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East Palo Alto To Receive About $7M In Federal COVID-19 Recovery FundingThe city of East Palo Alto will receive about $7 million in federal funding to aid with COVID-19 recovery efforts.
San Jose Mom Samantha Rodriguez Waives Extradition In Son's Murder Case; Returning To Las VegasSamantha Moreno Rodriguez, the San Jose mother accused of killing her young son and leaving his body near a trail outside of Las Vegas has waived extradition and will return to Nevada after her arrest earlier this month in Colorado.
Bay Area, NorCal Heatwave May Break Records; 'Potentially Life-Threating' Central Valley TempsBay Area cities were headed toward the hottest temperatures of the year - some possibly of all-time - as a peak of a heatwave descended on the region.
2-Day Search For Mendocino Man Wanted In Shootout With Deputies, Multiple Burglaries Ends Without ArrestAuthorities in Mendocino County called off a search for a suspected serial burglar who was involved in a shootout with deputies last month after the sheriff's office said he was connected to another burglary this week.
'Why Would Something Like This Happen To Me?' 94-Year-Old Anh 'Peng' Taylor Recovering After Shocking SF Stabbing AttackRecovering in the hospital following a shocking stabbing attack in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, 94-year-old Anh "Peng" Taylor had a simple question for her niece keeping vigil with her: 'Why would something like this happen to me?'
Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal HolidayPresident Biden on Thursday signed into law a measure that makes June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
Mother Accused Of DUI, Resisting Arrest Following Crash In San BrunoA woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI and resisting arrest following a solo-vehicle crash that injured her two children in San Bruno last week.
16-Year-Old Boy Killed In Horrific Knightsen Crash Wednesday IdentifiedA 16-year-old boy who died in a head-on crash in unincorporated Knightsen on Wednesday evening has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as Brentwood resident Matias Rogers.
TOP VIDEOS
Bay Area, NorCal Heatwave May Break Records: Hot Weather Strains GridBay Area cities were headed toward the hottest temperatures of the year - some possibly of all-time - as a peak of a heatwave descended on the region. Mary Lee and Emily Turner report. (6/17/21)
Extreme Heat Wave Bakes Bay Area, Strains Power GridThursday the Bay Area will see the peak of the heat wave with temperatures soaring to triple districts across the region. Some parts of the Bay Area will go under an excessive heat watch, including East Bay valleys. Emily Turner reports. (6/17/21)
Thursday Morning Weather Forecast with Mary Lee(6/17/21)
Pride 2021
'In the Heights' Delights at First Pride Movie Night at Oracle ParkThis year's Pride Celebration roared into San Francisco Friday evening, punctuated by the rumble of motorcycles from Dykes on Bikes, on the first-ever Pride Movie Night at Oracle Park.
Oracle Park Presents San Francisco Pride Movie NightsOn Friday evening, San Francisco Pride will host the first of two movie nights at Oracle Park.
How San Francisco Artist Gilbert Baker Made The Rainbow Flag An Enduring Symbol Of LGTBQ PrideIn June 1970, gay rights activists gathered at Aquatic Park near Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. About 30 gay men, lesbians, and transgender individuals – then called by the press “hair faeries” - took part in San Francisco’s first Gay Liberation Movement Demonstration.
California Drought 2021
Drought Emergency: Valley Of The Moon Water District, Sonoma Urge Limiting Groundwater Use By 20%As the region faces its second dry year in a row, the Valley of the Moon Water District and the city of Sonoma are asking residents to cut back their water usage by 20 percent.
Drought Emergency: Healdsburg Orders Shutdown Of Outdoor Watering As Lake Mendocino Dries UpResidents of Healdsburg have been ordered shut down all outdoor watering systems as its only source of water begins to dry up amid a worsening drought.
Drought Emergency: State Water Board Orders Reductions In Russian River Minimum Flows, DiversionsThe California State Water Resources Control Board ordered reductions this week on minimum instream flows and diversions from the Russian River as drought conditions worsen in the river's watershed.
COVID-19 California Reopens
Newsom Signs Executive Order On Workplace Pandemic, Mask Rules Following Cal/OSHA VoteCalifornia regulators have approved revised worksite pandemic rules that allow fully vaccinated employees the same freedoms as when they are off the job.
