Nik Wojcik

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 Wojcik3 days ago0

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 Wojcik6 days ago0

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

Beyond SFBay

Presidential race too close to call despite premature Trump victory claim

In a race without a clear winner, the bid for the presidency hinges on a handful of battlegrounds.

By Nik WojcikNovember 4, 20200

East Bay

Contra Costa County election results offer few surprises

The Contra Costa County congressional district races landed pretty much where expected with incumbents retaining seats handily. Measure X, a 1/2 cent sales ...

By Nik WojcikNovember 3, 20200

Bay Area

Millions of Bay Area ballots cast before Election Day polls open

Tuesday is Election Day! Polls in California officially opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Bay Area voters are already off ...

By Nik WojcikNovember 3, 20204

East Bay

Officials say ‘overloaded generator’ caused structure fire in Oakland hills

The Oakland hills fire that erupted Tuesday morning is now under control, according to fire officials just before 11:30 a.m. Firefighters from Oakland, Fremont, ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 27, 20200

East Bay

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 ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 24, 20200

News

Volatile backdrop sets stage for violent counterprotest in SF ‘free speech’ rally

Donald Trump supporters held a permitted rally for “free speech” at the San Francisco United Nations Plaza Saturday, though the term rally in ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 18, 20200

Peninsula

Four-alarm fire burns at Sign Hill, evacuations underway

A grass fire reported at Sign Hill in South San Francisco shortly after noon Friday has grown to four alarms, according to fire ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 16, 20200

Crime

Two dead, one injured in East Oakland shooting

Police are investigating a shooting early Wednesday afternoon that left two people dead in East Oakland, officials said. The shooting was reported at 12:47 ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 14, 20200

News

San Francisco firefighter dies in training accident

A San Francisco firefighter tragically died Wednesday morning as a result of a training accident. Firefighter and paramedic Jason Cortez was injured in ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 7, 20200

Beyond SFBay

Doctors say Trump 72 hours into diagnosis, in ‘exceptionally good spirits’

The 72-hour timeline would mathematically put the time of his diagnosis closer to Wednesday morning.

By Nik WojcikOctober 3, 20200

Beyond SFBay

Trump heads to Walter Reed hospital out of ‘abundance of caution’

President Donald Trump, 74, is headed to Walter Reed hospital for the next few days as a “precautionary measure” after he and the ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 2, 20200

Beyond SFBay

U.S. president, first lady test positive for Covid-19, Pence’s daily test returns negative

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19. Trump announced the news via Twitter at just before 10 p.m. ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 2, 20200

Health

Person in crisis prompts eastbound I-80 lane closures

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 near the 4th Street off-ramp in San Francisco are closed due to police activity. San Francisco police announced ...

By Nik WojcikSeptember 30, 20200

Earthquake

Four small earthquakes strike near Milpitas in course of hour

Four earthquakes, three registering above a magnitude 2.0, hit the area about 6 miles northeast of Milpitas in under an hour Tuesday morning. The ...

By Nik WojcikSeptember 29, 20200

North Bay

Glass Fire burns through 1,200 acres in seven hours

The Glass Fire burning near St. Helena in Napa County has grown to at least 1,200 acres with zero containment in the course ...

By Nik WojcikSeptember 27, 20200

Bay Area

Covid-19 update: SF lays out school reopening plan, state passes last-minute tenant protection

Though the Bay Area has been understandably distracted by recent severe weather and rampant wildfires, the Covid-19 situation still lies under the surface. ...

By Nik WojcikSeptember 1, 20200