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San Jose voters to decide on $450 million affordable housing bond
San Jose voters are considering a bond measure on the Nov. 6 ballot to fund approximately $450 million in affordable housing.Read More
San Jose kicks off Airbnb disaster housing program
San Jose will be the inaugural city to partner with Airbnb for the "Host Corps" project, offering free housing through local hosts during disasters and emergencies.Read More
Paving machine runs over person on Bethel Island
At least one person was seriously injured when they were run over by a paving machine at a work site at Bethel Island in unincorporated Contra Costa County on...Read More
Lifeguard, swimmer rescued from Monastery Beach rip currents
Cal Fire crews rescued two people, one a lifeguard, who got caught in a rip current in the Pacific Ocean at Monastery Beach in unincorporated Monterey County.Read More
Hazmat responds to leaking package in Menlo Park
A hazardous materials spill led to a shelter-in-place orderĀ in Menlo Park Tuesday, according to Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman.Read More
Railroad hazardous materials fee struck down
A federal appeals court in San Francisco struck down a California law imposing a fee on railroads transporting oil and other hazardous materials Thursday.Read More
Hurricane task force heads to North Carolina
A team of first responders from the East Bay traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina Monday night in preparation for Hurricane Florence.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
SF fire chief receives national honor
San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White will be named Career Fire Chief of the Year by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Pierce Manufacturing Thursday in Dallas.Read More
Three plane crash victims worked in same office
Three of the five people who died in a plane crash in Southern California on Sunday afternoon worked in the same real estate office in Danville.Read More
Parking lot transforms into homeless navigation center
San Francisco opened a brand new homeless navigation center on Friday near U.S. Highway 101 that was previously used as parking lot.Read More
Five killed in plane crash out of Concord
A Cessna 414 aircraft that crashed Sunday in Southern California after taking off from Concord's Buchanan Airport was registered to San Francisco's Category III Aviation Corp.Read More
Boy, father rescued from Half Moon Bay cliff
A good Samaritan and emergency responders rescued a 10-year-old boy and his father after they were swept into the ocean at Cowell Ranch State Beach on Saturday evening.Read More
Federal disaster declaration requested for wildfires
Gov. Jerry Brown Saturday requested a presidential major disaster declaration in order to beef up emergency response and help residents recover.Read More
More than 13,000 firefighters battling wildfires
An estimated 320,000 acres have been burned in 16 major fires so far this fire season, state officials said this morning at a multi-agency news conference with Gov. Jerry...Read More
Stranded fishermen rescued near Muir Beach
Five fishermen who were stranded due to a rising high tide just south of Muir Beach in unincorporated Marin County on Saturday night were guided back to their vehicles.Read More
Caltrain kills one on Sunnyvale tracks
A person died when a train struck them Thursday evening on the Caltrain tracks in Sunnyvale, the sixth fatal strike on Caltrain tracks this year, officials with the agency...Read More
Contra Costa Co. 911 now accepting texts
Emergencies in unincorporated Contra Costa County can now be reported by text messages to 911, county sheriff's officials said.Read More
Teen treated after Dipsea Race injury
A 16-year-old girl was taken to the hospital in critical condition during the Dipsea Race near Stinson Beach.Read More
Shell settles with EPA for Martinez violations
Shell Oil will pay a settlement to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for hazardous waste violations at a crude oil refinery near Martinez.Read More