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Pets rescued from Monterey Co. hoarder available for adoption
Animals rescued from a hoarding situation in Monterey the week before were available Sunday for adoption into new homes, according to the Monterey County SPCA. Police called in the SPCA on April 28 to rescue 48 animals found at a home in Monterey, including 17 cats, 24 dogs and 7 ...
Crews extinguish small hillside brush fire in Belmont
Fire crews put out a small brush fire in Belmont Saturday morning, according to Belmont police. The fire on a hillside behind the 1100 block of Village Drive was reported around 10:50 a.m., police Sgt. James Christman said. Christman said the small fire grew to about 30 by 50 feet ...
Pacifica Police ask for help in finding suspect in skateboard assault
Police were asking for the public's help Saturday in locating a suspect who beat and seriously injured a driver following a car crash in Pacifica last month. Police said officers responded to reports of the assault at the Fairmont Shopping Center, off of Hickey Boulevard, around 11:55 p.m. on April ...
Lawmakers debate how to spend $900M in new revenue
California schools are expecting a boost from the $900 million to be raised over the next year through the closure of a corporate tax loophole, but Gov. Jerry Brown is locked in a disagreement with state lawmakers over how to hand out that money. Half the money that will be ...
Inquest jury says suspect's jail death accidental
A Contra Costa County inquest jury says that the death of a suspect at the county jail less than three hours after he struggled with deputies last fall was accidental. The Contra Costa Times reports the determination came after testimony Friday into the death of Donald Ray McCullough in October. ...
Humboldt-area police officers seek triple homicide suspect
SWAT teams from three counties and a team from the California Department of Corrections, as well as federal law enforcement officials and local police have joined the hunt for a Northern California man wanted in the killing of his wife and two young daughters. The extra help — which includes ...
Concord police shoot, kill suspect while trying to serve search warrant
Concord police were investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting in Antioch Saturday that occurred the day before while police were trying to serve a search warrant on a suspect. Concord police officers were conducting surveillance Friday around 9 p.m. on a home on the 2700 block of Barcelona Circle in Antioch ...
South Bay teachers hold unique protest over contract negotiations
Teachers in one South Bay school district say they get no respect and Thursday night they came up with a very unusual way to make their point. Hundreds of teachers from the Evergreen gathered at Quimby Oak Middle School for a mock funeral as they said they were mourning the ...
Prop. 65 could get makeover to prevent excessive lawsuits
A landmark law to protect the public from cancer-causing toxins may soon get a makeover. Critics say Proposition 65, which requires warning signs on products or businesses where toxic chemicals exist, is being used as a way to shake down small businesses over minor violations. Some question if the simple ...
Consultant's report criticizes Oakland police department
A crime reduction plan released by consultants Thursday criticizes the Oakland Police Department for a number of shortcomings, such as not sharing information or countering the city's growing robbery and burglary problems. Among the other criticisms leveled in a report by a group of police experts headed by William Bratton, ...
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