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4 Killed in Foggy Central Valley Plane CrashThe Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says four people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed in heavy fog minutes after takeoff from a Visalia airport Saturday evening.
SF Civic Center BART Station Reopens After 2-Hour Closure Sunday MorningBART's Civic Center station reopened late Sunday morning, about two hours after it was closed due to a medical incident, officials said.
Fog Advisory In Place Across Northern CaliforniaThe National Weather Service issued a fog advisory for several parts of the region until noon Sunday.
Shoppers Welcome Heighten Police Presence In Downtown Walnut Creek Shoppers strolling along Walnut Creek's downtown business district Saturday night voiced an added sense of security as additional police and sheriff's deputies patrolled the area to combat organized smash-and-grab retail thefts.
Long Lines Form Outside San Mateo Event Center COVID-19 Vaccination SiteLines of cars filled with people hoping to get a COVID booster shot or a vaccination dose for their children formed along the streets surrounding the San Mateo Event Center Saturday.
King Tide Flooding on SF Waterfront Foreshadows Future Climate Change NormThe king tide returned to the Bay Area, peaking on Saturday morning.
North Bay Organizations Unite for Holiday Toy DriveCOVID-19 has changed the way holiday toy drives operate but one effort in the North Bay is using the lessons learned from the pandemic to reach more kids than ever.
Palo Alto Launches Response Team for People Experiencing Mental Health CrisesCity officials in Palo Alto announced on Friday the launch of its Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, which pairs Palo Alto police officers with licensed mental health clinicians to serve people experiencing mental health crises.
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Holiday Safety: More police were patrolling the streets of downtown Walnut Creek Saturday nightThe Contra Costa County Sheriff's deputies started this weekend to patrol the shopping district in addition to Walnut Creek police in an effort to combat organized retail thefts.
King Tide Flooding Foreshadows Future Climate Change NormThe king tide returned to the Bay Area, peaking on Saturday morning. Max Darrow reports from San Francisco. (12-4-21)
USF Dons Coach Aims HighThe USF Dons basketball team is 8-0 for the first time since 1976-1977. Coach Todd Golden aims to get this program into the Big Dance for the first time this millennium. Charlie Walter reports. (12-4-21)
COVID Omicron
Long Lines Form Outside San Mateo Event Center COVID-19 Vaccination SiteLines of cars filled with people hoping to get a COVID booster shot or a vaccination dose for their children formed along the streets surrounding the San Mateo Event Center Saturday.
Officials: Marin County Parents Knowingly Sent Child To School With COVID; 75 Students Quarantined An outbreak at a Conte Madera elementary school began after parents knowingly sent their COVID-19 positive child and a sibling to school last month in violation of isolation and quarantine rules.
UPDATE: Alameda County Omicron Variant Outbreak Victims Attended Wisconsin Wedding Last Weekend At least five people in Alameda County who attended a wedding in Wisconsin last week have been diagnosed with the omicron variant, health authorities announced Friday.
Smash And Grab Robberies
Shoppers Welcome Heighten Police Presence In Downtown Walnut Creek Shoppers strolling along Walnut Creek's downtown business district Saturday night voiced an added sense of security as additional police and sheriff's deputies patrolled the area to combat organized smash-and-grab retail thefts.
Guilty Pleas In Huge Bay Area Retail Theft Ring; Ringleader Gets 6-Year Prison TermFive people have pleaded guilty in one of the largest retail theft ring busts in California history.
South Bay Retailer Shutters Store in Response to Smash-and-Grab Crime WaveA longtime San Jose business owner has cleared out his shop and closed his doors indefinitely amid a spate of brazen retail robberies across the Bay Area.
