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Concord police investigate smash-and-grab robbery of jewelry store
16+ min ago A smash-and-grab jewelry store robbery happened in Concord on Sunday, according to police. Just before noon, multiple calls came in reporting a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store inside the Sunvalley Shopping Center. According to police, suspects used hammers to…...
San Jose school addresses controversy over inappropriate Christmas song
8+ hour, 37+ min ago A San Jose school is addressing a controversy over an inappropriate Christmas song sung by a board member during a school concert. Reed Elementary School Principal Ponzio said Brian Wheatley, a San Jose Unified School District board member, requested to…...
San Francisco prepares for upcoming Rose Parade
8+ hour, 51+ min ago San Francisco prepares for Rose Parade A piece of the Bay Area is set to be showcased in an iconic Southern California parade. It's the first time in 50 years that San Francisco will have a float in the upcoming Rose…...
BART service stopped in Transbay Tube due to power outage
15+ hour, 59+ min ago BART service has stopped in the Transbay Tube between the West Oakland and Embarcadero stations due to a PG&E electrical outage, the agency said Sunday evening. Bus service is available via the Alameda Contra Costa Transit Service bus numbers…...
Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104
20+ hour, 6+ min ago Betty Reid Soskin, an iconic former National Park Service ranger, has died, according to her family on Sunday. She was 104. Soskin's family told NBC Bay Area she passed peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sunday morning. "This morning on…...
Waymo suspends service during San Francisco power outage after reported issues
21+ hour, 13+ min ago A large power outage left more than 125,000 PG&E customers without electricity in San Francisco Saturday, according to the company. By Saturday evening, a Waymo spokesperson told NBC Bay Area that the company had paused its service due to the…...
Power restored to most in San Francisco after massive outage
1+ day, 38+ min ago A large power outage left more than 125,000 PG&E customers without electricity in San Francisco Saturday, according to the company. Power was restored Sunday morning to the bulk of the 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco impacted by a massive…...
PG&E Mission substation has history of fire, trouble with regulators
1+ day, 9+ hour ago The fire at PG&E Mission substation Saturday struck 22 years to the day after a strikingly similar fire, which ultimately triggered regulatory sanctions against the utility. Those sanctions centered around failure to implement improvements to its system." The three-story concrete…...
Preliminary 3.9 magnitude earthquake strikes near San Ramon
1+ day, 10+ hour ago A preliminary 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck near San Ramon Saturday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which hit at around 6:30 p.m., was centered just south of San Ramon, the USGS said. The USGS had previously registered the earthquake…...
North Bay residents race to get last-minute shopping before rain
1+ day, 11+ hour ago On Saturday, there was a race for many in the Bay Area. Shoppers were trying to get on the road or get those last-minute gifts before the steady rain arrived. Stores in San Rafael were decked out to welcome shoppers…...