Fecal matter causes alarm at Lovers Point Park beach
Testing at Lovers Point Park beach in Pacific Grove on Monday found evidence of fecal matter in the water, according to the Monterey County Health Department. County officials have...Read More
Bankruptcy judge clears PG&E to pay out $235 million in employee bonuses
A federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco on Tuesday approved a plan by PG&E Co. to pay up to 10,000 employees $235 million in bonuses for their work in...Read More
Hwy 101 car fire causes four-lane closure in Burlingame
Four lanes of northbound U.S. Highway 101 in Burlingame are blocked Tuesday afternoon because of a car fire, officials with the California Highway Patrol said. The lanes were blocked...Read More
Gas leak reported amid Coffey Park reconstruction area
The Santa Rosa Fire Department said a gas leak Tuesday afternoon has closed a street in Coffey Park where homes are under construction following the Tubbs Fire in 2017....Read More
The Sharks forced Game 7 in both an expected and unexpected way
Tomáš Hertl said a Game 7 would happen. So it was only fitting that he delivered.Read More
Mexican folklore gets predictable, boring in ‘The Curse of La Llorona’
If you ever hear someone crying in a pitch-black alley, be smart and just walk the other way. You’ll avoid being in a horror movie.Read More
Theater curtain catches fire, worker hospitalized for smoke inhalation
One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries after a theater curtain caught on fire at San Jose City College Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported at...Read More
Inmates testify about alleged sexual encounter, payoff involving former guard
Two female inmates in a preliminary hearing on Tuesday detailed their account of an illegal threesome they allegedly had last year with a former Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy,...Read More
Commercial truck strikes, kills skateboarder in SF SOMA neighborhood
A commercial truck struck and killed a skateboarder in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The collision was reported at 12:16 p.m. in the...Read More
Police arrest two suspects with $3,000 in stolen tools and methamphetamine
Two men were arrested for allegedly stealing more than $3,000 in tools during an early Monday morning burglary in Milpitas, police said. A security guard at Big Al’s sports...Read More
Sonoma County prepares for fire season with defensible space inspections
Inspectors from Permit Sonoma’s Fire Prevention Division and some local fire protection districts will be conducting hazardous vegetation and combustible materials inspections this spring on 3,500 properties that are...Read More
CalRecycle awards two Bay Area counties with illegal waste cleanup grants
Sonoma and Contra Costa counties are among five counties in the state that will receive a grant to clean up illegally dumped solid waste on farm or ranch properties....Read More
Fire ignites during elevator repair, two workers injured
Two workers suffered burns in a small fire at a building in Palo Alto Tuesday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters first responded to the mixed-use building at Park Boulevard...Read More
City of Oakland, Alameda County clash on potential Coliseum sale
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warned the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning not to sell their half share of the Coliseum complex to the Oakland A’s baseball...Read More
Two female suspects at large after South Beach home invasion, assault
Two women allegedly broke into a man’s home in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood early Tuesday morning and assaulted him before taking items from his home, police said. Around...Read More
Lombard Street toll bill passes committee, moves to assembly floor vote
A state assembly bill proposing motorists reserve a spot and pay a toll before driving down Lombard Street in San Francisco has passed the Assembly Transportation Committee by an...Read More
Mayor Breed to swear in appointed public defender
Newly appointed San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju will be sworn into office by Mayor London Breed on Thursday, according to the Public Defender’s Office. The swearing-in will take...Read More
Driver strikes three dogs on Highway 12, one survives
A motorist struck three dogs, two of which have died, on a freeway on-ramp in Santa Rosa early Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said...Read More