Thousands of Contra Costa County marijuana convictions to be dismissed
Thousands of marijuana convictions out of Contra Costa County will be dismissed as part of a push by the district attorney’s office to abide by the terms of Proposition...Read More
In effort to increase safety, BART approves ambassador program
Starting as early as next month, BART will provide 10 community service officers, or ambassadors, on trains during peak and late-night commute times. BART’s Board of Directors approved an...Read More
Highway 4 lanes reopen after major-injury crash
A major-injury crash shut down state Highway 4 in eastern Contra Costa County Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The multiple-vehicle crash was reported shortly after 2:05...Read More
Bay Area Council finds new home on historic Klamath ferry
The Bay Area Council plans to leave its longstanding headquarters in a downtown San Francisco office building and move into a historic ferry boat on the Bay. The 300-member...Read More
Police arrest high school teacher for alleged sex crimes against students
A 54-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of having inappropriate relationships with students at Acalanes High School in Lafayette when she was a teacher there in the 1990s,...Read More
Muni 2020 Art Project shows off city’s ‘Hidden Gems’
San Francisco transit officials and San Francisco Beautiful on Thursday kicked off the 2020 Muni Art Project, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which operates the San...Read More
Man breaks legs in solo crash into tree
A male driver suffered broken legs Thursday morning when his BMW crashed sideways into a tree on Leisure Town Road near Hawkins Road in Vacaville, a fire battalion chief...Read More
UC Berkeley experiencing partial outage
The University of California at Berkeley campus is experiencing a power outage Thursday morning, UC police said. UC Berkeley police wrote on Twitter at 7:28 a.m. about the outage,...Read More