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UC Berkeley ordered to shelter in place due to ‘credible’ threat
UC Berkeley is under a shelter-in-order due to a credible threat. Police are searching for someone who may want to hurt specific individuals.Read More
Processing plant explosion risk prompts school closures, evacuation orders
A processing plant fire in Salinas poses explosion and ammonia release risk, prompting school closures and orders to evacuate or shelter.Read More
Chemical spill prompts shelter-in-place advisory
Businesses on Martin Avenue in Rohnert Park are have been asked to shelter in place due to a nearby chemical spill.Read More
Orinda police ask residents near police activity to shelter, lock up
Police in Orinda are asking residents living near Altamount Drive and La Cresta Road to shelter in place or avoid the area on Monday afternoon due to police activity....Read More
Armed suspect peacefully surrenders to police after overnight standoff
A 32-year-old armed suspect peacefully surrendered Monday morning and police lifted a lockdown on a Pinole neighborhood that lasted for nearly four hours. The incident began the night before,...Read More
Great Mall under shelter-in-place as police investigate possible shooting
Milpitas police are investigating a possible shooting at the Great Mall. Police have asked all stores to shelter in place while officers assess the situation. No injuries have been...Read More
Tanker fire shuts down I-80 near Hilltop Drive
All lanes of Interstate 80 are closed between Hilltop and El Portal drives in the San Pablo/Richmond area due to a major traffic collision involving a burning tanker. The...Read More
UPDATE: Armed homicide suspect releases hostage, remains barricaded in police standoff
An armed double-homicide suspect is barricaded in an Oakland commercial building Thursday afternoon. The man had taken a hostage who has since been released, a police spokeswoman said. Officers...Read More
Covid-19 update: Dorsey gifts $15 million, state helps school families buy groceries, Bay Area cases exceed 10,000, Senate weighs...
The Senate grilled Covid-19 medical experts in a surreal virtual setting, Jack Dorsey gave San Francisco $15 million, Contra Costa is looking to make contact tracing detectives of volunteers,...Read More
Oakland shuts down another 5 miles of roadway for Slow Streets Program
Oakland city officials on Thursday announced an additional 5 miles of streets that will receive soft closures to help support physical distancing during the Covid-19 coronavirus response. As part...Read More
Six counties plan shelter order extension through May with some restrictions eased
Public health officials in several Bay Area counties and cities said Monday that they plan to announce later this week that the Covid-19 coronavirus shelter-in-place order set to expire...Read More
Covid-19 update: State to allow elective surgeries, widespread face covering orders take effect, activists use tech in Earth Day...
Stay-at-home orders did not stop activists and the rest of the world from celebrating the 50th year of Earth Day. The Earth Day network organized a 24-hour online day...Read More
Martinez Marathon refinery to temporarily idle production as gas demand plummets
The Marathon Petroleum Co. plans to temporarily idle its refinery in unincorporated Contra Costa County, because of plummeting demand for gasoline amid 2019 novel coronavirus-related travel restrictions, a refinery...Read More
Newsom gives six-point framework to reopen state, says new normal will be ‘anything but’
Gov. Gavin Newsom set a roadmap Tuesday for how California could begin to resume a modified version of daily life during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic. Newsom and California...Read More
Caring for your mental health: free resources for meditation, counseling and more
These are trying times. The shelter-in-place order and quarantines related to COVID-19 have turned normal life upside down. Between the financial stress and inability to visit with loved ones,...Read More
Police arrest suspect connected to Tamalpais High School lockdown
Marin County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Fairfield man on suspicion of possessing a replica AK-47 rifle near Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley that caused two schools to lock...Read More
Tamalpais High School remains locked down for police action
Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley is locked down Monday afternoon because of police action involving criminals in the area, police said. All students are safe, but residents within...Read More
Chemical spill near Tamalpais High School pool prompts shelter order
The Mill Valley police and fire departments have responded to a chemical spill near the pool at Tamalpais High School Tuesday morning. A shelter-in-place order is in effect for...Read More
Investigation finds suspicious SF State package poses no threat
San Francisco State University police said they have completed an investigation into a suspicious package that was found Monday afternoon in the library on the main campus. As of...Read More