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Kevin Durant Used Three Words To Describe Klay Thompson's Warriors Career
After 13 years with the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson is on to a new chapter of his NBA career after agreeing to a three-year, $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks as part of a sign-and-trade. On Friday, Thompson, who is likely to have his jersey retired by the Warriors, left a ...
San Pablo Police Officers Awarded Life Saving Medal
The San Pablo Police Department recognized two officers who helped save a persons life in May. According to police, on May 15th, 2024, San Pablo Police officers responded to an opioid overdose medical emergency within our community. When Officer Foster and Officer Kobold arrived, they found a 21-year old male who was unresponsive and without a pulse. Officers immediately began lifesaving measures by administering Narcan and CPR, and were able to revive the subject as medical personnel arrived on scene.
Stanford University burn control experiment could help ecosystem, cut fire risk in years to come
There's a new twist on wildfire preparedness here in the Bay Area. It's an experiment at Stanford University, not just to cut the risk this year but potentially cut it in decades to come.On a sunny afternoon, crews guiding a tank-like machine burned a path through the wild grass near the Stanford University dish, kicking off a study that will eventually turn thousands of acres into a living fire lab.Known as the BurnBot, the unit works like a rolling furnace, scorching the ground with a precision that's keeping the controlled burn safe and potentially providing new clues for researchers.MORE:...
California heat: What to expect this weekend; when will the heat wave end
A searing heat wave will continue through much of next week and could bring more days of triple-digit temperatures and dangerous fire conditions, authorities said Saturday. The forecast calls for the above-normal temperatures to stick around through late next week, said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson secures $5M for expansion of Basic Income Pilot Program for Seniors
As the Chair of the Budget Subcommittee on Human Services, Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson announced the allocation of $5 million to expand California’s Basic Income Pilot Program to cover seniors. Across the state, a number of guaranteed income pilot projects have been launched to give money directly to underserved...
California’s Junk Fee Ban No Longer Clashes With Restaurant Fees
Earlier this year, two trends gaining momentum neared a collision in California’s restaurants and bars. One was a statewide ban on junk fees — here defined as anything over and above the items purchased on a particular visit to a shop, hotel or other establishment. The other? The fact that a growing number of restaurants are charging fees in order to pay their staff a living wage or provide them with healthcare. The metaphorical collision in this situation is that California’s government seemed ready to treat restaurant fees as junk fees — which is to say, not allowing bars and restaurants to charge them.
$10 billion green bond measure to appear on November ballots
A $10 billion statewide bond measure that would fund a range of environmental resilience and other projects will appear on the November ballot after the passage this week of a bill to place it before voters.Major projects funded by the bond revenue would include drinking water infrastructure and wildfire prevention.Passed as Senate Bill 867 on Wednesday, it was numbered by the end of the day by Secretary of State Shirley Weber as Proposition 4. It was one of 10 propositions numbered for the statewide ballot in November, including a separate bond measure for K-12 school infrastructure. Prop. 4, formally titled the...
At least 2 injured at Dolores Park hill bomb event
SAN FRANCISCO - Despite clear warnings from the San Francisco Police Department, dozens of skateboarders and spectators turned out for the annual Hill Bomb event at the city's Dolores Park. At least two people were injured during the event, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Officials said both incidents...
San Jose Homeless Motel Transfer Delay Impacts Residents
A San Jose motel riddled with mold and roaches that houses formerly homeless residents is in ownership limbo as a continued slew of problems plague the property no matter who operates it. SureStay, a motel-turned-housing site that provides rooms for older adults and disabled individuals, was supposed to change ownership...
Police Give Public Access To New Crime Statistics Dashboard
The San Jose Police Department made public a crime statistics dashboard based on the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System that captures details on each crime. Viewers can filter by time period and crime type to perform trend analyses, the department said in a press release Friday. "This intelligence application turns...
More road, ramp, and lane closures coming to Northern California
(FOX40.COM) — About one week after Northern California drivers had to deal with various closures along Interstate 5 and Interstate 80, more closures are coming to the region. Various projects by Caltrans are expected to disrupt the daily commute of drivers in Placer, Nevada, Sierra, and Sacramento counties. Those projects include an effort to bring […]
Free fishing day, record heat draw the angling-curious to California waterways
SAN FRANCISCO -- Saturday was the first of the two free fishing days of 2024 in California -- a great time to get out to the water to see if you could make the perfect cast."Fishing remains hugely popular in California. We have such diverse populations. We have the ocean, lakes and rivers," said Peter Tira, spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. "We want to get people outside. We want people to be out in nature."Tira says these are the two days out of the year where you don't need a license to fish in the state."We...
Bay Area songwriter finds platinum success, helps other artists attain dream
A Peninsula woman and platinum-selling songwriter helped along the way by an industry organization is now paying it forward by leading the group and supporting other budding artists. With each lyric Jennifer Adan writes, she paints a picture she hopes will resonate with anyone who listens and strike a chord within herself. "That's kind of what makes this so special is when I can write something that others can relate to and maybe I can put something into words that someone didn't have the words to say," she told CBS News Bay Area. Growing up in San Mateo, she...
FC Olympia visits Bay Area, faces Oakland Soul SC in West Coast Semifinal
After clinching the lone playoff spot for the Northwest Division in unbeaten fashion, the women of FC Olympia are tasked to face the Oakland Soul SC in the Western Conference Semifinal of the 2024 USL W League national playoffs kicking off on Friday, July 5, at the Pioneer Stadium in California State University, East Bay in Hayward, CA.
Sheriff's office IDs drug store security guard shot dead in Fremont last month
FREMONT -- A CVS security guard who was shot and killed last month at a store in Fremont was identified by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office as Abakr Mohamed Amin, a 41-year-old Sacramento resident.The shooting at the store in the Fremont Hub Shopping Center occurred at about 11 p.m. on June 13, when Amin was shot after an argument with someone who came into the store.Amin died at the scene after life-saving measures were unsuccessful.The other person was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds.The homicide remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the shooting can contact the Fremont Police Department at (510) 790-6900. Tips can be reported anonymously by texting "Tip FremontPD' followed by a short message to 888-777 or online at www.fremontpolice.gov/TIP
Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves California amid brutal heat wave and wildfires
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting other states, campaigning for President Joe Biden. This comes on the heels of the presidential debate, which left Americans wondering about Joe Biden's stamina for another term. Many Californians are frustrated with the governor for leaving the state during a brutal heat wave and devastating fires. He's off campaigning for President Biden's re-election, being very vocal about his support. Something Republicans say he's using as a guise to campaign for himself should Biden step aside. "Gov. Newsom has been running a shadow presidential campaign for quite some time," said the chairwoman of the...
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