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Coronavirus

Counties partner with state to keep Oakland Coliseum vaccination site open

The “mega-vaccination site” at the Oakland Coliseum and three mobile units will continue administering Covid-19 vaccines under a new state-county partnership. A joint statement ...

By Nik Wojcik6 days ago0

Crime

Police chief calls on public to help identify suspect in Los Gatos hate crime

"As a person of both Asian and Pacific Islander descent, I have been watching with shock and dismay the continuing acts of violence ...

By Nik WojcikApril 3, 20210

Beyond SFBay

Hiker discovers body of teen reported missing in Oakland

Tatiana Sunshine Dugger, 19, was reported missing in Oakland on Jan. 9. Her body was discovered last week by a hiker in Siskiyou ...

By Nik WojcikApril 3, 20210

East Bay

Fremont police report ‘very active scene’ in officer-involved shooting incident

A Fremont police officer was involved in a shooting Wednesday afternoon. According to a Fremont Police Department Twitter message posted at 3:16 p.m., the ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 24, 20210

Coronavirus

Contra Costa County extends vaccine eligibility to all residents age 50 and older

Beginning this week, all Contra Costa County residents age 50 and older are eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. News of the change came ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 22, 20210

Bay Area

Bay Area Covid-19 update: One year after shelter-at-home orders

Exactly one year ago, six Bay Area counties joined forces in a shelter-at-home order in an effort to curb the growing number of ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 17, 20210

Crime

Elderly Asian woman fights back, sends attacker to hospital

Dennis O’Donnell of KPIX stumbled on attack Wednesday morning on Market Street, capturing the aftermath on video. The victim, a 75-year-old Asian woman, ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 17, 20210

Coronavirus

State to move Contra Costa, Sonoma counties into red tier Sunday

Contra Costa and Sonoma counties will finally join the rest of the Bay Area Sunday in a move to the red tier in ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 12, 20210

News

Three-vehicle collision ends ‘tragically’ with one dead, five others injured

A three-vehicle collision in Vallejo late Wednesday night left one person dead and at least five others injured. Police responded at 11:20 p.m. to ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 12, 20210

East Bay

Danville police say man advanced with knife before officer fired weapon

A Danville police officer was involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 12:30 p.m., police ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 11, 20210

Crime

Derick Almena gets ‘slap on the wrist’ for 36 Ghost Ship Fire deaths

Monday marked the end of a long road in the case of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire where 36 people died on the ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 9, 20210

Coronavirus

Malik Washington: Activists rally for SF news editor release, end to for-profit prison corporations

When Keith “Malik” Washington in January exposed a Covid-19 outbreak at a federal “transitional housing” facility in the Tenderloin, he was ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 7, 20210

California

Newsom highlights school reopening deal nearly one year after shutdowns

Gov. Gavin Newsom shared details about the state’s progress in the fight against Covid-19 during a press briefing held on the first day ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 1, 20210

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History

Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Mourners pay tribute to poet and legend

After more than a century of storied life, the legendary Lawrence Ferlinghetti died Monday at the age of 101 after a battle with ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 25, 20210

Bay Area

Covid-19: A look at hardest hit states as nation mourns 500,000 lives lost

The U.S hit an expected but still grim milestone Monday afternoon as the Covid-19 death toll exceeded 500,000. President Joe Biden and Vice President ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 22, 20210

Bay Area

Covid-19: Counties expand vaccine eligibility, Newsom battles Legislature on school proposal

A number of key developments emerged this week on vaccine and school reopening fronts throughout California and in the Bay Area, though the ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 19, 20210

Beyond SFBay

Trump escapes Senate conviction by 10 votes but could face criminal charges

Conviction fell short by 10 votes in the Senate trial for the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump. In weighing Trump’s role ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 13, 20210

Crime

Suspects in custody after two unrelated San Jose police standoffs

San Jose police were faced with two unrelated standoff incidents early Monday morning. Suspects have since been apprehended in both situations. A burglary suspect ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 8, 20210

