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A wrong-way crash caused by a suspected DUI driver near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge killed one person early Tuesday morning. In a separate incident, 78-year-old Annabella "Bella" Gabriel Barquera died after being struck by a vehicle in San Francisco, marking the third pedestrian fatality in the area since May. Local officials acknowledge the vicinity as one of the deadliest for pedestrians in the city.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained two U.S. citizens during a protest in San Francisco, marking the agency's first such arrests in the Bay Area. Legal experts express concern over ICE's expanding authority, as only seven out of 38 recent charges in Los Angeles resulted in successful indictments.
A man sustained non-life-threatening injuries after being shot near 15th and Mission streets in San Francisco on Monday night. Earlier that day, a 31-year-old man was stabbed in an unprovoked attack on Folsom Street, with the suspect fleeing the scene. Police have made no arrests in either incident.
A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed in Hunters Point, San Francisco, while a 19-year-old man sustained injuries but is in stable condition. The shooting marks the 15th homicide in the city this year, occurring in a neighborhood with a historically high crime rate.
San Jose lawmakers propose Senate Bill 643 to prevent cities from criminalizing assistance to homeless residents amid rising homelessness rates. The bill follows a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to ban homeless encampments, which has led to increased encampment sweeps in San Jose and Fremont. Local leaders argue that homelessness is a societal issue requiring compassionate solutions rather than punitive measures.
BART officials announced the BART-to-San Jose project will adopt a single-tunnel design, reducing expected cost overruns and delays. The project cost has ballooned to $12.7 billion, with completion now anticipated in 2037. VTA asserts the single-bore method remains the most efficient approach for extending BART service into Silicon Valley.
A Nevada man, Jesse James Dallmann, was arrested on suspicion of homicide after deputies discovered a deceased woman at a campsite in Sierra County, California, early Friday. Authorities are investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding the woman's death, while Dallmann was taken to a hospital for evaluation before his arrest. The victim has not yet been identified, and officials believe the incident is isolated with no threat to the public.
Yolo County officials declared a local health emergency due to hazardous ash and debris from last month's fireworks warehouse explosion that killed seven people. This declaration allows the county to seek assistance from state and federal health agencies for testing and cleanup around the site of the Oakdale Fire.
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed seven new Superior Court judges across Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. The appointments include Diane Meier, Julie Wilensky, and Cara Sandberg in Alameda County, Michael Mau in San Mateo County, and Kemi Mustapha, Sarah Cook, and Mark Flanagan in Santa Clara County. Each appointee will receive a compensation of $244,727.
A man died and a woman sustained severe injuries in a single-car accident on Interstate 280 in San Francisco Saturday morning. The vehicle, a black Hyundai Ioniq, crashed into a median near the Cesar Chavez Street exit around 7:10 am, with unsafe speed cited as a contributing factor.