Livermore Homes Burn Amid Destructive Bay Area Wind Storm
Strong gusts downed power lines all over the Bay Area, toppled several trees and knocked out power to thousands.
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Strong gusts downed power lines all over the Bay Area, toppled several trees and knocked out power to thousands.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Bay Area through 6 p.m. Thursday.
More than 400 PG&E customers are without service Saturday morning in Santa Clara County because of a power outage affecting Morgan Hill and surrounding areas
Nearly 7,000 customers in San Francisco's Western Addition and Haight-Ashbury neighborhoods were briefly without power Thursday morning and almost 300 customers remained in the dark, a PG&E spokesman said.
BART reopened the Downtown Berkeley station Tuesday afternoon after a PG&E power outage closed the station for almost two hours.
Power went out for businesses and residents in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood Thursday afternoon in an outage related to a manhole fire at Folsom and Harriet streets.
Three flights from San Diego to San Francisco International Airport were canceled Friday morning due to a power outage in Southern California, but regular service was resuming now that power has been restored, an airport duty manager said.
An employee at a power substation in southwest Arizona likely caused a massive outage that forced the cancellation of some Bay Area flights.
Fewer than a dozen homes remain without power in East Palo Alto on Friday afternoon after a power surge Thursday night caused an outage.
A seagull flew into two power lines Monday morning, causing an outage that affected about 10,000 residents of the Capitola area, a PG&E spokeswoman said.
San Francisco State University has canceled classes because of a power outage that happened late Monday morning, school officials said.
Power was restored to San Francisco Pacific Gas & Electric customers Friday night after an outage left more than 5,000 in the dark, a utility spokesman said.
Crews were working Friday to reopen blocked roadways, restore power to thousands and repair damage from flooding that forced the evacuation of a Capitola mobile home park.
Yosemite National Park is back open with limited services after being closed for three days when a powerful storm left roads blocked and power lines down.
A power outage left about 27,000 Berkeley PG&E customers without electricity Tuesday, and disrupted service to a pair of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations.
More than 5,000 people were without power Monday morning from outages that left as many as 33,000 customers in the Bay Area in the dark this weekend, a utility spokesman said.
Clearing skies and cold air greeted the Bay Area Friday morning following the latest downpour overnight Thursday, with the anticipation of snow in low-lying areas still in the forecast.
The driver of a stolen vehicle was arrested Thursday morning after he crashed into a power pole in Concord, knocking out power to thousands of PG&E customers, a Concord police lieutenant said.
A power line fell down across a road and caught fire near Oakland Saturday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A stray Valentine's Day balloon drifted into power lines in Concord Monday morning, causing an outage that affected 1,775 customers, a PG&E spokeswoman said.
Heavy winds have brought down tree branches and caused power outages in parts of the East Bay Thursday morning, with gusts up to 50 miles per hour reported.
A bad underground cable was blamed for leaving more than 4,000 PG&E customers in the dark Friday night in and around San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood, a utility spokesman said.
PG&E crews continued to work in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood Sunday morning where about 348 customers have been without power for more than eight hours, a spokeswoman said.
A power outage affected about 15,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley Friday afternoon, but service has since been restored to all customers, a utility spokeswoman said.
An accident involving a cable car in San Francisco on Monday left several passengers with minor injuries, authorities said.
A powerful storm system is expected to bring widespread rain, gusty winds and possible thunderstorms to the Bay Area and Central Coast beginning Tuesday and lasting into early Thursday, forecasters said.
A man who was arrested for allegedly refusing to leave an East Bay casino later died in custody after experiencing an unknown medical emergency, police said.
Teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District began striking Monday after the union and district were not able to reach a deal over the weekend.
At least five people were hospitalized after a shooting in downtown San Jose that took place following the Super Bowl late Sunday night.
An accident involving a cable car in San Francisco on Monday left several passengers with minor injuries, authorities said.
A powerful storm system is expected to bring widespread rain, gusty winds and possible thunderstorms to the Bay Area and Central Coast beginning Tuesday and lasting into early Thursday, forecasters said.
A man who was arrested for allegedly refusing to leave an East Bay casino later died in custody after experiencing an unknown medical emergency, police said.
Teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District began striking Monday after the union and district were not able to reach a deal over the weekend.
At least five people were hospitalized after a shooting in downtown San Jose that took place following the Super Bowl late Sunday night.
An accident involving a cable car in San Francisco on Monday left several passengers with minor injuries, authorities said.
Teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District began striking Monday after the union and district were not able to reach a deal over the weekend.
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In San Francisco on Saturday, a small group gathered for a city hall march to offer their support for billionaires. It drew a crowd of media and opponents and quickly became a spectacle that focused more on satire than substance.
A man who was arrested for allegedly refusing to leave an East Bay casino later died in custody after experiencing an unknown medical emergency, police said.
The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts was filled with sports fans for one of the biggest games of the year, the Super Bowl.
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Three men charged in the 2021 fatal shooting in Oakland of retired Bay Area police Sergeant Kevin Nishita have pleaded no contest ahead of a murder trial, prosecutors announced Friday.
One East Bay school district is putting a limit on the number of AP and honors classes high school students can take, saying they're trying to protect kids' mental health.
At least five people were hospitalized after a shooting in downtown San Jose that took place following the Super Bowl late Sunday night.
Police said officers arrived at the scene and found two men who had been shot at least once. Both died at the scene.
This is the Bay Area's 3rd time hosting the Super Bowl. The first was hosted at Stanford in 1985, with the temperature at kickoff a chilly 53 degrees.
San Jose police said a driver hit and killed a woman who was walking near North Capitol Avenue and Longford Drive on Saturday morning. The driver then left the scene, police said.
While the big game will be played at Levi's Stadium, some businesses in the South Bay say they're only getting a small slice of the economic pie.
A bank employee was among three people arrested in a series of armed home invasion robberies in Marin County of people who had withdrawn large amounts of cash, authorities said.
A man who was arrested on child sexual abuse charges in Illinois is facing additional charges in the San Francisco Bay Area in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a child, police said.
Four suspects remain at large and two were arrested after an armed robbery at a Petaluma jewelry store on Saturday, police said.
A Bay Area environmental group is pushing for more restrictions and protection at one of the largest shale reefs in North America. As part of its proposal to the state, all fishing would be banned.
Yountville Commons will be located adjacent to City Hall at the site of the old Yountville Elementary School, which closed in 2000 because there weren't enough children in the town to keep it open. It will include about 120 affordable homes inside a large new public park.
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Google and Pepsi were among the best ads of the Big Game, while Coinbase and ai.com got failing grades, according to one ranking.
When a fan ran onto the field during the Super Bowl, Patriots player Kyle Williams ran to track him down.
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At least five people were hospitalized after a shooting in downtown San Jose that took place following the Super Bowl late Sunday night.
Police said officers arrived at the scene and found two men who had been shot at least once. Both died at the scene.
San Jose police said a driver hit and killed a woman who was walking near North Capitol Avenue and Longford Drive on Saturday morning. The driver then left the scene, police said.
Three men charged in the 2021 fatal shooting in Oakland of retired Bay Area police Sergeant Kevin Nishita have pleaded no contest ahead of a murder trial, prosecutors announced Friday.
Two men have been arrested as suspects in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in San Jose earlier this week, police said Friday.
The FAA says it is collaborating with the FBI to detect, track and assess unauthorized drone activity at the Super Bowl.
"Right now we have the Wild West. I want to see some rules of the road," said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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A former Google engineer has been convicted on multiple federal charges for stealing the tech giant's trade secrets on artificial intelligence to benefit Chinese companies he secretly worked for, federal prosecutors said.
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Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
Over the years, Dr. Rachel Forer has found plenty of ways to take the sting out of going to the dentist. But no matter how hard she tried, fear had a way of creeping in.
Officials in San Mateo County are the latest in the Bay Area to warn residents to not forage for wild mushrooms, amid a rise in mushroom poisonings that have led to illnesses and even deaths.
The Bay Area's Spare the Air alert has been extended to at least Saturday as a high-pressure system is expected to hang around and impact air quality.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer said she would be willing to cooperate with a House panel's probe if President Trump grants her clemency, and would testify that he is "innocent of any wrongdoing."
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A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
California state Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco announced Wednesday that he is running for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat next year.
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Cassondra Curiel, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, holds a briefing Monday morning on the first day of their teachers' strike, the first labor stoppage in the district since 1979.
On Monday, expect dry conditions. Starting Tuesday, a wet weather pattern returns to the region, with showers continuing into Wednesday. Jessica Burch hat the forecast.
Teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District began striking Monday after the union and district were not able to reach a deal over the weekend. The labor stoppage is the first in SFUSD history in nearly 50 years. Veronica Macias reports.
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