Woman who suffers from dementia goes missing from Antioch Christmas Day
Police in Antioch are asking the public to help locate a woman who suffers from dementia and has been missing since Friday. Donna Pierce, 60, was last seen in...Read More
San Francisco Christmas tree recycling pickup starts early next year
San Francisco officials are reminding residents not to dump Christmas trees just anywhere on the street. Recology will come by to pick up trees starting next year during regular...Read More
City explores plans to improve Martinez fishing pier, Ferry Point
There are plans for a series of improvements to the Martinez fishing pier and Ferry Point area, beyond basic structural repairs to the pier itself, city officials hope can...Read More
Former Sebastopol Inn soon opens as Project Homekey supportive housing complex
The second of two new housing complexes for people experiencing homelessness, the former Sebastopol Inn, is scheduled to open in Sebastopol next week, expanding the county’s supply of long-term...Read More
Rescue crews save swimmers stranded below Dead Man’s Point
A Christmas Eve morning swim along the San Francisco coast went awry when two swimmers got stuck on rocks just below Dead Man’s Point, prompting an emergency rescue from...Read More
Suspect threatens, throws object at officer in Santa Rosa standoff
Police in Santa Rosa on Wednesday arrested a man in connection with several crimes following a standoff with officers. Markiques Andrew Valdovina, 34, was arrested on suspicion of brandishing...Read More
Banking on federal stimulus, Golden Gate Bridge board reverses layoff plans
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday to reverse the planned layoffs of nearly 150 employees, effective upon a federal Covid-19-related stimulus...Read More
School district surveys families on possible return of in-person classes
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is encouraging families to fill out a survey that will gather input on a possible return to in-person instruction for students. The...Read More
San Francisco officials say Covid-19 restrictions reducing virus spread
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that Covid-19 restrictions implemented two weeks ago have helped slow spread of the virus, but they also warned that the upcoming two weeks will...Read More
Pittsburg man pleads no contest to attempted murder, carjacking in two-day crime spree
A Pittsburg man has pleaded no contest to multiple felonies in connection with a two-day crime spree in July in Antioch and Pittsburg, according to the Contra Costa County...Read More
Three people die in Livermore crash involving vehicle, semi-truck
Three people, two juveniles and a young adult, died in a crash between a vehicle and semi-truck in Livermore on Monday night, according to police. Officers responded around 10:30...Read More
Sonoma State University extends Fall 2021 application deadline
Sonoma State University announced this week that the deadline to apply as a student for the Fall 2021 semester has been extended by a month to Jan. 15 to...Read More
DNA leads to arrest of possible serial killer in Michaela Garecht cold case
Representatives from the Hayward Police Department, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI issued a joint statement Monday to announce an arrest and charges in the 1988 abduction...Read More
No cause given for death of 2-year-old horse at Golden Gate Fields
A 2-year-old thoroughbred named Love Wins died at Golden Gate Fields Saturday, bringing to 26 the number of horses to have died at the track so far this year....Read More
Bayvew hit-and-run leaves 90-year-old woman in critical condition
A 90-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run in San Francisco’s Bayview District early Sunday morning that ended with the driver’s arrest, police said. The collision was reported...Read More
Undocumented students rush to apply to as DACA window opens for first time in three years
With the door to apply for DACA open for the first time in more than three years, hundreds of high school and college students in California are rushing to...Read More
City officials celebrate ‘Great Hoist’ of new Emeryville pedestrian-bicycle bridge
City officials and boosters are celebrating after a long-awaited pedestrian-bicycle bridge was hoisted by crane and installed late Saturday night and early Sunday morning over the Union Pacific Railroad...Read More
Police say man suffered ‘self-inflicted gunshot wound’ in Great Mall incident
Milpitas police on Sunday said a shooting victim Saturday night at the Great Mall suffered “a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was not the victim of an act of violence.”...Read More
Fauci prioritizes teacher vaccination with eye toward in-person Fall 2021 term
When Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, takes on his new role as President-elect Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, one of his top priorities will be...Read More