BART train strikes person on Bay Fair station tracks
BART’s Bay Fair station in San Leandro is reopening Tuesday morning after a train struck a person there, according to an agency spokesman. The person was struck at about...Read More
Major medical emergency shuts down BART Bay Fair station
BART’s Bay Fair station in San Leandro is closed Tuesday morning because of a “major medical emergency,” the transit agency said. BART issued an advisory at 10:04 a.m. but...Read More
Ashby BART station reopens after suspicious package report
The Ashby BART station in Berkeley has resumed normal service Tuesday morning after closing because of a report of a suspicious package, according to the transit agency. BART issued...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area braces for another month under shelter as U.S. cases near one million mark
Tests have confirmed more than three million cases of Covid-19 globally — nearly one-third of them are in the U.S. Alliances were a theme Monday with the addition of...Read More
DA declines charges against officers in shooting during suspect’s arrest in child sexual assault case
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe announced Monday that his office will not file criminal charges against a Foster City police officer and detective involved in the shooting...Read More
City shuts down vehicle traffic on two key park thoroughfares
After weeks of calls from bike and pedestrian advocates, San Francisco officials will finally cut off vehicle traffic on John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park beginning Tuesday...Read More
Police suspect suicide in man’s death after driving into Suisun Slough
Suisun City police said Monday that it appears a man intentionally drove off a boat launch ramp at a high rate of speed into the Suisun Slough on Saturday...Read More
Six counties plan shelter order extension through May with some restrictions eased
Public health officials in several Bay Area counties and cities said Monday that they plan to announce later this week that the Covid-19 coronavirus shelter-in-place order set to expire...Read More
Correction: Coroner identifies 20-year-old motorcyclist killed in Concord collision
A motorcyclist who died in a collision with another vehicle on Clayton Road in Concord on Friday morning has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as...Read More
El Cerrito High School locks found cut for field, court access
The El Cerrito Police Department advises the public to remember the fields at El Cerrito High School are off-limits during the novel coronavirus pandemic after the locks were found...Read More
Covid-19 update, Bay Area under shelter in photos
Weekends, and Sundays especially, are data deserts in the Covid-19 era. Instead of trying to dig up relevant news, we decided to give you the best information we have...Read More
Oakland firefighters battle three-story house blaze
Oakland firefighters as of 5:45 p.m. Sunday are battling a house fire in the 1400 block of Mountain Boulevard, between the Montclair and Glen Highlands neighborhoods just east of...Read More
Police say man arrested for shelter noncompliance was selling heroin, cocaine, fentanyl
A 20-year-old Oakland man who was warned about violating the shelter-in-place order and refused to comply was arrested later Saturday night by officers from the San Francisco police Tenderloin...Read More
Alameda County court expands filings acceptable by drop box, mail, fax
The Superior Court of Alameda County has expanded the list of documents the court will accept for fax and drop box filing and has started accepting filings by mail,...Read More
Santa Rosa standoff ends peacefully with suspect in custody
A standoff in Santa Rosa has come to a peaceful end with a suspect in custody early Sunday morning, according to Santa Rosa police. The suspect – who hasn’t...Read More
Covid-19 Update: Warmer weather hits Bay Area, SF belts out Tony Bennett classic
Bay Area officials are reminding the public to stay at home despite the warmer weather.Read More
Lockdown brings surge in residential waste as most commercial trash shrivels
Bay Area trash and recycling companies are seeing dramatic shifts in residential and commercial collections.Read More
49ers fill needs in first round with Javon Kinlaw, Brandon Aiyuk
The 49ers did what most expected them to do, they traded out of both of their first round picks, except they did it in a surprising way.Read More
Free Posey Tube shuttle helps pedestrians, bicyclists manage sidewalk shutdown
Caltrans announced it will offer a free shuttle for cyclists and pedestrians while work is completed on the sidewalk inside the Posey Tube.Read More