Bay Area coronavirus updates: March 10
The number of Bay Area residents infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has reached 86 confirmed cases, with at least an additional four presumed positive. That number...Read More
Breed calls for removal of long-time building department director
The San Francisco mayor is requesting that the Building Inspection Commission fire current Department of Building Inspection Director Tom Hui due to corruption allegations revealed at Tuesday’s Board of...Read More
County takes on short-term rental regulations in new ordinance
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved in concept the basics of a short-term rental ordinance regulating Airbnb-type rentals, though formal approval is pending a few...Read More
Update: Jury convicts John Lee Cowell first-degree murder of Nia Wilson, attempted murder for attack on sister
UPDATE, 4:53 p.m.: John Lee Cowell has been found guilty of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of lying in wait for the stabbing murder of Nia Wilson. The...Read More
Man found suffering gunshot wound on Tully Road dies in hospital
A man was found fatally shot on Tully Road in San Jose on Tuesday morning, according to police. Officers responded at 9:46 p.m. to a report of a person...Read More
DA finds officers ‘unquestionably’ justified in shooting festival gunman
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that the three police officers who shot a gunman at last year’s Gilroy Garlic Festival did so lawfully. Santino Legan,...Read More
Big rig collides with several vehicles on city street
A big rig collided with one vehicle on westbound Interstate Highway 80 and then into at least four others on a Vallejo city street early Tuesday morning, according to...Read More
Equipment problem disrupts East Bay BART service
An equipment problem on the BART tracks has prompted the closure of train service between the Richmond and El Cerrito Plaza stations Tuesday morning. BART issued an advisory at...Read More
Police arrest suspect after allegedly stabbing man, biting another
A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a 74-year-old man in Berkeley on Sunday night, police said. Suspect Ogun Jumoke also is...Read More