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California’s $1.7M Smash-and-Grab Thieves Sentenced
One year after a summer spree of smash-and-grab robberies rattled Los Angeles-area retailers, the thieves involved have been wrangled and brought to justice.California Brands Remain Skeptical of 'Landmark, First-in-the-Country' Textile Recycling Bill California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced at a press conference Tuesday that eight people involved in robberies at retail stores between May 11, 2023 and Aug. 23, 2023—including a highly-publicized flash mob at a Topanga Nordstrom which saw $300,000 in merchandise pilfered in a single afternoon—have been slapped with hefty prison sentences. Another defendant also pled guilty and will be sentenced at a later date. Law enforcement brought 25 felony...
Novato homeless encampment burns; police ask for help
July 30, 2024 – Early this morning, around 3:30AM, Novato Police Officers and Novato Fire District Personnel responded to a fire within the temporary encampment at Lee Gerner Park. The fire spread quickly, burning several tents, the perimeter fence, and the large tree in the center of camp. Novato Fire swiftly contained and extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading to nearby businesses or the Novato Creek. Residents were evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported due to the fire. Novato Police Department and Novato Fire District are actively investigating this incident as arson.
Customer robs North Bay ride-hailing driver with BB gun: sheriff
(KRON) — A 21-year-old man was arrested Saturday after authorities said he robbed a ride-hailing driver at gunpoint after reaching his destination in El Verano, west of Sonoma. Sonoma County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at 9:45 p.m. to a report of a robbery near Riverside Drive and Kelsey Court. Authorities learned that a ride-hailing driver […]
No family found, Santa Rosa’s ‘Amazing Grace’ to be laid to rest by friends, neighbors
Friends are rallying to help cover the cost of cremation for a woman who for years made her home in a Santa Rosa park, earning not the ire of her neighbors, but their affection. Ellyn Grace Cole, who went publicly by the name Grace Davis, died June 26 in Steele Lane Park where she lived unhoused, but under the watchful protection of her neighbors, for nearly four years. She was 59. County ...
The famed diner that never closes abruptly shutters
The Silver Crest Donut Shop, whose red neon sign has boasted “We never close” for as long as fans of 24-hour doughnuts can remember, is no more. A Facebook post from early Tuesday morning shows that the diner on Bayshore Boulevard along the eastern edge of Bernal Heights has been boarded up. The phone line has been disconnected.
Inspired by the doctor who saved his finger, a Kelseyville baseball standout is heading to medical school
Noah Lyndall’s path to medical school has not been a straight line. There have been twists and detours, struggles and successes. But last week, there was Lyndall, 26, getting his white coat in a ceremony at UC Davis Medical School, marking the start of his yearslong med school journey and making official what everyone around Lyndall has known for years: He’s going to be a doctor. The road to ...
American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter Honors Volunteers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. — The American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter honored local residents and community partners at the annual Chapter Awards and Recognition Event, “Honoring All Stars”, held at Wilder Art and Garden Center in Orinda, CA. This year’s theme was a tribute to the tremendous...
World’s largest dam removal project nears completion
The dam removal project began in 2020 along the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border. The watershed supports one of the largest salmon runs in the country; however, dam construction since 1918 has hindered the fish population.
Boosted battery fleet on California's energy grid withstands summer heat so far
SACRAMENTO – The month of July has been the hottest one on record for the city of Sacramento, but California's power grid has been holding up just fine thanks to bolstering up its battery supply.CEO and President of California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) Elliot Maincer said even though it has been scorching hot in Sacramento, it has not been hot everywhere across the state all at once, which may have been helping the energy grid's performance. Cal-ISO brought on 11,600 megawatts of new clean resources since the system seemed to waver in 2022. In 2022, Cal-ISO issued 11 flex alerts....
Park Fire jeopardizing 1 of California's most iconic fish: 'This species could blink out'
California's fifth largest wildfire is encroaching on some of the last strongholds for imperiled salmon, with potentially devastating consequences for a species already on the brink.The explosive Park Fire has spread into the Mill and Deer Creek watersheds in Tehama County, which are two of the three remaining creeks where wild, independent populations of spring-run Chinook, a threatened species, still spawn in the Central Valley.If the Park Fire climbs to higher altitudes, federal and state officials said it could strike the final deathblow to the region's spring-run salmon, which are already at risk of extinction."It's really concerning. It's really sad....
University of California president to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, campus protests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The president of the University of California announced Wednesday he would step down after five years of leading one of the nation’s largest public university systems through the coronavirus pandemic, labor strikes and campus protests. Michael V. Drake, the first Black person to serve in the role in the system’s more than 150-year history, said he would step down at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. He called serving in the post “the honor of a lifetime.” “I am immensely proud of what the UC community has accomplished,” Drake said in a statement. “At...
California DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraud
(Reuters) - California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain technology in a bid to detect fraud and smoothen the title transfer process, the agency's technology partners exclusively told Reuters on Tuesday.
What’s new in the Emergency Department at Sonoma Valley Hospital
MDs Pictured L to R: Faramaz Mottalei, Andrew Nothmann, Nicholas Lopez, Andrew Fenton, Tim Smith, Seric Cusick, Nick Sawyer. In August of last year Sonoma Valley Hospital began staffing the Emergency Department with a new, highly skilled group of emergency physicians. CEO John Hennelly contracted the Napa Valley Emergency Medical...
Video: Calif. firefighters drive through wildfire flames
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The Santa Rosa Fire Department joined the fight against the Park Fire near Chico over the weekend sharing video of what they saw as they returned from a rest period. Posted to the Instagram page of Santa Rosa Fire Fighters IAFF L1401, the video shows...