Organizers plan around Covid-19 with Oakland’s Community Day of Thanks meals
Oakland’s annual community Thanksgiving dinner is going to look a lot different this year because of the pandemic, city officials announced Friday.
Thousands of ...
Oakland firefighters contain blaze in red-tagged building
A red-tagged building burned in a one-alarm fire Saturday morning near Kaiser Permanente Oakland.
The blaze at the ...
Friday night Newark shooting leaves three injured
Police in Newark are investigating after three men with gunshot wounds showed up at a local hospital ...
Sonoma County offers 30 early voting locations
Thirty in-person voting locations in Sonoma County will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday ...
Margaret Hayward Playground reopens after $28 million renovation
A park and community center in San Francisco’s Western Addition reopened Friday after undergoing a $28 million ...
San Francisco pauses reopening plans amid case, hospitalization uptick
In a sudden shift Friday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a temporary pause on The City’s reopening efforts due to an uptick ...
Breed nominates disability advocate with ‘important perspective’ to SFMTA board
Mayor London Breed nominated transit disability advocate Fiona Hinze to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board ...
Man admits to setting 2-acre fire near Maverick’s Beach
A 58-year-old man suspected of starting a 2-acre grass fire after building a large peace sign near ...
Sonoma County Jail inmate dies, cellmate remains in hospital
A female inmate at Sonoma County Jail died and her cellmate was hospitalized early Thursday morning, county ...
Better Market Street design changes draw criticism from advocates
A redesign for the first phase of San Francisco’s Better Market Street project is drawing ire from ...
Police departments prepare for potential Election Day strife
Bay Area police departments are very aware 2020 isn’t a normal election year and are responding with increased staffing and coordination with other ...
SF offers struggling entertainment venues reprieve with waived fees, taxes
With most entertainment venues unable to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and ...
Motorcyclist strikes parked vehicle, dies in Lower Pacific Heights crash
A motorcyclist died in a crash in San Francisco’s Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood Tuesday evening, according to ...
Fall enrollment up in about half of state’s CSUs, other half sees decline
As California State University campuses shifted to mostly virtual classes this spring and closed their campuses, many ...
Officials say ‘overloaded generator’ caused structure fire in Oakland hills
The Oakland hills fire that erupted Tuesday morning is now under control, according to fire officials just ...
Oakland hills fire ‘largely confined’ to two structures
Two structures and some vegetation is on fire Tuesday morning in the Oakland hills, fire officials said.
Fire officials said the blaze is largely ...
Man dies in solo-vehicle crash when car veers across Highway 24
A 57-year-old El Sobrante man died in a solo-vehicle crash on westbound state Highway 24 in Lafayette ...
San Francisco supervisors push for more red light cameras
City leaders are pushing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to add more red light cameras citywide.
Ricardo ...
Weather service extends Red Flag warning into Tuesday evening for parts of Bay Area
The National Weather Service has extended its Red Flag warning until Tuesday evening in some parts of ...
Man dies after police find him on fire in San Francisco alley
A 28-year-old man died after officers found him on fire in an alley in San Francisco’s South ...
3.6 magnitude earthquake rattles near site of recent Pope Fire
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake was reported in Napa County on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was reported at 6:38 ...
Lindsay Wildlife finds way to thrive in virtual science education
At Lindsay Wildlife Experience, the months of March through June are generally the year’s busiest, with students ...
Officials urge East Bay residents in high fire hazard zones to voluntarily evacuate before wind strengthens
At least two East Bay jurisdictions are suggesting Sunday that residents in the highest risk areas consider ...
Experts warn Covid-19 outbreaks unavoidable as schools reopen
As schools inch closer to reopening campuses in some parts of California, medical experts are warning that ...
Independent bookstores to be honored as part of Heyday Harvest fundraiser
Heyday Books, an independent, nonprofit publisher in Berkeley, hosts its 14th annual “Heyday Harvest” fundraiser on Sunday. ...
Man in custody after allegedly striking Petaluma firefighter with vehicle
A 30-year-old San Pablo man was arrested early Sunday for allegedly striking an on-duty Petaluma firefighter with his vehicle, police said.
Police were notified ...
Officers shoot, critically injure allegedly armed man in vehicle unrelated to pursuit
Police officers staking out an area where a fleeing driver eluded a search Saturday night shot and ...
Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers face new-look Patriots in return to New England for Week 7
For the first time since October 31 2017, Jimmy Garoppolo will return to New England, his original ...
Tanker fire shuts down I-80 near Hilltop Drive
All lanes of Interstate 80 are closed between Hilltop and El Portal drives in the San Pablo/Richmond ...
Berkeley officials warn hills residents of year’s ‘most dangerous fire weather’
City of Berkeley officials are warning residents to be on alert and advise those in the hills ...
Directors approve permanent BART ambassador program in 7-2 vote
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials Thursday formalized a permanent program for 10 unarmed ambassadors to roam trains and stations to address rider safety ...
Crews reach 50 percent containment on 67-acre Pope Fire
A wildfire burning near the Napa County communities of Angwin and St. Helena grew to 67 acres ...
Muni bus strikes, injures bicyclist on Mission Street
A collision involving a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus on Friday afternoon left a bicyclist injured, Muni ...
Wind gust forecast prompts fire weather alert, planned PG&E shutoffs in Lamorinda area
The National Weather Service issued alerts for fire weather and high winds Friday that are expected in ...
One person dies after car careens off Highway 17 cliff
One person died after a car careened off a cliff Friday morning in the Lexington Hills community ...
SF public schools make January plan to reopen classes for special needs, younger students
San Francisco Unified School District will reopen its doors for in-person learning for some students staring in January 2021, district officials announced Wednesday.
The ...
