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14+ min ago (651+ words) Pressure is mounting for safer conditions at a San Francisco hospital where a social worker was stabbed to death by a patient. Several groups at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital now are demanding more protection for staff, a step they say is long overdue. For three chilly evenings, a group has returned to the statue in front of the hospital to light a candle, lay some flowers or leave a message for the social worker who was killed. Family, friends and co-workers were grieving over the senseless death of Alberto Rangel. In the crowd Tuesday evening was a longtime friend of Rangel's who wished to remain anonymous. "My understanding was, from a friend, that he wasn't supposed to be here that day but because we've all been short-staffed, he came in. He came in to help," the friend said. She…...

1+ hour ago (273+ words) Striking teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District said overnight Wednesday they reached a tentative deal to return to the classroom. According to the teachers union, the two sides reached an agreement early Wednesday morning after a marathon bargaining session. Wednesday will be an optional classroom prep day, and teachers and students will return to a full schedule Thursday, the union said. The teachers and the district tentatively agreed on a new two-year contract that calls for an 8% wage increase over two years, 100% fully paid health care by 2027 and retention bonuses after three years for those who are graduates of WCCUSD, according to the union. The district had yet to confirm the deal as of Wednesday morning. The president of the teachers union released the following statement early Wednesday: "This fight was not just about our contract; it…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (114+ words) Super Bowl Experience at Moscone Center in San Francisco in February 2016. Wednesday marked 60 days until Super Bowl 60 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. While most Bay Area fans will be watching the big game on NBC, there are plenty of fan-friendly activities happening in the days leading up to Feb. 8 spectacle. Former 49ers great Patrick Willis, who played in Super Bowl 47 back in 2013, is promoting the Super Bowl Experience at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The event takes place Tuesday through Saturday in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. Bob Redell talks with Willis about this year's Super Bowl Experience for fans in the video above....

2+ hour, 15+ min ago (555+ words) Santa Clara County has helped thousands of families secure permanent housing over the past several years. Yet homelessness continues to rise, and the end of a federal program that houses many families threatens the county's progress. Emergency Housing Vouchers, a pandemic-era program that allows people to cap rent at 30% of their income, is expiring at the end of 2026. The county used a majority of its 950 vouchers for families. The county has more than 10,700 homeless people, a record high. Families represent 16% of the homeless population, and a majority of families -- 84% -- live in a shelter or transitional housing. Since 2021, Santa Clara County has placed about 2,000 people in permanent housing through emergency housing vouchers and rapid rehousing programs, which provide households with time-limited rental subsidies with the expectation they'll gradually be able to pay for rent after the subsidies end. Five hundred county…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago (143+ words) Police in San Mateo rescued a pilfered pooch after a masked man stole it from a woman walking the dog, the department said Tuesday. A woman was walking her daughter's poodle in the area of Palm Avenue by Hayward Avenue on Monday just after 9 a.m. when a masked suspect approached her from behind, according to police. The suspect grabbed the leash and tried to pull the dog away, nearly making the woman fall. The suspect was able to unhook the dog and enter a nearby vehicle, fleeing with the pup. Investigators spoke with witnesses and managed to stop the suspected vehicle on Highway 101, just north of Marsh Road. Arrested on suspicion of second-degree robbery was David Frankhauser. Police allege it was a "targeted incident" involving people who knew each other. The dog was returned to its family, police said....

2+ hour, 40+ min ago (346+ words) The long-awaited rollout of the new generation of the Clipper card payment system begins Wednesday, when Bay Area travelers will be able to pay for public transit trips more efficiently and conveniently. Clipper will transition the individual cards of passengers over the next 12 weeks with new features that will allow people to instantly add money to an account, receive free and discounted transfers across agencies, and manage multiple family accounts in one central online location. Additionally, all agencies that use the system will also begin allowing travelers to use their bank cards, whether physical or on their mobile devices, to pay for their trips without the need for a Clipper card. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission -- the transportation planning agency for the nine-county Bay Area -- has had a long-standing contract with San Diego-based Cubic Transportation Systems to manage the Clipper card…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago (102+ words) A thief is stealing Disney-themed Christmas decorations from homes in San Jose. Surveillance video captured someone outside Nathan and Amanda Steele's house taking Mickey Mouse and Eeyore decorations from their front lawn. "It's very frustrating," Amanda said. "I feel violated. It's Christmas, we do this for the kids." When Nathan and Amanda posted about the theft online, they discovered that other people in their neighborhood had similar stories. Nathan and Amanda filed a police report. San Jose police said the suspect has not been identified and remains at large. NBC Bay Area's Jocelyn Moran has more in the video report above....

3+ hour, 9+ min ago (257+ words) Automaker aims to downsize to one 400K sf facility General Motors is looking to bring its Bay Area operations under one roof." The Detroit-based automaker is reportedly exploring consolidating its various business operations in the region into one campus in Silicon Valley, the San Francisco Business Times reported, citing those familiar with the discussions." If completed, GM's footprint would shrink to about 400,000 square feet in one location from more than 1 million square feet between eight to 10 properties. The six-building Tech Corners office complex in Sunnyvale is reportedly a top choice for the car manufacturer, which welcomed Walmart's e-commerce division as a tenant earlier this year. Currently, GM has Bay Area offices in cities like San Francisco, Mountain View and Palo Alto. With an approximately 400,000-square-foot wishlist, GM could move several thousand existing workers into its future singular office. The automaker has…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago (215+ words) The family of a 72-year-old Brentwood woman who died after a confrontation with police is pushing for officers to be charged with a crime. While Ramirez's cause of death is still listed as pending by Contra Costa County, the family's attorney, Melissa Nold, said an independent autopsy revealed some troubling preliminary findings. "Shockingly we discovered that she had blunt force injuries to her face and head and she had a fracture on her skull," Nold said. Nold wrote to the district attorney Tuesday, informing her about the injuries and calling for charges. "You need to prosecute these officers," Nold said. "This was not an accident. She did not slip and fall. They slammed her head. They used violence against her, and now she's passed away." Ramirez's husband Rudy wants the officers involved to face consequences. He's calling for the release…...

18+ hour, 16+ min ago (561+ words) The United Nations is unveiling a new tool to help countries cut down pollution. The tool was created in the Bay Area. Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban reports. The University of California, Berkeley unveiled a new interactive tool on Tuesday that it designed for the United Nations, at no cost, in an effort to combat dangerous pollutants around the world. The free website aims to help countries develop long-term plans to reduce harmful greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. "This is a really, really big impact," said Sam Pottinger, the lead developer of the new environmental tool and a senior data scientist at UC Berkeley's Center for Data Science and Environment. "It's a culmination of a career-long ambition." The newly released program relies on mathematical models to create a sort of crystal ball, giving countries a glimpse into their…...