Man Charged With 4 Felonies In Danville, San Ramon Robbery Crime SpreeProsecutors in Contra Costa County have charged a man with multiple felonies in connection with a crime spree in Danville and San Ramon last week.
Travel Surges At Oakland Airport Over Thanksgiving, Reaches 77.5% Of Pre-Pandemic LevelThe number of travelers departing Oakland International Airport more than doubled this Thanksgiving holiday week compared with last year, airport officials said Tuesday.
OPD: 'Violent Robbery Caravans' Confronting Police On Oakland StreetsCiting gunshots fired twice at officers over the weekend, Oakland Police Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong voiced concerns Tuesday over the firepower being displayed by 'violent robbery caravans' that were committing crimes in the East Bay city.
Scott Peterson Moved From Death Row To San Mateo County JailScott Peterson, whose death sentence for murder of his wife Laci and the couple's unborn child has been overturned, has been transferred from San Quentin's Death Row to San Mateo County jail to await a hearing next week on his resentencing.
Supply Chain Issues: How Are Global Shortages Affecting Local Customers?The supply chain is the series of steps that brings a product to a customer, but bottlenecks across the entire network are creating shortages, delays and higher prices.
9th Circuit Court Upholds California Ban On High-Capacity MagazinesThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned two lower court judges and upheld California’s ban on high-capacity magazines Tuesday in a split decision that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.
San Francisco And Peninsula News
Elderly Man Fatally Struck By Motorist In San Francisco's BayviewAn elderly man was struck and killed by a vehicle in San Francisco's Bayview District early Monday morning, police said Tuesday.
Daly City Police Searching for 2 Suspects in Recent Serramonte Center Macy's RobberyPolice in Daly City have released photos of two suspects in two recent thefts from Macy's Department store in the Serramonte Center mall.
Man Struck By Gunfire While Walking On San Francisco Tenderloin Street A 22-year-old man was recovering from gunshot wounds Tuesday after he was struck by gunfire while walking in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.
East Bay News
OPD: 'Violent Robbery Caravans' Confronting Police On Oakland StreetsCiting gunshots fired twice at officers over the weekend, Oakland Police Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong voiced concerns Tuesday over the firepower being displayed by 'violent robbery caravans' that were committing crimes in the East Bay city.
Bay Area Startup Sets Sights On Developing 'Perpetually Flying Drone'A Bay Area startup has set its sights on developing a “perpetually flying drone”, that can stay airborne for days, or even weeks at a time, by using artificial intelligence to detect rising air thermals.
COVID Omicron: Rush To Vaccinate In East Bay As New Variant EmergesA vaccination clinic in Contra Costa County on Monday took new urgency as health officials worldwide are monitoring the spread of the newly-discovered Omicron variant.
Entertainment
Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Legend, Dead at 91Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, a legend in American musical theater, has died, his representative confirmed to CBS News. He was 91.
On-Duty Fire Crews Celebrate Thanksgiving With Their Work FamiliesThousands of first responders were working on Thanksgiving Day, spending the holiday away from their families but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t time to celebrate.
South Bay Families Welcome Return of In-Home Thanksgiving GatheringsFamilies across the country are grateful to be able to gather in person on Thanksgiving for the first time since the pandemic began.
Costumed Thrash-Metal Favorites Ghoul Headline Great American FridayThe Bay Area's own thrash-metal equivalent of Gwar, long-running bloody hooded cannibal rockers Ghoul bring their theatrical shenanigans to the Great American Music Hall on Friday for this show featuring Deathgrave, Captured! By Robots and Mutilated Tongue.
Experimental Punk Artists Team for Show at Great American Music HallA noted noise-punk pioneer and writer returns to the Bay Area with her latest music project when the Lydia Lunch Retrovirus joins celebrated local avant-rock band Oxbow and explosive punk power trio Victims Family at the Great American Music Hall Saturday night.
Bay Area Thrash-Metal Titans Share the Stage at the Fox TheaterThree legendary thrash-metal bands who survived catching COVID on tour together last year bring their "The Bay Strikes Back" show to Oakland as Testament, Exodus and Death Angel share the Fox Theater stage Saturday.
Health
California Prisons Now Limiting Medical Parole To Only Those In VentilatorsA new California policy could send dozens of quadriplegic, paraplegic or otherwise permanently incapacitated inmates from nursing homes back to state prisons.
COVID Omicron: Rush To Vaccinate In East Bay As New Variant EmergesA vaccination clinic in Contra Costa County on Monday took new urgency as health officials worldwide are monitoring the spread of the newly-discovered Omicron variant.
Theranos Trial: Elizabeth Holmes Describes Relationship With COO Sunny Balwani, Alleges AbuseIn her fourth day on the witness stand, former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Monday described how her relationship with boyfriend and business partner Sunny Balwani was abusive.
850 Additional Parking Spaces To Open At Antioch BART StationHundreds of additional parking spaces will open at the Antioch BART station on Tuesday, as the agency seeks to welcome more riders from Eastern Contra Costa County as offices reopen.
California Gold Rush Town Typifies Labor-Shortage Plight Vexing BusinessesBusinesses struggled to get through the Great Recession with minimal staff after low demand forced them to lay off workers. The opposite is playing out in the pandemic.
COVID: Expert Says New Omicron Coronavirus Variant Likely Already in U.S.While no cases have been discovered in the United States, a UCSF infectious disease expert believes the variant first identified in South Africa is already here.
