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911 service restored in San Francisco after 3-1/2 hour interruption
San Francisco officials are investigating the cause of an interruption in 911 and 311 calls early Friday morning.Read More
Outage ‘of unknown origin’ limits city emergency response
San Francisco on Friday morning announced a network outage that is affecting 911, 311 and other city services. The city’s 911 call-taking capacity is limited, and city agencies are...Read More
SF receives grant to combat youth human trafficking, exploitation
The state has awarded San Francisco a $9.3 million grant to be applied toward providing services and housing for youth at-risk of human trafficking, specifically in commercial sex industries....Read More
Masks no substitute for staying indoors, say officials
Mayor London Breed Friday again advised residents to remain indoors, including this weekend.Read More
Santa Cruz closes greenbelt areas due to fire risk
Santa Cruz is closing five greenbelt areas Thursday due to "extreme" fire risk, city officials said.Read More
Emergency declaration protects utility customers affected by fires
People affected by the devastating wildfires around the state are entitled to an array of consumer protections concerning their electricity, water and telephone bills, according to the California Public...Read More
Solano Co. voters to decide several bond and tax measures
Two cannabis tax measures, three school bond measures and a sales tax measure are on ballots around Solano County for the Nov. 6 election.Read More
Sonoma Co. to consolidate fire agencies
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a fire deployment plan Tuesday that proposes consolidating the 39 fire agencies in the unincorporated area and asking voters to approve a...Read More
Farrell pledges $30 million toward homelessness
Nearly $30 million in additional general fund investments in the next fiscal year will go toward preventing homelessness in San Francisco.Read More
Federal, state officials tour North Bay burn zones
Federal and state officials Wednesday morning toured areas burned by the North Bay wildfires in October.Read More
Overnight mental health shelter opens
Homeless people experiencing mental health and substance abuse issues will have access to 24-hour care at a newly expanded program.Read More
Two San Jose seniors die in heat wave
Sweltering temperatures claimed the lives of two senior citizens in San Jose on Monday.Read More
Brown seeks federal help for Oroville Dam
Gov. Jerry Brown requested a presidential major disaster declaration Sunday to aid with repairs to the damaged Oroville Dam spillway.Read More
Feds help Napa, San Mateo with storm repairs
Two San Francisco Bay Area counties have been approved to receive federal money to repair and mitigate public facilities following winter storms in January.Read More
Santa Clara county’s largest reservoir filling to brink
The Anderson Reservoir near Morgan Hill can hold 89,491 acre-feet of water and is now 99 percent full.Read More
Sept. 11 memorial set on fire in East Palo Alto
A memorial set up outside an East Palo Alto fire station for the 15th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 was vandalized, firefighters discovered Sunday.Read More
Bulldozer operator killed fighting Soberanes fire
A bulldozer operator died Tuesday night while batting the Soberanes Fire in Monterey County that has burned through more than 23,500 acres.Read More
New squad augments critical care in San Pablo
Public officials and residents celebrated the dedication of a new emergency medical service squad in San Pablo Saturday morning.Read More
San Jose City Council approves mayor’s spending plan
The San Jose City Council Tuesday unanimously approved Mayor Sam Liccardo's list of spending priorities for the next fiscal year.Read More
Ballot measure looks to speed SF ambulances
Lagging ambulance response times led Supervisor London Breed to seek a ballot measure.Read More