Firefighters work through night as Colleen Fire burns through 90 acres
Evacuations have been lifted in San Jose Thursday night after a vegetation fire prompted those orders, fire officials said. An advisory was issued by Cal Fire at 6:10 p.m....Read More
Thousands follow students in march decrying decade of police killings
"We are here as integral children of our generation to disrupt their peace." Read More
Crowd gathers again in protest at Fremont Police Department
About 300 protesters are demonstrating peacefully in Fremont Thursday evening, a police spokeswoman said. Carrying signs, chanting and drumming, the 300 or so started walking at about 5 p.m....Read More
Contra Costa County joins other Bay Area jurisdictions in rescinding curfew
Contra Costa County has joined other Bay Area jurisdictions in rescinding its curfew order effective Thursday after ordering people to stay inside amid widespread looting and vandalism in recent...Read More
Mill Valley gas leak prompts partial downtown closure
A gas leak has prompted the closure of part of downtown Mill Valley on Thursday afternoon, police said. Mill Valley police sent out an advisory at 1:24 p.m. about...Read More
City Council proposal aims to soften pandemic blow to small business with revised tax code
Three members of the Oakland City Council and a coalition of small business owners and labor union officials on Thursday called for changes to the city’s business tax code...Read More
Sheriff cancels Alameda County curfew as looting, vandalism incidents taper off
Alameda County is the latest Bay Area jurisdiction to cancel its curfew order Thursday following days of looting and vandalism that followed demonstrations over police brutality. Sheriff Greg Ahern...Read More
Santa Rosa police arrest eight people for curfew violation
Santa Rosa police officers arrested eight people Wednesday night for violating the city’s curfew following a protest of police brutality, police said Thursday. Three small groups of protesters gathered...Read More
ATF, trade association offer $10,000 for information in weekend gun store theft
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and a firearm industry trade association are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information about the theft of...Read More
State expands physical polling locations for November election
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to expand the state’s number of polling places ahead of the November general election, which state officials expect to be affected...Read More