East Palo Alto To Receive About $7M In Federal COVID-19 Recovery FundingThe city of East Palo Alto will receive about $7 million in federal funding to aid with COVID-19 recovery efforts.
Gov. Newsom Promotes COVID Relief for Small Businesses with Alameda VisitGovernor Gavin Newsom on Thursday visited small businesses in Alameda as he continued to promote the financial support the state has made available to business owners hit hard by the pandemic.
San Francisco & Peninsula News
East Palo Alto To Receive About $7M In Federal COVID-19 Recovery FundingThe city of East Palo Alto will receive about $7 million in federal funding to aid with COVID-19 recovery efforts.
Mother Accused Of DUI, Resisting Arrest Following Crash In San BrunoA woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI and resisting arrest following a solo-vehicle crash that injured her two children in San Bruno last week.
Tolls On Highway 101 Express Lanes Between Redwood City, Sunnyvale To Begin At End Of YearDrivers will need a FasTrak toll tag to use the new U.S. Highway 101 express lanes scheduled to open in San Mateo County at the end of 2021.
East Bay News
16-Year-Old Boy Killed In Horrific Knightsen Crash Wednesday IdentifiedA 16-year-old boy who died in a head-on crash in unincorporated Knightsen on Wednesday evening has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as Brentwood resident Matias Rogers.
Gov. Newsom Promotes COVID Relief for Small Businesses with Alameda VisitGovernor Gavin Newsom on Thursday visited small businesses in Alameda as he continued to promote the financial support the state has made available to business owners hit hard by the pandemic.
California Reopens: Downtown Walnut Creek Retailers, Restaurants In Dispute Over Future Of ParkletsCities across the Bay Area have looked for imaginative ways to help restaurants during the pandemic. But on one street in Walnut Creek, the effort has raised the ire of other businesses who say they’ve been pushed completely out of sight.
South Bay News
San Jose NAACP Leader Leaves For Atlanta, Laments Lack Of Opportunities For People Of ColorRev. Jethroe Moore II, a prominent figure and civil rights activist in Silicon Valley, quietly left to begin a new life outside a city he said doesn't take care of people of color.
Driver Charged In Deadly Crash Into San Jose Sports Bar Reportedly Was Having SexA man charged with barreling his pickup truck into a San Jose bar, killing a woman and seriously injuring two other people, was having oral sex at the time, according to court documents.
San Jose Mandates Video Recording Of All Gun Purchases In Wake Of VTA ShootingIn the wake of a workplace mass shooting that claimed the lives of nine transit workers, San Jose officials have passed a new gun law that requires retailers to video record all firearm purchases.
North Bay News
2-Day Search For Mendocino Man Wanted In Shootout With Deputies, Multiple Burglaries Ends Without ArrestAuthorities in Mendocino County called off a search for a suspected serial burglar who was involved in a shootout with deputies last month after the sheriff's office said he was connected to another burglary this week.
Drought Emergency: Valley Of The Moon Water District, Sonoma Urge Limiting Groundwater Use By 20%As the region faces its second dry year in a row, the Valley of the Moon Water District and the city of Sonoma are asking residents to cut back their water usage by 20 percent.
Drought Emergency: Healdsburg Orders Shutdown Of Outdoor Watering As Lake Mendocino Dries UpResidents of Healdsburg have been ordered shut down all outdoor watering systems as its only source of water begins to dry up amid a worsening drought.
Bay Area Sports
Giants Hit 5 Homers, Send Diamondbacks To MLB Record-Tying 22nd Straight Road LossThe Arizona Diamondbacks dropped their 22nd straight road game Wednesday night, matching the 1963 Mets and '43 Philadelphia Athletics for the major league record with a 13-7 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
A's Rally To Sweep Angels, Win 6th StraightRamón Laureano hit a home run and made a homer-robbing catch in his return from the injured list, and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 Wednesday for their sixth straight win.
D-Backs Lose 21st Straight Road Game, Blow 7-Run Lead, SF Wins 9-8Mike Yastrzemski hit a grand slam in the eighth inning that lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 9-8 victory Tuesday night.
