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Officials provide update, share relief resources in 86,509-acre CZU Lightning Complex

San Mateo County and Cal Fire officials shared updates and resources on Wednesday with residents impacted by the CZU Lightning Complex, which is ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 10, 20200

News

Sheriff’s Office lifts West Marin evacuation warnings

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is lifting the evacuation warnings in West Marin effective 4 p.m. Wednesday. The Woodward Fire, located in the Point ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 9, 20200

Coronavirus

County says youth, essential workers driving elevated Covid-19 cases

Contra Costa County health officials are working to address elevated Covid-19 case rates in several communities, with more testing and an outreach effort ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 9, 20200

Coronavirus

Sonoma County launches budget hearings with ‘fogginess’ on economic future

Sonoma County supervisors launched their budget hearings Tuesday with an economic forecast for the county — and it started with a hearty dose ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 9, 20200

Coronavirus

After Ocean Beach party, supe calls on city to investigate all large gatherings

After more than 1,000 people crowded onto San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Saturday to celebrate Burning Man, city Supervisor Catherine Stefani on Tuesday ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 8, 20200

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More than 20,000 North Bay PG&E customers remain without power

Nearly 23,000 customers remain without power in Napa and Sonoma counties Tuesday after PG&E shut it off due to safety concerns. High winds of ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 8, 20200

Crime

Employee stable after stabbing incident in customer dispute

An employee at a business in Oakland was stabbed Monday morning following a dispute with two customers, police said Tuesday. Officers went at 6:20 ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 8, 20200

News

Authorities identify 44-year-old motorcyclist killed in Labor Day collision

A motorcyclist killed in a Labor Day collision in San Francisco’s North of Panhandle neighborhood has been identified by the medical examiner’s office ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 8, 20200

Coronavirus

State pauses Marin County’s expected move to Tier 2

Marin County was notified Monday night that the state of California has delayed the reopening of more businesses as the county is still ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 8, 20200

Crime

Police arrest man suspected of setting three fires in Novato

A 55-year-old suspect was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of multiple counts of arson, Novato police said. Officers joined the Novato Fire Protection District ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 8, 20200

North Bay

Mandatory evacuation ordered for Walbridge Fire in Sonoma County

The order is for the area south of Mill Creek Road, north of Sweetwater Springs Road, west of Westside Road and east of ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 7, 20200

North Bay

‘Significant’ wind gusts prompt North Bay blackouts starting Monday night

Tens of thousands of PG&E customers may be affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff in parts of the North Bay starting Monday ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 7, 20200

Bay Area

Officials urge public to conserve power as ‘extreme heat storm’, wildfire damage threatens energy supply

California Independent System Operator officials are renewing an appeal for electrical consumption Sunday and Monday even as energy consumption soars amid record setting ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 6, 20200

Crime

Police arrest four teens after Antioch carjacking, seize replica gun

Four teenagers were arrested and a replica firearm was seized following a carjacking Saturday night in Antioch and a police pursuit that ended ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 6, 20200

Earthquake

Two earthquakes strike near San Leandro in under 10 minutes

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 struck about 1.75 miles east/southeast of San Leandro at 11:43 a.m. Sunday, the U.S. Geological ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 6, 20200

Coronavirus

Ocean Beach parking lots close after large crowd gathers to celebrate Burning Man

Parking lots at Ocean Beach in San Francisco are closed Sunday following a large gathering there on Saturday, Mayor London Breed announced on ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 6, 20200

News

Despite near containment, weather conditions could increase Woodward Fire threat

The Woodward Fire at Point Reyes National Seashore in western Marin County is now 93 percent contained, the National Park Service said Sunday ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 6, 20200

News

Car crashes into water near San Mateo Bridge toll plaza

A vehicle went into the water near the San Mateo Bridge toll plaza Sunday morning. The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 6, 20200