CBSN Bay Area Interviews
First Confirmed U.S. Case of Omicron Variant Detected in San FranciscoKPIX 5's Len Kiese asks Dr. Karin Shavelson with Marin Health if the COVID-19 Omicron variant is any more transmissible than the Delta variant, and how concerned we should be here in the Bay Area
SF Conservatory Of Music Hosts Grammy's Listening EventThe SFCM hosted the Recording Academy ahead of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. KPIX 5's Len Kiese talked to Executive Director of SFCM, Taurin Barrera, about how they conservatory was utilized.
Tech Giants Face Growing Pressure to Protect Children OnlineSeveral world leaders are calling on Silicon Valley to do a better job at protecting children online. KPIX 5's Amanda Starrantino talks with the San Francisco Consul General of France, Frederic Jung, about regulation of the tech industry
San Francisco & Peninsula News
Police Officers Denied Service At San Francisco Restaurant Triggering Negative Reviews, Social Media BacklashA San Francisco restaurant drew a flurry of negative reviews and hash criticism on social media Saturday evening once word got out that it had turned away three uniformed San Francisco police officers from a meal because their weapons made employees uncomfortable.
SF Civic Center BART Station Reopens After 2-Hour Closure Sunday MorningBART's Civic Center station reopened late Sunday morning, about two hours after it was closed due to a medical incident, officials said.
Fog Advisory In Place Across Northern CaliforniaThe National Weather Service issued a fog advisory for several parts of the region until noon Sunday.
East Bay News
Shoppers Welcome Heighten Police Presence In Downtown Walnut Creek Shoppers strolling along Walnut Creek's downtown business district Saturday night voiced an added sense of security as additional police and sheriff's deputies patrolled the area to combat organized smash-and-grab retail thefts.
Yuba County Agency Mulls Water Shipments to Bay Area CountiesA Northern California water agency wants to take a big step toward helping counties in danger of going dry.
UPDATE: Alameda County Omicron Variant Outbreak Victims Attended Wisconsin Wedding Last Weekend At least five people in Alameda County who attended a wedding in Wisconsin last week have been diagnosed with the omicron variant, health authorities announced Friday.
South Bay News
Palo Alto Launches Response Team for People Experiencing Mental Health CrisesCity officials in Palo Alto announced on Friday the launch of its Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, which pairs Palo Alto police officers with licensed mental health clinicians to serve people experiencing mental health crises.
South Bay Retailer Shutters Store in Response to Smash-and-Grab Crime WaveA longtime San Jose business owner has cleared out his shop and closed his doors indefinitely amid a spate of brazen retail robberies across the Bay Area.
Small San Jose Merchants Worry About Being Next Targets For Smash-And-Grab RobbersThe recent surge of smash-and-grab robberies in the Bay Area has businesses on edge. But one group of merchants are concerned about being easy targets for the next robbery.
North Bay News
North Bay Organizations Unite for Holiday Toy DriveCOVID-19 has changed the way holiday toy drives operate but one effort in the North Bay is using the lessons learned from the pandemic to reach more kids than ever.
Officials: Marin County Parents Knowingly Sent Child To School With COVID; 75 Students Quarantined An outbreak at a Conte Madera elementary school began after parents knowingly sent their COVID-19 positive child and a sibling to school last month in violation of isolation and quarantine rules.
Porsche Theft Suspect Arrested On Docked Cruise Ship; Three Bay Area Chop Shops BustedA Marin County resident, wanted in connection for allegedly stealing classic Porsches in the Petaluma area, was taken into custody on a cruise ship docked in San Francisco, an arrest that has led to the discovery of illegal chop shops in Sonoma County and San Francisco.
Bay Area Sports
Late Rally Fizzles, Warriors Fall to Spurs 112-107The San Antonio Spurs held off a furious rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 112-107 on Saturday night.
Warriors End Suns’ Win Streak at 18 With 118-96 VictoryStephen Curry bounced back from one of the worst shooting nights of his career and scored 23 points and the Warriors convincingly ended the Suns’ 18-game winning streak with a 118-96 victory on Friday night.
Strome Scores as Rangers Beat Sharks 1-0The New York Rangers beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 Friday night for their fifth straight win.