Subcontractors make Sonoma County inspection rounds at PG&E customer gas meters
Subcontractors with PG&E will be performing routine gas meter inspections throughout Sonoma County beginning this week and continuing during the next few weeks. Officials with PG&E said the workers...Read More
Transit agency tackles recovery plan in six levels
San Francisco transit officials are in early stages of developing a recovery plan for Muni service.Read More
Cal Fire crews battle Pope Valley brush fire
Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire Friday morning in the Pope Valley area of northern Napa County, fire officials said. As of 11:45 a.m., the...Read More
Hayward city employees give up raises, cut expense budgets due to pandemic revenue loss
The coronavirus crisis may deplete Hayward’s $36 million in General Fund reserves in one year unless spending slows and sales tax and other key revenues improve from recent levels,...Read More
Car hits parked CHP vehicle at Highway 880 construction zone
A car hit a California Highway Patrol SUV early Friday at a Caltrans construction site, but the officers inside weren’t injured, the CHP said. The officers were parked with...Read More
The Stud falls victim to Covid-19, will close doors by end of month
San Francisco’s oldest LGBTQ bar, The Stud, is closing its doors after 54 years in business. The owners said they no longer pay rent on a building that has...Read More
Oakland airport reports nearly 100 percent passenger drop in April
Oakland International Airport on Thursday reported a nearly 100 percent drop in passenger volumes as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. With much of the country still under...Read More
Response team frees humpback whale from heavily entangled crab fishing gear
A marine response team has freed a humpback whale in Monterey Bay that was so tangled in crab fishing gear that it could not move, the Marine Mammal Center...Read More
Man allegedly stabs 41-year-old victim in neck, hand in unprovoked attack
A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of an unprovoked stabbing of a man in the parking lot of a tire shop in Redwood City early Wednesday morning, police...Read More
State grants Napa, Solano counties approval to reopen more businesses, including dine-in restaurants
Napa and Solano counties have received state approval to begin reopening various sectors of their economies such as dine-in restaurants, the California Department of Public Health said. Both counties...Read More
Commissioner resigns after public comments questioning Cesar Chavez’s legacy in San Jose
A Santa Clara County commissioner has resigned under pressure, two weeks after she ruffled feathers by questioning Cesar Chavez’s ties to the city in a San Jose Spotlight article....Read More
Covid-19 update: Global cases near 5 million, Tesla drops lawsuit
All of the 50 states have begun easing stay-at-home restrictions, including California. Here in the Bay Area, counties this week have allowed many retail businesses to reopen for curbside...Read More
Crews near containment on three-alarm abandoned strip mall fire
Firefighters with the San Jose Fire Department have nearly extinguished a three-alarm fire in an abandoned strip mall along South Bascom Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, a department spokesperson said....Read More
Contra Costa offers online wedding ceremonies
The Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder’s Office announcing this week that it is performing civil marriage ceremonies via Zoom or FaceTime for people having their weddings online during the Covid-19...Read More
Victim suffers critical injuries in shooting during late-night SoMa robbery
A 56-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting during a robbery in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood late Tuesday night. The shooting was reported at about 11:45...Read More
Man who approached, scared Novato children turns out to be unrecognized family friend
Novato police said Wednesday that a case reported Sunday involving a suspicious man who approached young children turned out to be a misunderstanding involving a family friend the children...Read More
County proclaims ‘Ben Kelly Day’ in honor of surfer, board shaper killed in shark attack
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declared that this Thursday will be known as Ben Kelly Day in the county in honor of a surfboard shaper...Read More
Residents historically turn to City College in recession, supe turns to voters to fund struggling school
“We don't want to be in a position where we're turning students away.”Read More
Covid-19 update: Alameda County outpaces region in case count, DOJ threatens state over religious freedom, Napa County aims for...
As most of the nine counties kick into Stage 2 reopening activity, Alameda County quietly becomes the region’s Covid-19 hot spot, with more confirmed cases now than in Santa...Read More
County approves 16-bed, 24-hour psychiatric health facility
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved creating a psychiatric health facility called the Sonoma County Healing Center in Santa Rosa. County officials said the facility will...Read More