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Governor takes on fur industry, circus acts in package of animal welfare bills
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills targeting animal cruelty, including the nation’s first state ban on the sale of new fur products. The prohibition on...Read More
County clerks offer couples ‘scare-amony’ Halloween weddings
Nothing says “I love you, let’s make it official” like being married by a zombie or the Little Mermaid. That’s why the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder is once again...Read More
Concord pastor, visiting archbishop die in collision with tractor-trailer truck
A Concord pastor and a visiting archbishop were killed Thursday in a car crash in Colusa County, the Diocese of Oakland said Saturday. Father Mathew Vellankal, pastor of St....Read More
Registration deadline nears for San Mateo County November election
The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 consolidated municipal, school and special district election in San Mateo County is Oct. 21, Chief Elections Officer Mark...Read More
Governor signs 15 gun bills aimed at restraining orders, sales, ‘ghost guns’
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slew of legislation on Friday to tighten California’s gun laws, including new restrictions on restraining orders, sales and “ghost guns.” In all, Newsom signed...Read More
As power returns to most of Bay, 200,000 customers across state remain dark
Nearly 200,000 PG&E customers in California remain without power on Friday afternoon as the utility works to restore service after widespread intentional shutoffs to prevent wildfires, PG&E officials said....Read More
Fire destroys home, displaces three near Sebastopol
A fire displaced three men from a single-story residence west of Sebastopol in rural Sonoma County on Friday morning, Gold Ridge Fire Protection District Chief Shepley Schroth-Cary said. A...Read More
I-580 lanes reopen after crash involving vehicle, big-rig near Altamont Pass
All lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 580 near the Altamont Pass reopened Friday morning after a multi-vehicle wreck spread debris all over the roadway, according to the California Highway...Read More
Nearly 30 years later, man pleads guilty to murder of 14-year-old girl
A Castroville man has pleaded guilty to the 1990 murder of a teenager and the attempted kidnapping in 1993 of another teenager, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced...Read More
Morgan Hill Caltrain station loses power, causes Clipper woes
The Morgan Hill Caltrain station lost power during PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff Thursday morning, Caltrain said. After first believing the power shutoff would not affect the train system,...Read More
Five-acre Guadalupe Canyon fire at 50 percent containment
Fire crews have a 5-acre brush fire on San Bruno Mountain 50 percent contained Thursday afternoon, according to the North County Fire Authority. The fire in the Guadalupe Canyon...Read More
Berkeley gas leak prompts partial San Pablo Avenue closure
The 2700 block of San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley is closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic while the Berkeley Fire Department investigates a gas line leak on Thursday...Read More
Two Contra Costa men in custody on suspicion of multi-state auto theft ring
Two Contra Costa County men have been arrested in connection with a multi-state auto theft ring targeting luxury vehicles, according to the California Highway Patrol. Melvin Zachery, from Bay...Read More
Crews rein in Merrill Fire to 80 percent containment
Evacuations have been lifted in the area of the Merrill Fire in Moraga, where about 140 structures had been threatened by the fire early Thursday morning, according to Contra...Read More
BART recovers from morning delay caused by person on tracks
BART service is resuming on the Antioch line Thursday morning after trains were delayed because of an unauthorized person on the tracks near the Lafayette station. The transit agency...Read More
Five schools close Thursday in Contra Costa County hills
PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff has prompted four East Bay elementary schools and one high school to close on Thursday, according to the Contra Costa County Office of Education....Read More
Morgan Hill enforces curfew during power shutoff
The city of Morgan Hill will enact a curfew for residents once power goes out in parts of the city during the PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff. Originally planned...Read More
Santa Clara County union workers hold, grow strike line on Day 7
After a week of strikes, workers walking off the job with Service Employees International Union Local 521 on Wednesday targeted the County Government Center in San Jose. Since last...Read More