Covid-19 update: Bay Area counties inch toward reopening amid fears of new outbreaks after protests
Counties across the Bay Area are starting to reopen, although the region is generally moving slower than in other parts of the state. Local leaders have diverted much attention...Read More
Helicopter contracted by PG&E crashes, kills three people on board
PG&E officials said a helicopter that crashed near Fairfield and killed three people on board Tuesday afternoon was flying on behalf of the utility. At about 1 p.m. the...Read More
Contra Costa imposes countywide nightly curfew until further notice
Following in the footsteps of neighboring Alameda County, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday imposed a nightly curfew designed to keep people indoors and safe in...Read More
Vallejo City Hall closes for repairs after fire set inside office
Vallejo City Hall will be closed until Thursday after a fire was set in a first-floor office there overnight amid widespread looting and vandalism that followed demonstrations over a...Read More
Police arrest Richmond man allegedly attempting to eat dead grandmother
A Richmond man was arrested this week on suspicion of murder and was reportedly found attempting to eat the victim’s body when law enforcement officers arrived, a police spokesman...Read More
Sonoma County sheriff walks back decision, will again enforce stay-at-home order
A few days after Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick confirmed he would not enforce the county health officer’s stay-at-home order regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, it appears as if he...Read More
County expands free Covid-19 testing in West Oakland
Alameda County officials on Tuesday announced the launch of a new free Covid-19 coronavirus testing site opening in West Oakland this week. The center will open at Wednesday and...Read More
Santa Rosa police arrest 27 people after ordering demonstrators to disperse
Police arrested 27 people in Santa Rosa on Monday night after hours of demonstrations in response to the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in Minneapolis...Read More
Temperatures to spike around Bay Area this week
Temperatures around the Bay Area and along the Monterey Peninsula are expected to spike this week, with above-average seasonal temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Daytime...Read More
Vallejo officer shoots alleged looting suspect
Vallejo police are investigating an officer-involved shooting early Tuesday morning. The incident happened in the 1000 block of Redwood Street after reports of looting. Police did not provide more...Read More