Bay Area

Warriors to host polling locations at facilities across three cities

The Golden State Warriors announced Friday that the team’s Oakland facility and the Santa Cruz Warriors’ Kaiser Permanente Arena will serve as polling ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 4, 20200

Bay Area

Air district issues alert, cities offer services through holiday weekend heat wave

Amid a forecast for poor air quality in parts of the Bay Area and a statewide call for power conservation during a predicted ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 4, 20200

Law

City won’t seek curfew violation charges against San Jose protesters

The city of San Jose will not pursue charges against those arrested for breaking a citywide curfew imposed May 31 in the wake ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 4, 20200

News

Crews reach 87 percent containment on 375,209-acre LNU Lightning Complex

Firefighters continued to make progress overnight on the LNU Lightning Complex of fires and reached 87 percent containment Friday morning, Cal Fire said. The ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 4, 20200

Crime

Pair of overnight Vallejo homicides prompt dueling statements from city, police union

After two men were killed overnight in Vallejo, the local police union lobbed additional criticisms at the city and police department.

By Bay City NewsSeptember 3, 20200

Weather

Expected weekend heat wave prompts flex alert warning

California's power grid operator issued a flex alert Thursday in advance of another expected heat wave.

By Bay City NewsSeptember 3, 20200

News

Cal Fire says 13,000 CZU Lightning Complex evacuees could soon return home

The CZU Lightning Complex, an 85,467-acre group of fires impacting San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, is 46 percent contained as of Wednesday ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 2, 20200

East Bay

Walnut Creek approves $20 million tax-exempt bond for Christian school construction

The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday approved the issuance of up to $20 million in tax-exempt bonds by a local Christian school ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 2, 20200

Crime

Police release name of 22-year-old man killed in Richmond shooting

A man was fatally shot in the Belding Woods neighborhood of Richmond on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Shortly after 3:30 p.m, officers responded to ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 2, 20200

Crime

Fremont schools receive more bomb threats

More anonymous bomb threats were made against schools in the Fremont Unified School District, police and district officials said Tuesday. The latest threats were ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 1, 20200

Education

San Jose State University opens new wildfire research center

A new wildfire research center is opening Tuesday at San Jose State University, school officials announced. The Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center, which will be ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 1, 20200

News

CZU Lightning Complex fires burn through more than 85,000 acres, 900 homes

The CZU Lightning Complex fires burning in southern San Mateo County and northern Santa Cruz County are 43 percent contained as of Tuesday ...

By Bay City NewsSeptember 1, 20200

East Bay

Coroner identifies Antioch, Oakland victims who died in fiery solo crash

The Contra Costa County coroner’s office has identified two 18-year-old women and a 47-year-old man who died in a crash off of Interstate ...

By Bay City NewsAugust 31, 20200

East Bay

Evacuation orders lift in Santa Clara, Alameda counties as complex containment reaches 60 percent

Cal Fire lifted its evacuation orders in Santa Clara and Alameda counties Monday after firefighters made progress in containing the SCU Lightning Complex ...

By Bay City NewsAugust 31, 20200

Business

Four storefronts burn in Hayward structure fire

The Hayward Fire Department is investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire Monday that burned four storefronts at the corner of Foothill Boulevard ...

By Bay City NewsAugust 31, 20200

Crime

Victim says man brandished knife in attempt to steal car keys

San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies are looking for the suspect in an attempted armed robbery in unincorporated Redwood City on Sunday night. At about ...

By Bay City NewsAugust 31, 20200

Law

Probation union takes on systemic racism in San Jose rally

Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez walked on stage but before she could speak, a group of young children shouted from a distance:

By Bay City NewsAugust 31, 20200

News

Some Sonoma County evacuees can return home at own risk

Evacuation orders in the Armstrong Woods and Dry Creek areas near Guerneville in Sonoma County have been downgraded to evacuation “warnings,” from evacuation ...

By Bay City NewsAugust 30, 20200

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