The 17-year-old boy walked across Valley Fair shopping mall on Black Friday, police said, accompanied by a young woman, her baby in a stroller and a loaded semi-automatic handgun. When he encountered a man in rival gang colors on the mall's second floor, police said, nothing seemed to deter him: not his recent arrest and probation on a weapons charge, not the mall's ubiquitous surveillance cameras and not the potential of hitting innocent shoppers on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
There's no settling for average or ordinary this basketball season for Redondo Union coach Reggie Morris Jr. He has high expectations, and when several of his starters didn't come out performing on Tuesday, he quickly pulled them. "We try to develop good habits," Morris said. The Sea Hawks (4-0), ranked No. 3 in the Southland by The Times, responded with a blitz that indicated his players got the message.
The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, aims to crack down on online sweepstakes casinos and certain fantasy sports operators that have long existed in a regulatory gray zone. Backed strongly by tribal nations and the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA), AB 831 signals a growing push to bring more clarity and control to how online gaming functions in the state.
After the abrupt resignation of the county's 30-year former assessor, Larry Stone, a special contest to manage the county's $700 billion real estate roll is headed for a Dec. 30 runoff between Kumar, a former Saratoga councilmember, and Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor - who also serves as an assistant assessor. Kumar faces an uphill battle against Fligor's commanding lead of 37% of the vote in the Nov. 4 special election. Still, it wasn't enough to win outright and avoid a runoff.
I have a knot in my stomach every single day, said Rachel Rosekind, 49, an El Cerrito mother whose monthly premium will go from $0 to $2,500 a month for her family of four. Rosekind, a self-employed freelancer, said she was fortunate during the pandemic to qualify for a $0 premium for a Kaiser high-deductible plan through the state's health insurance exchange.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Four people were injured after an AC Transit bus crashed into a building in Oakland on Tuesday afternoon, according to fire officials. The crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Foothill and 68th Ave. SKY7 was over the scene, which showed the front of the bus several feet inside a building. Fire officials say the crash trapped the bus driver, who had to be rescued by crews.
The company appears to have since addressed all the problematic monitors, and regulators are reviewing those fixes to ensure that they are in working order, the district said. Requiring Chevron to install and maintain its own monitors provides additional emissions data and further supports compliance and transparency, Dr. Philip Fine, executive officer of the Air District, said in the news release. Chevron's upgrades to its monitoring systems are an important step toward strengthened accountability and accessible information for the communities surrounding the refinery.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Northbound Highway 87 in San Jose is closed just north of Curtner Avenue after a serious wreck late Tuesday morning. CHP confirms that at least one person was killed. They say the crash happened at 10:51 and involved three vehicles, including two Teslas. SKY7 was above a deadly crash and fire involving three vehicles on Hwy. 87 in San Jose, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.
Already an associate justice, Waste had served earlier as a member of the state Assembly from Berkeley and as an appeals court judge. Waste was active in Berkeley civic affairs, including the downtown YMCA and various service clubs and organizations. He was a California native who came to UC Berkeley for college and stayed to live permanently. He was appointed by another Berkeleyean, then-Gov. Friend Richardson.
Seth Adams, a director of Save Mount Diablo, said Judge Michael Markman's Nov. 19 decision was a "huge victory" and "one of great holiday cheer." "You've got to stand up to bullies," said Adams, whose organization was one of two groups who sued the city, including another group called Friends of Livermore. "Dublin has been a bully in this situation."
Martin Garcia was cooking dinner Friday night when two terrified girls rang the doorbell. Confused but wanting to help, he let them in. And the people behind them. And the ones behind them. Before long, a steady stream of about 50 people were sheltering at the family's house near Westfield Valley Fair. He had no idea there just had been a shooting that injured three people.
Caltrain is refusing to report to the public when people are killed by trains on their tracks. They've imposed a news blackout on the deaths. They don't want any mention of suicides in the news out of fear it will result in copycats. They say that whenever a suicide is mentioned in print, the risk of another person taking their life increases, especially among teenagers.
