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Bay Area Covid-19 update: Some districts close schools rest of year, deputies to only cite for some offenses
An emergency paid sick leave ordinance recommendation was passed unanimously by the San Jose City Council during a special meeting Wednesday, setting the stage for its approval next week....Read More
San Francisco un-suspends thousands of driver’s licenses
San Francisco Superior Court has finally cleared a backlog of 88,000 suspended driver’s licenses for failure to appear in traffic court.Read More
Grandma, mom, accused of boozy shoplifting run
A mother and daughter were arrested Wednesday night for stealing several bottles of alcohol from a Safeway, according to police. Police say Regina Pearl Wilson, 67, and her daughter...Read More
Contractor cited, fined after death of worker in April
State regulators have issued nine citations and proposed $141,000 in penalties against a general contractor for an Oakland accident that killed a worker in April.Read More
Company fined $46k after San Jose workplace death
Cal/OSHA has issued GreenWaste Recovery four citations for a workplace accident in which a driver was fatally struck by his own vehicle.Read More
Protesters stop traffic outside climate summit
Hundreds of protesters took over an intersection of downtown San Francisco Thursday morning to denounce what they say is Gov. Jerry Brown's inaction on climate change as he attends...Read More
Twin Peaks Tunnel worker death prompts call for hearing
San Francisco Supervisor Norman Yee will call for a hearing when the Board of Supervisors returns from its summer recess to look at safety concerns.Read More
Sonoma supervisors asked to spare camp
Residents of a homeless encampment in the Roseland area of Santa Rosa and their advocates implored the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Wednesday not to clear their encampment as...Read More
BART targets fare evaders with $75 fine
The honeymoon period is over for BART fare cheats, as transit officials said Thursday that fare inspectors will begin issuing civil citations.Read More
SF targets disabled parking abusers
The SFMTA has been working with San Francisco police to conduct sting enforcement operations of disabled placard abuse.Read More
BART begins crackdown on fare evaders Jan. 1
BART's ordinance passed in October takes effect on Jan. 1, 2018, which deters fare evasion by requiring proof of payment inside paid areas of stations and on-board trains.Read More
More than 50 cited for BART fare evasion
Officers cited more than 50 people for fare evasion and arrested six in an enforcement action that took place in and around two El Cerrito BART stations.Read More
Chronic BART fare evaders to face criminal citations
Starting on Jan. 1, BART will roll out its proof of payment system to deal with its rampant fare evasion problem.Read More
Support for hot dog vendor swells past $50k
University of California at Berkeley Vice Chancellor Scott Biddy said Monday that the university is investigating a campus police officer's ticketing of a hot dog vendor Saturday.Read More
San Jose dismisses fireworks citations
San Jose city officials announced on Thursday the city will be dismissing all 45 citations that were issued for illegal use of fireworks that were based on online complaints.Read More
SF resident charged with disabled parking fraud
A San Francisco resident is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly filing several fraudulent disabled parking placard applications.Read More
$1,000 fines proposed for Dolores Park litterers
Dolores Park partiers who fail to pick up after themselves may soon be subject to higher possible fines.Read More
SFPD ramps up patrols to curb traffic injuries
San Francisco police deployed extra units onto the streets this week to combat traffic accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists.Read More
Four arrested after Fairfield sideshow
Four people were cited and their vehicles were impounded for reckless driving in Fairfield on Monday.Read More