Stories for February 2010
Stories for Sunday, February 28
Hundreds Visit Bay Area Beaches After Tsunami Advisory
Hundreds of people visited ocean beach in San Francisco Sunday -- one day after a massive quake in Chile triggered a tsunami advisory along the pacific coast.Beachgoers said they're ready to leave the beach at a moments notice if they receive a warning that a tsunami is on the way.“It's ...
Parolee Arrested After Holding Woman At Gunpoint
A 39-year-old parolee has been arrested for allegedly holding a woman who has a restraining order against him at gunpoint in a car in unincorporated Monterey County Friday.A sheriff's deputy arrived at the 10600 block of Merritt Street at about 3:50 p.m. Friday and heard screaming coming from a car, ...
Pianist Brings New Orleans Sounds To Music Hall
A wealth of great talent has emerged from New Orleans over the years, but not many artists from the last 50 years can match Allen Toussaint's contributions. The gifted pianist quickly rose from teenage work with early rock and R&B icons Fats Domino and Earl King to become the region's ...
Fairfield Police Arrests 3 Teens For Alleged Mugging
Fairfield police arrested three teenagers Sunday morning for allegedly robbing a man of his cell phone and satchel last week.The robbery occurred at about 11 p.m. Friday when the victim, a 20-year-old man, was walking near Dover and East Pacific avenues, police said.The three suspects approached the victim and stole ...
Local Punk Hero Showcases Latest Band
Former Dead Kennedys lead singer Jello Biafra started Alternative Tentacles in 1979 expressly to put out music by the seminal SF punk band prior to their disintegration in 1986 after the DKs highly publicized obscenity trial. By then, the label became a cornerstone of the burgeoning underground punk scene. The ...
Young Woman Fatally Shot During Conversation
A 19-year-old woman was fatally shot while standing on a street corner in San Jose early Sunday morning, a police spokesman said.The shooting, reported at about 2:40 a.m., occurred in the 300 block of South 24th Street, San Jose police spokesman Ronnie Lopez said.The victim had been talking to at ...
Three Arrested For Meth After Being Pulled Over
Monterey County sheriff's deputies arrested two men and a woman early Saturday morning after they were pulled over and found to be intoxicated and unlicensed.The deputies conducted the vehicle check at Arroyo Seco Road and Elm Street at about 4:45 a.m.The three people inside the car, 50-year-old Maria Trevino, 27-year-old ...
Vacaville K-9 Unit Takes Down Man Evading Police
A 21-year-old man was arrested with the assistance of a K-9 unit in Vacaville last week after a police officer pulled him over and allegedly found marijuana in his possession.The suspect, Zachary Lawrence, was a passenger in a car that was pulled over in the 1100 block of Alamo Drive ...
Man Dies In Hayward Bar Fight
A man was shot and killed in a fight outside a bar in Hayward early Sunday morning, according to a police spokeswoman. At about 1:35 a.m., police responded to reports of a large group of people fighting in front of Roberto's Cocktail Lounge at 26050 Mocine Ave, according to Lt. ...
Petaluma Workers Rescue Woman From Murder Attempt
Police have arrested a 50-year-old man after city workers allegedly interrupted him as he was attempting to strangle a nude woman near a creek adjacent to the city's Lucchesi Park. Kevin Fredrick Willey was arrested after police received a call at about 1:15 p.m. Friday from a city worker who ...
Stories for Saturday, February 27
Officials Concerned By Lackluster Reaction To Tsunami Threat
Tsunami waves from Chile's deadly earthquake hit California shores Saturday, barely eliciting notice from surfers who ignored advice to stay away from beaches. No injuries or significant property damage were reported. The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said water surged 2.3 feet in Santa Monica shortly before 12:30 ...
Tourist Robbed While Walking From BART To Hotel
A Chinese tourist was robbed while walking from the San Bruno BART Station to his South San Francisco hotel Thursday night, according to police.A suspect approached the victim from behind at about 10:20 p.m. Thursday on Tanforan Avenue and punched the victim on the left side of his face, police ...
Firefighters Escape Serious Injury After Truck Rolls Down Embankment
A Napa County Fire Department engine tumbled down a steep embankment while responding to a call early Saturday morning, but none of the three firefighters inside were seriously injured, Napa County Fire Marshal Pete Munoa said.The engine was responding to a report of a tree down in the Deer Park ...
San Pablo Teen Hit, Killed By Amtrak Train
A friend of the 17-year-old girl who was fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Pinole late Friday night remembered her Saturday as an adventure-lover and one of the nicest people he's ever met.Marlene Aguirre of San Pablo was a senior at Richmond High School, according to her friend Luis ...
Donate To Chile Quake Relief
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Chile and has caused catastrophic damage and triggered fast-moving tsunamis in the Pacific.Google set up an application that helps users locate people who where involved in the Chile quake.Several organizations have mobilized to help the victims of these natural disasters.The Chilean ...
Hundreds Of Marina Residents Without Power
A power outage in San Francisco's Marina District affected around 300 PG&E customers Saturday afternoon, an agency spokeswoman said.The outage was reported at 10:10 a.m. Saturday and initially affected 1,300 customers, PG&E spokeswoman Brandi Ehlers said.About 1,000 customers had their power restored by 1 p.m., and the remaining 300 are ...
Final Briefs Filed In Prop 8 Suit; Closing Arguments Next
The nation's first federal trial on the constitutionality of a same-sex marriage ban moved another step closer to completion Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.The two sides in the case -- a pair of same-sex couples on one hand and the sponsors of California's Proposition 8 on the ...
Tsunami Expert In Hawaii: 'We Dodged A Bullet'
A official at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says Hawaii "dodged a bullet" after a major earthquake sent powerful waves roiling around the Pacific.It still will be about an hour before officials will be willing to give an all-clear in Hawaii, but there were no immediate reports of major damage ...
Stories for Friday, February 26
Whitman Goes On The Attack Against Republican Rival
The Meg Whitman for Governor campaign Friday took to the airwaves again, this time to go on the attack.Even though Whitman has a gargantuan lead over her Republican primary opponent, Steve Poizner in almost every poll, Whitman launched a series of ads attacking Poizner.Whitman has spent $39 million dollars of ...
Arrests Made In Gas Pump Skimming Scheme
Martinez Police said they uncovered a wide-spread credit-theft operation Thursday that targeted gas pumps in the Bay Area and beyond.Investigators said the thieves were pocketing $20,000 a day and the victims were from all across Northern California.The thieves utilized skimming devices that can used to copy your ATM or credit ...
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