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Fire destroys historic Andreotti Family Farms barn

A fire Friday night gutted the historic Andreotti Family Farms barn that was home to a popular produce stand in Half Moon Bay. The ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 13, 20210

Crime

Berkeley police release bodycam footage in officer shooting of suspect with chain

Body-worn camera footage was released Friday by Berkeley police following the shooting last month of a man armed with a metal chain. Vincent Bryant, ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 13, 20210

East Bay

San Leandro police chief moves up retirement to next week

San Leandro Police Chief Jeff Tudor said Friday that he would move up his retirement date to next week. Tudor announced his retirement in ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 12, 20210

East Bay

Walnut Creek police search for missing 76-year-old woman

Police in Walnut Creek are searching for a missing 76-year-old woman Thursday afternoon. Gloria Gonzales was last seen in the 100 block of Tampico ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 11, 20210

East Bay

Investigators find man’s remains on charred, sunken Bethel Island boat

Investigators found human remains Wednesday on a boat that caught fire Sunday night and sank at the Bethel Island Marina, a Contra Costa ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 11, 20210

Crime

Amid calls for police reform, task force invites public input in ‘reimagining public safety’

Oakland city officials are seeking public input on improving public safety through the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, which was created amid efforts ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 11, 20210

Coronavirus

Organization offers Albany residents free rides to Golden Gate Fields vaccination appointments

Albany seniors and residents with physical disabilities can get free rides to vaccination appointments at Golden Gate Fields, a transportation provider said Wednesday. Easy ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 11, 20210

Education

Board votes to change Lowell High School admission standards, notes need for ‘culture shift’

The San Francisco Board of Education voted on Tuesday 5-2 in favor of changing the admissions process at Lowell High School from an ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 10, 20210

Coronavirus

Researchers find state’s first South African variant cases in two Bay Area counties

Genomics researchers at Stanford University have confirmed California’s first two cases of the South African coronavirus variant in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 10, 20210

Crime

Sheriff’s officials say 15-year-old fabricated Lucas Valley assault story

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office says a report of a man grabbing a 15-year-old girl while she was jogging in the Lucas Valley ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 10, 20210

Crime

DA charges San Jose man in preschool burglaries, tortoise attack

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged a San Jose man for repeatedly breaking into a preschool and for an attack ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 10, 20210

East Bay

County supes vote to demolish 1903 Martinez jail

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously decided Tuesday to demolish the old county jail — which has been on the site ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 9, 20210

Crime

Two robbery suspects make off with prescription pills

Two suspects forced their way into a store on San Francisco’s Ocean Avenue on Monday afternoon and made off with prescription medication, according ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 9, 20210

News

Caltrans to shut down portion of Highway 101 over weekend

Caltrans will be implementing a full closure of U.S. Highway 101 this weekend in Palo Alto for construction related to a pedestrian and ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 9, 20210

Coronavirus

MDUSD to discuss status of school reopening plans in virtual meeting

The Mount Diablo Unified School District Governing Board on Wednesday will discuss the status of plans to reopen schools in the district that ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 8, 20210

Law

Widow of pedestrian killed near Lake Merced turns attention to ‘political reform’

A pedestrian who died in a collision involving multiple vehicles last week along Lake Merced Boulevard in San Francisco has been identified by ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 8, 20210

East Bay

Man missing after boat catches fire, sinks at Bethel Island Marina

A man is unaccounted for after a boat caught fire and sank at the Bethel Island Marina overnight, an East Contra Costa Fire ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 8, 20210

Coronavirus

Tier, vaccine access at core of tentative SF school reopening agreement

The San Francisco Unified School District took a major step Saturday toward reopening schools by reaching a tentative agreement with a group of ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 7, 20210

Crime

Police say abducted children found with stolen vehicle in Bayview District

San Francisco police confirmed early Sunday morning that the two children who were abducted Saturday evening have been found. An Amber Alert was issued ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 7, 20210

Crime

Pickup truck driver injures teen on dirt bike in Saturday hit-and-run

Antioch police are searching for a driver who struck a teenager in a hit-and-run collision in Saturday evening. Officers responded to the 2400 block ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 7, 20210

Coronavirus

SF school district, unions resume negotiations over school reopening plans

Unions representing San Francisco Unified School District employees said on Friday they’re resuming negotiations with the district over returning to in-person learning, but ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 6, 20210

East Bay

Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood suffers ‘devastating’ loss in community center fire

A busy community center in Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood that serves thousands of meals every week to people in need was gutted by a ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 6, 20210

Crime

Suspect faces nearly a dozen charges in fatal hit-and-run, eight-vehicle collision

Police in San Francisco have arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision Thursday morning near San Francisco State University. According to ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 5, 20210

Coronavirus

Cal/OSHA fines San Quentin State Prison for violations in Covid-19 outbreak

Cal/OSHA fined San Quentin State Prison nearly $421,880 for its coronavirus outbreak, the largest fine the state’s workplace safety agency has levied for ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 5, 20210

Crime

Police say signs of child abuse led to parents’ arrest in death of 5-week-old infant

The mother and father of a 5-week-old infant were arrested Thursday in connection with the death of the child, police said. Ray Ray Darn, ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 5, 20210

News

Fire engulfs garbage truck on northbound Highway 101

Crews are at the scene of a garbage truck fire Friday morning on U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco near the Cesar Chavez ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 5, 20210

Coronavirus

State’s largest vaccination site opens next week at Levi’s Stadium

The largest Covid-19 vaccination site in the state is opening at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara early next week, officials said Friday. Santa Clara ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 5, 20210

Crime

Police seek suspect who assaulted three people in Chinatown Sunday

Oakland police are asking for help Thursday afternoon to identify a man suspected in three assaults in the city’s Chinatown. A rise in assaults ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 4, 20210

Beyond SFBay

Supreme Court takes two Trump-era cases for border wall, immigration process off calendar

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday granted motions filed by President Joe Biden’s administration to remove from the argument calendar two controversial Trump-era ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 4, 20210

Crime

Two males break into elderly woman’s home with crowbar, leave her uninjured

Suspects armed with a crowbar broke into an elderly woman’s home in San Francisco’s Crocker-Amazon neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon and stole several items, ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 4, 20210

Bay Area

Snowpack still below average despite winter storms

The state’s Department of Water Resources conducted a manual snow survey at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday and results indicate ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 4, 20210

Crime

Police identify Seaside man, 21, as armed mall suspect

San Jose police have identified a 21-year-old man who was arrested after he allegedly talked on social media about “shooting up” a mall ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 4, 20210

East Bay

Collision shuts down Mission Boulevard in both directions

Mission Boulevard in Fremont is closed in both directions Thursday morning due to a traffic collision, police said. Police issued an alert shortly after ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 4, 20210

Coronavirus

Oakland Coliseum to host mass vaccination site under state, federal partnership

The state of California plans to launch a pilot partnership with federal officials to establish a community Covid-19 vaccination site at the Oakland ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 3, 20210

Food & Drinks

SF increases access to clean water with 12 new drink tap stations

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday announced the installation of 12 new drink tap stations around the city’s Tenderloin, Bayview and ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 3, 20210

Crime

FBI, Oakland Crime Stoppers offer $30,000 reward in 2018 fatal shooting case

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects responsible for a man’s death three years ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 3, 20210

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