Bay Area COVID-19 update: counties, cities implement aggressive mitigation measures
In an attempt to mitigate the spread of 2019 novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, Bay Area counties have acted aggressively in the past week. ...
Executive order waives unemployment waiting period, allows emergency property commandeering
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, which ...
Several injured, one extricated in multi-vehicle San Ramon crash
Crow Canyon Road has reopened in both directions in San Ramon after a crash that left multiple ...
Antioch shooter claims life of 17-year-old girl, injures teen boy
A 17-year-old girl was killed and a 17-year-old boy was injured following a shooting in Antioch on ...
Sheriff orders Crockett residents to ‘leave now’ as Vallejo fire spreads
An immediate evacuation notice has been issued for residents of the unincorporated town of Crockett due to ...
10,000-acre uncontained Kincade Fire burns unknown number of structures
More residents are being evacuated as the Kincade Fire burns out of control, damaging at least two structures in rural northeast Sonoma County ...
‘Sobering center’ recommended for San Francisco meth ‘epidemic’
A final report from San Francisco’s Methamphetamine Task Force recommends The City invest in creating a Meth ...
Update: How Bay Area cities, counties, transit agencies are preparing for power outage
PG&E has confirmed a massive Public Safety Power Shutoff that could begin as early as midnight Wednesday ...
Officials confirm one fatality in Fairmont Hotel hazmat incident
Officials have confirmed one fatality in connection with a hazardous materials emergency at the Fairmont Hotel in ...
SF officials lift gas leak advisory
Officials have lifted a gas leak advisory issued Tuesday morning in the area near 39th Avenue and ...
Inland cities brace for days of excessive heat
Cities across the Bay Area are preparing for a heatwave expected to continue through Thursday evening, but as usual, inland areas will be ...
Activists ‘die-in’ to demand climate change legislation
A few dozen climate change activists lay strewn across the entrance to 1 Post Street Tuesday afternoon.
The ...
Police identify driver in red light crash that killed one pedestrian, injured another
San Francisco police released the identity of the driver involved in a crash Sunday afternoon in the ...
SF protest planned to denounce ICE raids
Following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump will order Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids Sunday to deport ...
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 ...
PG&E holds wildfire, emergency preparedness open house events
A series of open house events on wildfire safety and emergency preparedness will be around the Bay Area in July and August by ...
SF would tap CEO salary tax to cover substance abuse services for residents
San Francisco voters will decide come November on whether The City should provide 24/7 services to help ...
SF General hospital shifts adult urgent care center to new building
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has moved its Adult Urgent Care Center into Building 5.
Creative retirements imagined for legacy BART cars
Most of BART's 669 worn-out old cars, some almost 50 years old, are set to be retired ...
Contra Costa emergency services chief arrested on drug possession charges
A 19-year veteran of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has been arrested on suspicion of ...
Affordable housing bond worth $300 million headed to ballot
San Francisco voters could decide on a $300 million affordable housing bond as well as one for earthquake safety and emergency response during ...
Menlo Park extends fire protection into East Palo Alto
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District will hold two dedication ceremonies Monday.
Two-year-old boy dies a week after Yemeni mother arrives
Abdullah Hassan has died at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland following public outcry.
One killed in Martinez crash
Police in Martinez are investigating a vehicle crash that left one person dead Thursday night.
Fumes sicken SFO workers, prompt emergency response
Fumes from a concrete-cutting machine temporarily overcame two plumbers working in an underground tunnel at San Francisco ...
Man rescued from top of Muni train
A man was rescued Thursday from the top of a San Francisco Municipal Railway train, fire officials said.
Sacramento truck driver killed in I-580 collision
A 32-year-old Sacramento man died in a collision between two big-rigs on westbound Interstate Highway 580 in ...
Man fatally stabs teen filming street fight in Excelsior
Prosecutors say a man now charged with murder fatally stabbed a 16-year-old boy in the neck as ...
Caltrain service resumes after fatal Redwood City strike
A pedestrian died after being struck by a Caltrain vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Redwood City.
San Mateo Co. warns of alert system scam
San Mateo County sheriff's officials are warning residents of a scam involving text messages claiming to be ...
Child fatally struck by vehicle in Antioch mall lot
A 3-year-old girl who was run over and killed by a driver in the Sears parking lot at the Somersville Towne Center mall ...
Motorcyclist found pinned under truck in Pacifica
A motorcyclist was hospitalized after police found him pinned under a parked truck in Pacifica.
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.
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 ...
Witnesses sought in Union City hit-and-run
Police are looking for witnesses to a hit-and-run collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian on Alvarado-Niles ...
Separate fatal crashes kill two just blocks apart in North Beach
Police are investigating a pair of fatal vehicle collisions in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood Monday.
