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fromwww.timesheraldonline.com
2 weeks ago

Waymo to begin testing robotaxis in more Bay Area cities

Driverless vehicles no longer exist solely in spy movies and futuristic dreams. In fact, Solano County streets are one step closer to a future that features these self-driving robotaxis. The autonomous driving technology company, Waymo formerly the Google self-driving car project recently received approval by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to begin testing in seven Solano County cities. Approved locations are: Vallejo Vacaville Fairfield Benicia Dixon Suisun City Rio Vista The news comes as part of a major wave of approval to expand testing in Northern California areas, including several cities in the Sacramento region and Yolo County. RELATED: Waymo robotaxis blink out and block traffic in SF blackout. What happens in the next emergency? Though the DMV's approval progresses the deployment of vehicles, the company still requires a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission before it can start officially offering paid public rides in these new areas.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Waymo to begin tests in more Bay Area cities

RELATED: Waymo robotaxis blink out and block traffic in SF blackout. What happens in the next emergency? Though the DMV's approval progresses the deployment of vehicles, the company still requires a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission before it can start officially offering paid public rides in these new areas. The thought of Waymo vehicles soon navigating Solano County roads, however, brought mixed emotions from residents.
California
California
fromSan Jose Inside
3 weeks ago

DOI Triggers New Review for the Scotts Valley Plans After Flagging a "Legal Error" in Vallejo Casino Project

The Department of the Interior says prior approval for the Vallejo Casino may be legally flawed, halting planning, investments, and review of tribal gaming eligibility.
California
fromwww.thereporter.com
1 month ago

Oakland man gets nearly 19 years for pimping and pandering

Eric Pree, 30, convicted of pimping and pandering and with a prior robbery conviction, was sentenced to nearly 19 years in California state prison for victimizing six women.
California
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Map shows where 18 miles of toll lanes are coming to Bay Area highway

Eighteen miles of I-80 in Solano County open Dec. 16 as FasTrak-only express toll lanes with variable pricing, occupancy discounts, and 5 a.m.–8 p.m. hours.
#homicide
fromwww.thereporter.com
1 month ago
California

Man sentenced to 115-years-to-life in Bay Area murder, attempted murder cases

Costello Blackwell, 50, sentenced to 115 years-to-life for a 2018 murder and related attempted murder convictions after a judge denied his new-trial motion.
fromSFGATE
8 months ago
Mission District

2 Bay Area residents arrested in connection with grisly discovery

Two residents arrested following the discovery of a homicide victim in Solano County.
#murder
SOMA, SF
fromThe Mercury News
7 months ago

Bay Area man accused of setting deadly wildfire to cover up missing woman's homicide enters no-contest plea

Victor Serriteno pleads no contest to murders linked to deadly wildland fires, sentenced to 73 years to life.
SF parents
fromwww.thereporter.com
8 months ago

Further proceedings ordered for man charged in 1987 kidnapping and killing of a Bay Area boy

A 71-year-old man is facing new proceedings for the 1987 murder of a 6-year-old boy in Solano County.
Law
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Trial date for Bay Area 'Zizian' pair charged with murder rescheduled for March

Solano County judge vacated October trial for two Zizian cult members charged in November 2022 murder and attempted murder, rescheduling it for March 3.
California
fromwww.thereporter.com
3 months ago

Trial date for Bay Area Zizian' pair charged with murder rescheduled for March

Judge Ellis vacated the October trial for two Zizian cult members charged in November 2022 murder and attempted murder and reset it for March 3.
fromSFGATE
3 months ago

Woman beaten unconscious by Calif. deputies as kids watched wins $17M settlement

The county did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement. "There was no admission of liability," he said. Although the settlement offers some relief, he noted it cannot account for the "immeasurable loss" Porter and her family endured. "We can never restore what Ms. Porter really lost, but at least we can try to prevent it from happening somewhere else," Almadani said. "Putting this to bed is going to help with the healing process itself."
US news
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

Woman violently arrested by Solano County Sheriff's deputies secures $17M settlement

What happened to Ms. Porter and her family should never happen in our society,
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

State of Homelessness: Affordable housing still issue for Vacaville homeless

"We've seen a huge increase, largely due to the rising cost of living and the severe lack of affordable housing," Banta said. "Solano County is also above the state average for first-time homelessness."
Social justice
#preliminary-hearing
California
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

Jury rules Bay Area inmate a sexually violent predator

A jury found 32-year-old Devin Hawkins a sexually violent predator and ordered his indefinite civil commitment to the Department of State Hospitals.
#west-nile-virus
Public health
fromSFGATE
5 months ago

7 hikers airlifted off Bay Area trail due to heat

A 21-year-old woman collapsed on a Solano County hiking trail, likely from heat stroke, and was airlifted to the hospital.
fromKqed
5 months ago

California Forever Wants to Build a Manufacturing Town | KQED

You cannot really operate as a country if you're only doing service jobs and basically outsource your middle class, and then you're not building anything anymore.
California
fromThe Mercury News
6 months ago

Zizian defendants face joint trial in Bay Area killing

Ellis set a jury trial for Suri Dao and Alexander Jeffrey Leatham, charged in a 2022 murder case, to begin on October 21.
Black Lives Matter
Law
fromwww.thereporter.com
7 months ago

Convicted killer sentenced in 1982 murder of 14-year-old Bay Area girl

Marvin Ray Markle Jr. was sentenced to 26 years to life for the 1982 murder of De Anna Lynn Johnson, providing long-awaited justice.
fromThe Mercury News
7 months ago

New trial date again set for East Bay woman accused of 2021 killing of 19-year-old

"Judge Wendy Getty has set a January 14 jury trial for Kamaria Isis Davison, who faces charges of first-degree murder and second-degree robbery in the 2021 killing of 19-year-old Michael Lopretta."
SF parents
#crime
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