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Police investigate arson at Bay Area Target
San Rafael police are requesting the public’s help in identifying an arsonist who started a trash can fire outside the Target store. Security cameras recorded the arsonist at the store on Shoreline Parkway late Monday night. He used a “flammable accelerant” to burn a small bag of garbage and a cardboard box in a bin outside an exit door, San Rafael police Sgt. Justin Graham said.
San Francisco police seek public's help in locating missing at-risk man
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Authorities are asking for the public's assistance in locating 26-year-old Jose Villalobos, who was last seen in the Fulton/Hyde area. Villalobos is considered at-risk due to possible suicidal ideations, according to the San Francisco Police Department. He was last seen wearing a pink and orange-colored short-sleeved shirt. Described as a Hispanic male, Villalobos stands 5'06'' tall, weighs 220 lbs, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
Mayor London Breed — and entourage — tour Mission businesses
Mayor London Breed’s canary yellow campaign signs preceded her as her entourage made its way down 24th Street today. As they walked, the group – including campaign staff and volunteers holding large posters aloft – visited local businesses in the Mission that had been scouted ahead of time by Joshua Arce, a longtime Breed ally whom the mayor appointed head of workforce development in 2018. Arce is a Mission resident, and unsuccessfully ran for the District 9 supervisor seat in 2016.
Outside Lands announces set times and launch mobile app
It’s time to start planning! The 2024 Outside Lands set times are here and featured in the Outside Lands mobile app. Fans can explore world-class musical offerings as they dart between the festival’s seven stages in Golden Gate Park to catch all of their favorite acts. Those attending can choose from the website or download the festival app for the most up to date, real-time set time information to plan their Outside Lands weekend-long adventure. Download for iOS now and get to work building your schedule, planning your meals from over 100 restaurants, familiarizing yourself with the map (coming soon!) and having all the festival details at your fingerprints. Be sure to turn notifications on so you don’t miss any festival updates! Available for Android soon.
Giants rookie matches Barry Bonds with wild streak
San Francisco Giants rookie Tyler Fitzgerald on Tuesday joined some pretty elite company with his recent home run streak. Fitzgerald entered his team’s contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a home run streak of four games. The Giants shortstop made it five in a row in his first at-bat of Tuesday’s game at Dodger... The post Giants rookie matches Barry Bonds with wild streak appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
VIDEO: CHP and San Ramon Valley Fire Team Up for Swift Rescue of Stranded Hikers Near Mount Diablo
Yesterday, California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division Air Operations were called into service for a rescue mission near Mount Diablo after a 911 call reported two hikers in distress. According to the CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations, the pair was lost and facing a medical emergency on an undisclosed trail.
The Marías dive head first into Fox Theater with ‘The Submarine Tour’
On the first night of their “Submarine Tour,” July 16, the Marías flooded Fox Theater with a wash of rich sounds and soft vocals. The Oakland crowd’s impassioned excitement was matched by the band — the group was clearly eager to show off its new album, Submarine, released less than two months earlier.
Frustrated by school web filters, one teenager created his own
During early COVID lockdowns, a teen worked with his family to raise $1.8 million in venture funding and built a web filter with a team of data scientists and psychologists that he now hopes will help students safely surf the web.
The Crucible may not survive the year, current and former employees say
The Crucible, an artist’s hub and school specializing in welding and fire arts, should be celebrating its 25th anniversary. Instead, former and current employees say the beloved West Oakland organization is suffering from financial mismanagement and teetering on the brink of insolvency. The nonprofit organization has also not filed...
City Council will consider allowing taller, denser housing throughout Berkeley
The Berkeley City Council will consider a proposal Tuesday that would make it easier to build denser housing all of the city’s neighborhoods, taking another step toward implementing its precedent-setting 2021 move to ban single-family zoning in the city. It’s part of a continued push to shape the future...
Berkeley zoning has served for many decades to separate the poor from the rich and whites from people of color
Editors’ note: A version of this story first appeared on Berkeleyside in March 2019. Stored away in the file cabinets of City Hall is a series of binders dating back to 1916. These binders each contain several hundred pages of systematically organized documents in neat legal language. At the back of each section is a map of Berkeley with a small number on each property – R-1, C-1, M. This is Berkeley’s zoning code.
Jason Bircea ’17 Chose UC Berkeley Twice
In community college, Jason Bircea came across UC Berkeley’s English department website and was blown away by a student’s honors thesis on Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go. “I decided I wanted to go to a school that would teach me how to write like that,”...
Hohler, Kerley To Lead Cumulus San Francisco’s Sports Radio
Cumulus Media has made dual programming promotions within its San Francisco Bay Area sports radio brands. Mike Hohler has been elevated from Assistant Program Director to Program Director of three stations, while John Kerley steps into that same APD role. Hohler, who started with Cumulus San Francisco in 2002 as...
Grants Awarded for Bay Area Adaptive Bikeshare Pilots
The MTC Regional Network Management Committee last week approved $200,000 in grants to help fund adaptive bikeshare pilot projects for people with disabilities in five Bay Area cities. Funding has been provided through the One Bay Area Grants (OBAG 3) Climate Initiatives program. A contract with the San Francisco Recreation...
TIMELINE: Hottest day of inland heat wave with advisories and warnings still in effect
Tuesday is day two of three for the Bay Area's inland heat wave and will be the hottest day of the week.The hottest cities reach 100-104 in the afternoon with Moderate to Major heat risk continuing.LIVE: Track real-time temperatures during Bay Area heat waveHeat Advisory and Excessive Heat Warning continue until Wednesday eveningThe Coast remains comfy in the 60s and 70s.Much cooler air arrives Friday.WATCH: Heat wave vs. heat exhaustion - how to tell the differenceMeteorologist Drew Tuma explains the symptoms of heat stroke and heat exhaustion -- and how to tell the difference.VIDEO: Extreme heat dangers and safety tips:...
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