crash
A truck driver who fatally crashed his vehicle and rolled down an embankment Monday morning along Interstate Highway 80 at the edge of Richmond and San Pablo has been...Read More
Earthquakes rattle Contra Costa County
A preliminary 4.3-magnitude earthquake was reported near Blackhawk in Contra Costa County on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Another 3.5-magnitude earthquake followed shortly after. The first...Read More
Oakland pilots extended hours for planning, building needs
Oakland’s Planning and Building Department will extend its counter hours starting Tuesday to help accommodate those who work full time, according to the city. Starting Tuesday, the Planning and...Read More
Flight instructor killed in helicopter crash
Wayne Prodger, 62, of Sunnyvale died Monday after a helicopter he was in crashed at Hayward Executive Airport, according to the Alameda County coroner’s office. According to his LinkedIn...Read More
Port of Oakland reports export growth
Exports from the Port of Oakland were up in June compared to the previous year, according to the port. The port announced Monday that containerized export volume increased 4.2...Read More
Several injured in AC Transit bus, car collision
Five people were transported to hospitals following a collision between an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District bus and four-door sedan in Union City early Tuesday morning, according to Alameda County...Read More