Bay Area leaders call on state to better help undocumented residents
A group of more than 140 Bay Area elected leaders and immigration advocates called for state action Monday to include undocumented residents in the state’s social safety net programs...Read More
Police release vehicle photo in drive-by shooting that narrowly missed group
Morgan Hill police on Monday released a photo of a vehicle involved in a shooting that narrowly missed a group of people standing in front of an apartment complex...Read More
Temporary order allows food trucks to serve at highway rest stops
Caltrans is allowing the temporary operation of food trucks in 86 state rest areas that will provide food for highway truck drivers and motorists and revenue for food truck...Read More
County alliance group offers $2,500 for tip leading to arrest in Santa Rosa hotel shooting
Santa Rosa police are investigating a late Sunday night shooting near a hotel that left a man with injuries not considered life-threatening. The shooting was reported near the Best...Read More
Martinez Marathon refinery to temporarily idle production as gas demand plummets
The Marathon Petroleum Co. plans to temporarily idle its refinery in unincorporated Contra Costa County, because of plummeting demand for gasoline amid 2019 novel coronavirus-related travel restrictions, a refinery...Read More
Covid-19 update: ‘Reopen’ protests under scrutiny, activists bring ‘body bags’ to SF, national deaths surpass 40,000
Testing and reopening strategies have emerged as prominent themes this past week both here at home in the Bay Area and across the country. But in the midst of...Read More
Derailed train blocks Shellmound Street in Emeryville
The public is advised to avoid Shellmound Street in Emeryville due to a train derailment Sunday afternoon. The Emeryville Police Department was notified about 1:40 p.m. of the derailment...Read More
Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian in unmarked crosswalk
A 55-year-old Oakland man crossing the street was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday night. Police were called to the 2600 block of 35th Avenue shortly after...Read More
Police say overall Fremont crime down as commercial burglaries, auto thefts spike
Crime in Fremont has decreased overall in the month since Alameda County issued its 2019 novel coronavirus shelter-in-place order, but property crimes have risen by 30 percent, the Fremont...Read More
Covid-19 update: Pastor disputes Easter citation, county houses all infected homeless
There were 398 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus cases and seven resulting deaths when shelter-in-place orders took effect across six of nine Bay Area counties March 17. Friday, one month...Read More
Four teens in custody after alleged CVS pharmacy robbery attempt
Four teenagers were in custody following a robbery Friday afternoon at a Danville CVS store, Danville police said. Police Chief Allan Shields said the robbery was reported at 4:53...Read More
State partners with Motel 6 to shelter homeless, acquires more than 5,000 rooms
California has secured over 16,000 hotel rooms to shelter homeless residents during the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Santa Clara County leaders announced in Campbell Saturday. “Project Roomkey,”...Read More
Representatives announce bipartisan bill to modernize Strategic National Stockpile system
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo announced Friday a bipartisan bill to restructure the Strategic National Stockpile, called the “Stockpile Inventory Modernization Act of 2020,” so the agency can be allowed...Read More
More than 250 small businesses, nonprofits flood city with grant requests
The application period for grants to small businesses and nonprofit groups in Santa Clara opened on Friday morning and had already received more than 250 requests by that afternoon,...Read More
Man in custody after two alleged indecent exposure incidents near Los Gatos Creek Trail
San Jose police on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man suspected in at least two indecent exposure incidents. The first incident was reported about 5:22 p.m. on April 7 at...Read More
Helicopter airlifts 1-year-old with severe burns to UC Davis
A 1-year-old child in Oakley was airlifted to the hospital Friday with severe burns, according to the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District. Emergency crews were called to the...Read More
SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom creates economic task force, Bay Area counties require face coverings
Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday announced a task force that will lead the state out of an economic recession,Read More
Face coverings ordered in San Francisco starting next Wednesday
The City will begin enforcement of the new public health order on Wednesday, April 22 at 8 a.m. Read More