Officer, Suspect Hurt After Unmarked Police Car Slams Into Bus StopTwo people were reportedly injured, one in critically, after a police car allegedly jumped the curb and crashed into a bus stop.
Surveillance Video Helps Woman Find Heirloom Wedding RingSurveillance video helped an East Bay woman track down a precious family heirloom – her wedding ring.
Gunman In Silver Mercedes Shoots Car Traveling On Highway 4 In AntiochA near miss by a gunman on Highway 4 in Antioch is leaving one driver thankful he survived.
Alameda Landlord Under Fire After Serving Eviction Notice To Holocaust SurvivorDemonstrators rallied in Alameda on Saturday afternoon to keep a Holocaust survivor from being evicted from his apartment.
G7: Digital Tax, Wine Tariffs Hot Topics At Trump, Macron Working LunchA French diplomat says President Emmanuel Macron tried to reduce the pressure exerted by U.S. President Donald Trump over a new digital services tax the country is imposing on internet giants.
Democrats Quash Climate Debate Push From Activists in San FranciscoThe Democratic National Committee is quashing a push from climate activists and some national party members who want a 2020 presidential primary debate devoted exclusively to the climate crisis.
San Francisco And Peninsula News
Democrats Quash Climate Debate Push From Activists in San FranciscoThe Democratic National Committee is quashing a push from climate activists and some national party members who want a 2020 presidential primary debate devoted exclusively to the climate crisis.
$400,000 in State Funds for S.F. Rec and Parks to Benefit Seniors and SnakesKids, seniors and snakes will be among those who benefit from an influx of state funding to the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, city officials announced Friday.
San Francisco Could See 27,000 E-Scooters On Streets If All Applicants Are LicensedEleven e-scooter companies have applied for permits to operate in the city of San Francisco and each operator could add up to 2,500 scooters to the streets.
East Bay News
Gunman In Silver Mercedes Shoots Car Traveling On Highway 4 In AntiochA near miss by a gunman on Highway 4 in Antioch is leaving one driver thankful he survived.
Alameda Landlord Under Fire After Serving Eviction Notice To Holocaust SurvivorDemonstrators rallied in Alameda on Saturday afternoon to keep a Holocaust survivor from being evicted from his apartment.
Racist Graffiti Again Found at Diablo Valley College Campus in Pleasant HillCampus police are investigating yet another case of racist vandalism at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill.
Entertainment
Noisy Post-Punk Band Plays The KnockoutNoisy, blues-tinged local punk band Musk headlines the Knockout Thursday night with like-minded SF acts Blank Square and the Tunnel.
Los Angeles Opera Investigating Placido Domingo Harassment Claims After San Francisco Cancels ConcertLos Angeles Opera says it will immediately open a ‘thorough and independent investigation’ into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the company’s general director.
Local Punk Vet Releases New EP With Songwriting Side ProjectGuitarist and main songwriter for local punk-rock veterans the Grannies, Doug "Sluggo" Cawley brings his stripped-down, roots-rock songwriter project REQ'D to the Starry Plough in Berkeley Saturday night.
Intergalactic Surf-Punk Band Returns To Bay AreaOne of the most entertaining, theatrical sci-fi garage-surf bands to emerge during the '90s, Man Or Astro-Man? returns to the Bay Area for this show at the Cornerstone in Berkeley Thursday night.
German Power Trio Kadavar Returns To Bottom Of The HillGerman hard-rock favorites Kadavar play their first Bay Area show in four years when they headline the Bottom of the Hill Friday night with like-minded local bands Older Sun and Psychic Hit.
Jazz Powerhouses Bring Tandem Tour To Berkeley's Greek TheatreTwo of the leading lights of modern jazz world bring their co-headlining tour to Berkeley Friday when piano legend Herbie Hancock and rising saxophonist giant Kamasai Washington play the Greek Theatre.
Health
Lawmaker Shoved By Anti-Vaccine Protester Says Facebook Should Remove VideoA California state senator is criticizing Facebook for refusing to remove a video of an anti-vaccine protester shoving him in the back.
Reduction In Opioid Prescriptions Credited For Lowering Number Of Marin County OverdosesDrug overdose deaths in Marin County fell between 2013 and 2018 because doctors and clinicians were writing fewer prescriptions for opioid painkillers, county public health officials said Wednesday.
Santa Rosa Doctor Pleads Not Guilty In Opioid Prescription DeathsA Santa Rosa doctor pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Sonoma County Superior Court to the second-degree murder of four patients by allegedly prescribing dangerously high levels of addictive opioids and narcotics to them in 2016 and 2017.
Band Whose Music Was Halted by Gilroy Gunman Returns to Stage to Benefit VictimsA Bay Area classic-rock band that was playing at the Gilroy Garlic Festival when shots suddenly rang out returned to the stage for the first time since the mass shooting.
Study: Social Media Use May Harm Teens' Mental Health By Disrupting Positive ActivitiesSocial media use has been linked to depression, especially in teenage girls. But a new study argues that the issue may be more complex than experts think.
Stanford Blood Center In Urgent Need Of Donations, Offers RewardStanford Blood Center is in urgent need of blood donations and will reward donors with a coupon for a free Jersey Mike's sub, center officials said.
