"Like 1.9 million Americans each year, I recently received the dreaded call from my doctor informing me that I had cancer," Garamendi wrote on social media. "I am thankful to have caught this early, and we are confident that I will soon be in remission."
Garamendi, D-Fairfield, is in his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He said he has early-stage multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy and immunotherapy at Kaiser Oncology in Sacramento.
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Fire crews are battling a wildland and structure fire near Covelo estimated to be about 50 acres in far northern Mendocino County, according to Cal Fire. The fire is not contained.
The fire, named the Mina Fire, is northwest of Covelo and was reported around 2:06 p.m. as a structure fire that had spread to the wildland in the 97500 block of Mina Road.
Both Cal Fire and local agencies are responding, including helicopters and air tankers.
The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation warning for the surrounding area, zone MEN-1COV01. Residents can visit mendoready.org to find their evacuation zone and current emergency information.
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A second person lost their life while swimming in the Russian River in Sonoma County over the Independence Day weekend, authorities said.
On Saturday, the sheriff's department received 911 calls around 6:40 p.m. for a possible drowning at Monte Rio Beach. Bystanders were providing CPR to a man pulled from the river when deputies arrived. Emergency responders attempted to save the man, but he died moments later.
The man's name will be released after informing his next-of-kin.
The death comes a day after the body of Nasoni Tuitoga, 28, of Santa Rosa, was found. Tuitoga was reported missing while swimming near Villa Grande, an unincorporated community along the river, on Wednesday evening.
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After over 100 million years of existence, the white sturgeon may be fading from the San Francisco Bay estuary.
On June 19, the California Fish and Game Commission approved white sturgeon as a candidate species for listing under the California Endangered Species Act. Bay Area scientists say their decline is due to increased pollution and a loss of deep-river spawning grounds.
The listing could not only affect the sport fishing industry but throw more legal weight behind the argument against state and federal projects that divert and store water from the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta.
The Sites Reservoir and the Delta Conveyance Tunnel, which are planned to draw excess water from the upper Sacramento River, are both designed to only capture water during wet periods. According to wildlife experts, that's the same excess water the white sturgeon needs to spawn.
In November 2023, several advocacy groups including San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, The Bay Institute, and Restore the Delta petitioned to list the California white sturgeon as threatened under both the state and federal Endangered Species Acts.
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A suspected drunk driver crashed a car into the San Leandro Police Department headquarters on Sunday morning, police said.
Officers found the 34-year-old driver unresponsive inside the Lexus sedan and later arrested him after he awoke, according to San Leandro police Lt. Abe Teng.
Police suspect alcohol factored in the crash due to items found inside the vehicle and after the driver showed symptoms of being under the influence, Teng said.
The driver was booked at Santa Rita Jail after he was medically cleared at a local hospital. No other motorists or pedestrians were injured in the collision, the department said.
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Oakland Police are investigating instances of vandalism at a local Jewish center as possible hate crimes, the department said Monday.
On June 21 and then last Saturday, an unknown suspect or suspects were seen throwing a large object through the window of the Chabad Jewish Center of Oakland at 3014 Lakeshore Avenue, Rabbi Dovid Labkowski said.
Officers have been in contact with Labkowski and are actively investigating the crimes, police said.
According to a page on the center's website addressing the recent instances of vandalism, the center aims to raise $20,000 to replace its bullet-resistant glass windows. The page also attached photos of two cement blocks and cracks in the center's windows.
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A man who was fatally shot in Stockton over the weekend was identified Monday by the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office.
Alverse Taylor, 37, of Stockton, was identified as the man shot and killed on Sunday.
Officers responded to a shooting at 8:40 p.m. to the area of North Commerce and West Vine streets.
The man was located and taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries, police said.
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Livermore police arrested a man accused of stealing more than 90 pieces of merchandise over the weekend from outlet stores in the city.
Police nabbed Elthon Miguel Romero-Paz, 26, a transient from Texas, at 2:15 p.m. Sunday.
Officers were notified by security personnel at the San Francisco Premium Outlets about the suspect, who was still in the parking lot.
Police searched Romero-Paz's vehicle and allegedly found more than 90 items from nearly half a dozen stores, with an estimated value of $6,100.
Romero-Paz was transported to Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of organized retail theft, receiving stolen property, and possession of burglary tools.
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Four of San Francisco's leading mayoral candidates took on each other for the third time during their debate on Monday, with incumbent Mayor London Breed coming under heavy fire from her opponents over how her administration tackled the city's biggest problems.
At the Golden Gate Park's County Fair Building, Breed, former San Francisco mayor Mark Farrell, District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai and anti-poverty advocate Daniel Lurie battled each other to gain the interest of a room full of voters. Aaron Peskin, who participated in the two previous debates, chose to skip this one.
Debate questions focused on public safety, homelessness, mental health, transportation, and revitalizing downtown. The first query brought up last week's death of 74-year-old Corazon Dandan, who was pushed by a homeless man in front of an oncoming BART train at Powell Street Station.
Farrell was quick to tie her death to Breed's leadership.
Other candidates repeatedly criticized Breed's approaches to tackling the city's biggest issues such as crime, drugs and housing. She was forced to defend her track record while opponents painted a bleak picture of the current state of San Francisco under her leadership.
Breed upheld her strategies of addressing homelessness and mental health by bringing up her implementation of street crisis response teams that are an alternative to law enforcement and offer mental health services such as addiction treatment.
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University of California, Berkeley police are investigating a possible arson that occurred within campus grounds Monday afternoon.
A fire ignited at 4:19 p.m. on top of the Golden Bear Cafe located at 2 Sather Road near the campus's central Sproul Plaza. Police said crews quickly extinguished the blaze and reported "minimal damage" to the structure.
Police said the fire was a result of arson and was "malicious and intentional."
The cafe sits on the eastern end of Cesar E. Chavez Student Center, which was built in 1960 and houses several student services, including the campus program for disabled students.
Monday's fire comes just three weeks after authorities arrested Oakland resident Casey Goonan, 34, for allegedly orchestrating "the firebombing attack of a UC Berkeley Police Department vehicle and three other arson attacks" on campus in June, according to Cal Fire.
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