SF office janitors to vote on tentative labor agreement with increased wages, benefits
Janitors who clean San Francisco office buildings are voting Saturday on a tentative agreement including wage increases, work for laid off janitors, safety protections and medical benefits, according to...Read More
Despite new CDC guidance, Alameda County advises residents to keep masking
Fully vaccinated Alameda County residents are advised to continue to wear masks if they don’t know whether the people around them are vaccinated, county public health officials said Friday....Read More
Officials celebrate return of historic streetcars, Muni subway
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is gearing up for Saturday’s long-awaited return of Muni subway and historic streetcar service. SFMTA Director of Transportation Jeffrey Tumlin said: “Muni is...Read More
Fire investigators dig through rubble at destroyed Concord church building
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews on Friday began sifting through the rubble from a church building that burned down in Concord a day earlier but have yet...Read More
Coast Guard responds to container ship fire off Monterey coast
The U.S. Coast Guard responded Friday morning to a fire on a container ship about 50 miles off the coast of Monterey. The fire was reported on the NYK...Read More
Safeway pharmacies offer walk-in vaccinations
Safeway is now offering Covid-19 vaccinations without an appointment at the grocery store chain’s pharmacies, the company announced Friday. Safeway has more than 90 pharmacies across the Bay Area....Read More
San Francisco to receive $1.7 million settlement in corruption case
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced the city has settled a civil lawsuit worth more than $1.7 million against Walter Wong — a business executive who pleaded guilty...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: Counties drop vaccine eligibility to age 12, state still requires indoor masking
This week saw substantial movement in the fight against Covid-19 with vaccinations opening up to people as young as 12 years old and loosening of federal mask guidance, though...Read More
Port of Oakland import volume ‘continues to flourish’ as U.S. economy rebounds
Longshoremen at the Port of Oakland last month moved a record amount of imports for a single month, port officials said Thursday. The port handled the equivalent of 100,096...Read More
Police search for man accused of exposing himself to two girls
Police are searching for a man who exposed himself Tuesday morning to two girls who were walking in the 1500 block of Joan Drive. Police described the suspect between...Read More
Heavy fire damages Concord church building
A two-alarm fire damaged church property in Concord early Thursday morning, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District official said. The blaze was reported at 5:32 a.m. at Christ...Read More
Water district approves one-year rate increase
Water rates in Santa Clara County are increasing as the county faces looming threats of drought. On Tuesday, the Santa Clara Valley Water District board of directors unanimously approved...Read More
San Francisco City Hall reopens next month for in-person services
After more than a year of closure due to the pandemic, San Francisco City Hall will reopen to the general public on June 7, city officials announced Wednesday. Mayor...Read More
Police arrest suspect in antisemitic vandalism, burglary incidents around Berkeley
Witness accounts and surveillance camera video helped Berkeley police identify and arrest a 39-year-old man in connection with a series of hate crimes committed last month involving antisemitic graffiti....Read More
School sends students home as police investigate suspicious van, shooting threat
Students getting in-person instruction at a Richmond elementary school have returned to distance learning for the rest of this week after a van with a disturbing message was found...Read More
Andrew Wiggins carries Warriors, shocks Suns in massive win
Tuesday night’s thrilling 122-116 win against the Suns cranked the dial all the way up on the postseason atmosphere.Read More
‘Devastated’ family calls on public to help solve man’s murder
The mother of a man killed over the weekend in a shooting in San Francisco’s Polk Gulch neighborhood said on Tuesday her entire family has been devastated by her...Read More
Both suspect, Stockton police officer die in Tuesday shooting
A Stockton police officer and another man died in a shooting on Tuesday morning, police said. Stockton police shortly before 10:40 a.m. reported on social media an officer-involved shooting...Read More