Weekend Covid-19 update: New guidance, mandates abound as surge rages back to winter levels
The shift in messaging has been both rapid and remarkable. While health outcomes are of obvious concern, the threat of another economic and social life shutdown is proving to...Read More
Driver kills pedestrian on Kirker Pass Road
A vehicle driving on Kirker Pass Road struck and killed a pedestrian crossing the road around 5 a.m. Saturday, police said. The 25-year-old man had been walking across Kirker...Read More
Search continues for man missing from Antioch convalescent home
Police in Antioch are looking for the public’s help in locating an at-risk man missing since Friday afternoon. Ramon Fernandez, 84, was reported missing Friday at around 1 p.m....Read More
Haight Street improvements increase safety, preserve neighborhood feel
San Francisco leaders and merchants along Haight Street Wednesday morning celebrated completion of pedestrian improvements, new streetlights and expanded bus transit stops as part of the Upper Haight Transit...Read More
Bicyclist riding on highway dies after being struck by two vehicles
A bicyclist was killed Friday night in Oakland after being struck by a vehicle on eastbound Interstate Highway 580, according to the California Highway Patrol. The incident occurred Friday...Read More
U.S. Justice Department joins lawsuits alleging Kaiser Medicare fraud
Lawsuits allege Kaiser Permanente defrauded the government in a years-long Medicare billing scheme.Read More
City Council restarts in-person meetings, masks required
After a year and a half of online meetings, residents and staff are finally able to come back to the San Jose City Council Chambers next week for the...Read More
VTA resumes alternate bus service through light rail shutdown
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will once again operate a temporary replacement bus service along part of its light rail system. Stacey Hendler Ross, a VTA spokesperson, said...Read More
After years relying on other cities, Oakland to finally get new fireboat
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will award the Oakland Fire Department with a $825,000 port security grant to support the purchase of a new fireboat. The grant money will...Read More
Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian man on Treasure Island
A pedestrian died in a hit-and-run collision on San Francisco’s Treasure Island on Thursday night, according to police. The collision was reported shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Treasure Island...Read More
Amended budget carves out big gains for East Oakland
Oakland city councilmembers on Monday revised the adopted city budget to deliver more resources to East Oakland, Councilmember Treva Reid’s office said. Reid and Councilmember Loren Taylor were the...Read More
Janice Mirikitani: Poet laureate, ‘fierce’ activist, Glide Memorial Church co-founder dies at 80
"She spoke her truth and inspired others to accept and celebrate themselves, each other, and all our differences."Read More
Breed signs off on $26 billion two-year budget
Supervisor Matt Haney...said the work was nothing compared to sacrifices made by residents over the past year.Read More
Zookeepers have big hopes for frogs released into national park
Wednesday's release of the 33 frogs is the 18th such release by Oakland zookeepers. More than 600 frogs have been bred and put back into the wild.Read More
Big dogs get big boost with free SF adoptions
The San Francisco SPCA is offering free adoptions through Aug. 15 for all cats and dogs over 7 years old and all dogs 30 pounds or heavier.Read More
Supes push to mandate county employee vaccination in light of jail Covid-19 outbreak
Covid-19 is resurging in Contra Costa County, thanks to the delta variant and about 20 percent of the county’s population over age 12 remaining unvaccinated, health officials told the...Read More
Lafayette school loses fight against 12-unit housing development
The Lafayette City Council on Monday approved the 12-home Samantha Townhomes project on Stuart Street, denying the appeal of a neighboring school saying the development will bring too much...Read More
Police investigate near-fatal Market Street stabbing
A 42-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a stabbing along San Francisco’s Market Street early Tuesday morning, police said. The victim was unable to provide many details about the...Read More