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California

A large fire in a residential building at the corner of 19th and Broadway in downtown Oakland injured three people Monday morning. Dozens of firefighters rushed to extinguish the flames while traffic was blocked on Broadway between 17th and 20th streets. Residents were evacuated. The cause of the fire wasn't immediately known. Three people were injured by inhaling smoke and required hospitalization, according to the fire department. A firefighter also suffered a minor injury.

The surge of water, more than 22,400 gallons a second, plunged from the foot of Warm Springs Dam, launching a fine mist above. That was the spectacle of abundance last week at Lake Sonoma, the North Bay's largest reservoir, where the U.S. Army Corps was releasing what dam managers call an "oversupply" - the welcome product of heavy runoff from recent storms.

OAKLEY - An elected city councilman here has been effectively cut off from City Hall - barred from contacting the city manager or staff, stripped of access to his government email and routed through the city attorney for nearly all official business - following an investigation whose most critical findings the city has not made public. The extraordinary restrictions on Councilman George Fuller, which carry no expiration date and could last until his term ends in 2028, have alarmed civil liberties advocates

A big rig overturned this morning (Jan. 18) on northbound Highway 101, just south of Redwood City, after a collision that left the two drivers with minor injuries. One lane remained closed as of about 7 Monday night. CHP officers responded to the wreck near Marsh Road at about 10:50 a.m. and found the big rig on its side on the righthand shoulder.

Her husband knew she planned on picking up Easter candy for their 6-year-old son after work, so he wasn't initially worried when she didn't come home right away. But by 1 a.m., he was calling hospitals and law enforcement for help. A relative found her blue Honda Civic parked and locked at a nearby Big 5 Sporting Goods. Her purse and ID were inside, as was "evidence of a physical altercation," the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department said.

A bronze ram statue that has served as a familiar landmark outside the KUIU store on North Lincoln Street was stolen on New Year's Eve, prompting a police investigation and a $5,000 reward offer from the company. The statue, known as Rocky, was installed in June of 2024. It was cut from its pedestal in front of the store and loaded into a vehicle by two suspects in the early hours of Dec. 31, according to KUIU.

"California's policies have slowed American commerce long enough," Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) said in a post on the social media platform X announcing the bill.

"to reduce impact on traveling public."

MOUNTAIN VIEW Police on Thursday took into custody at 16-year-old girl and a 58-year-old man, two of three people who had been living in an vacant, unsafe building and started a fire by lighting up a Duraflame log. Mountain View Building Division inspectors later red-tagged the building at 1599 and 1601 North Shoreline Boulevard after deeming it unsafe and uninhabitable, according to a news release Friday.

Bonta's office demands that xAI immediately cease and desist from creating "digitized sexually explicit material" when the depicted individual didn't consent to it or if the individual is a minor. It also demanded that xAI stop "facilitating or aiding and abetting the creation... or publication of digitized sexually explicit material" of nonconsenting individuals and persons under 18 years of age.

The case centered on the death of Sumanth Kolar, 38, of Palo Alto, who jumped off a diving board and immediately struggled to stay afloat around 5 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2023. His two middle children, age 7 and 9, looked for the lifeguard, whose station was about 10 feet away, but 17-year-old lifeguard Brendan Ho was at the other end of the pool at 3539 Louis Road, the suit said.

Southern California Edison says that with the help of those state laws it expects to pay little or even none of the damage costs of the Eaton fire, which its equipment is suspected of sparking. But in recent filings to state officials, fire victims and consumer advocates say the law has gone too far and made the utilities' unaccountable for their mistakes, leading to even more fires. "What do you think will happen if you constantly protect perpetrators of fires," said Joy Chen, executive director of the Eaton Fire Survivors Network.

Before a home near Hayward exploded last month and sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries, Pacific Gas & Electric crews knocked on doors to alert anyone inside the home of a gas leak in the area, but no one responded, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board report also found that a PG&E worker turned away firefighters responding to the leak because utility crews believed they did not need assistance.

His age, energy and accomplishments in San Jose place him a cut above all others in this crowded race. When I saw him running up my street distributing flyers announcing a community meeting on the topic of a homeless encampment in my neighborhood, I thought, this man is destined for greatness. When I heard him speak to a crowded audience, his focus and passion stood out. He sold me on his ideas moving forward.