A motorcyclist has died after a crash Saturday afternoon on the portion of Interstate 80 through Berkeley. The motorcyclist, who has not yet been identified, was involved in a crash with two other vehicles in the highway's eastbound lanes shortly near University Avenue after 3 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol spokesperson. Medics pronounced the rider dead at the scene, police said.
Police said Taylor Steven Brindley drove his Jeep through a stop sign on Center Road and struck a Ford F-150. The crash severely injured the driver of the Ford and two passengers. Novato police arrested Brindley, then 24, on suspicion of intoxicated driving, reckless driving causing injuries, blowing a stop sign and driving with a suspended license for a prior DUI case. The injured driver, 70-year-old Jimmy Lee Hogges of Novato, died at a hospital the next day.
For 11 months of the year, Vasona Lake County Park is a perfectly beautiful spot in Los Gatos where you can enjoy a picnic, walk the creek trail or just chill out by the lake. But every December, it's transformed into something so wildly different, it's easy to forget you're in the same park. I'm talking about "Fantasy of Lights," the annual light display that is equal parts sentiment and silliness. It's truly spectacular for the very young,
Montano is a retired schoolteacher who has long been a figure in Milpitas public office. She served for eight years as a school board trustee for Milpitas Unified School District starting in 2000, before being elected to city council in 2012, where she served for two non-consecutive terms. In 2022, Montano made history when she became the first woman to be elected mayor of Milpitas, and in 2024 was re-elected in a close race with a crowded field of four candidates.
The victims who died ranged in age from eight to 21, said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff's office. Early indications "suggest this may have been a targeted incident", Ms Brent said. Local officials said the suspected shooter had not been caught and pleaded with the public for help. Detectives were still working to identify a possible motive.
Breaking waves between 10 and 14 feet are expected Monday through Wednesday. The strong swell coming from the west will increase the potential for hazards such as sneaker waves - which run up beaches, rocks and jetties and can catch unsuspecting people off guard - and rip currents. Lulls of 10 to 20 minutes are expected between some of the largest sets of waves, making it even more difficult to spot danger before it rushes up the beach, according to the weather service.
Coming off a weekend of strong waves, which were predicted to reach up to 18 feet along the coast, another round is set to roll in early this week. Breaking waves between 10 and 14 feet are expected Monday through Wednesday. The strong swell coming from the west will increase the potential for hazards such as sneaker waves which run up beaches, rocks and jetties and can catch unsuspecting people off guard and rip currents.
Gary Schuelke looked in the mirror. What looked like a pimple stared back. He squeezed. To his surprise, a tiny piece of bullet fell out. Another half inch higher and he might have lost an eyeball. The fragment struck Schuelke, then a San Bernardino police sergeant, during a firefight weeks earlier between police including Schuelke's son and a married couple who murdered 14 people and wounded 22 at a holiday-themed meeting of San Bernardino County workers on Dec. 2, 2015.
As of right now, we just have a vehicle versus a pedestrian [crash] that resulted in a fatality, Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Adam Strongman told the Chronicle Friday night. The vehicle fled, we're reviewing all video and surveillance cameras in the area and trying to track down any vehicles that match the description. But come Saturday, they had their suspect. NBC Bay Area reports that police arrested a 17-year-old in Petaluma after executing a search warrant at the teen's Petaluma home.
The 351-mile route hugs swaths of one of the most scenic coastlines in the world, but you don't have to travel the full route to experience its beauty or convenience. It can be a smooth, easy way to travel between Los Angeles and San Diego, or, if you're flying into Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), you can hop directly on the Surfliner and be in Santa Barbara in a couple of relaxing hours.
As technology has advanced, so too has the range of what can be classified as a car key - which can increasingly refer to a device capable of operating with a keyless ignition system. The idea of being able to start a car just by pressing a button has its own appeal, but it can also come at a significant (and literal) cost.