Bay Area

Despite vaccine scarcity, some Bay Area counties jump to reopen as state lifts order

Effectively immediately, California has lifted its regional Covid-19 stay-at-home and curfew orders, though individual counties retain the right to impose further restrictions. The ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 25, 20210

Bay Area

Covid-19: National strategy offers needed hope as Bay Area death toll surpasses 3,600

The first case of Covid-19 was detected in the U.S. one year ago Wednesday. Since then, more than 24 million Americans have been ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 22, 20210

Beyond SFBay

‘Democracy has prevailed’: President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris take oaths of office

A slight flurry of snow fell onto the inauguration stand as dignitaries filed in, but skies cleared and sun shone brightly as President ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 20, 20210

East Bay

Magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattles Concord

A preliminary magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook Concord Thursday. The quake struck at 11:18 a.m. along the Ygnacio Valley section of the Concord fault, according ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 14, 20210

Beyond SFBay

House impeaches Trump for incitement of insurrection

Exactly one week after the deadly insurgence at the U.S. Capitol, 10 Republican members of the House of Representatives joined Democrats in a ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 13, 20210

Beyond SFBay

Terrorism in America: Trump unleashes monster that will live long after he’s gone

“This isn’t a protest anymore,” a man could be heard saying in a video taken from the lawn of the U.S. Capitol building ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 8, 20210

Beyond SFBay

Live Capitol updates: Trump says there will be ‘orderly transition’ of power

Live updates are posted below the original story. Outgoing President Donald Trump supporters have breached the U.S. Capitol and forced evacuations and shelter-in-place orders ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 6, 20210

Crime

Crews extinguish multiple small fires at illegal dumping site near Oakland Coliseum

Firefighters extinguished multiple trash fires and a small structure fire Tuesday evening near the Oakland Coliseum. The vacant parking lot ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 30, 20200

Crime

DNA leads to arrest of possible serial killer in Michaela Garecht cold case

Representatives from the Hayward Police Department, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI issued a joint statement Monday to announce an arrest ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 21, 20202

Bay Area

Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties

The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the state-directed stay-at-home order effective Thursday ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 16, 20200

Bay Area

Vaccinations begin in Bay Area as state death toll tips over 21,100

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday granted a late-night Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-developed Covid-19 vaccine. By Monday afternoon, California was ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 15, 20200

San Francisco

Crews quickly extinguish two San Francisco fires

Crews made quick work of two San Francisco fires Saturday morning. The first broke out at an encampment under a southbound Interstate Highway 280 ramp ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 5, 20200

Bay Area

Four of five California regions could trigger stay-at-home order within two days

The state of California announced a regional stay-at-home order Thursday afternoon, which goes into effect “promptly” after regions drop below 15 percent intensive ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 3, 20200

Bay Area

More than 800 Covid-19 patients in Bay Area hospitals as state inches closer to lockdown

California could soon face another near lockdown if alarming Covid-19 case and hospitalization rates keep pace. Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered the somber update ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 1, 20200

East Bay

Altercation breaks out at Walnut Creek protest

A group of somewhere between 100 and 200 people are protesting in Walnut Creek Saturday night. Videos posted to social media have captured ...

By Nik WojcikNovember 14, 20200

Beyond SFBay

Pennsylvania hands Joe Biden the presidency

A Saturday morning update from Pennsylvania election officials tipped the scale to the point of no return, making former Vice President Joe Biden ...

By Nik WojcikNovember 7, 20200

Beyond SFBay

Trump makes unfounded voter fraud claims, Biden urges ‘calm’ as his lead grows

All eyes are on Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona Thursday afternoon as former Vice President Joe Biden inches closer to an Electoral College ...

By Nik WojcikNovember 5, 20200

Beyond SFBay

California voters reject rent control and employee rights for gig workers, but close Prop 13 loopholes and restore parolee voting rights

With things like affirmative action, abolishment of cash bail, rent control and a referendum on Proposition 13 on the table, measures on California’s ...

By Nik WojcikNovember 4, 20200

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