Stories for June 2010
Stories for Wednesday, June 30
Eastern Contra Costa County To Lose 3 Fire Stations
The collapse in the housing market and numerous foreclosures in eastern Contra Costa County could leave remaining home owners without the fire protection they need.A drop in parcel tax funds has forced the Contra Costa Fire District to cut $3 million from its fire protection and emergency services budget.Beginning on ...
Pregnant Woman Wins Wrongful Termination Suit Against Lucasfilm
A Marin County jury ruled against filmmaker George Lucas' estate Wednesday in a wrongful termination suit.The jury ruled that "Lucasfilm" committed pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination when it fired a San Francisco woman after she told the company she was expecting.The panel awarded the woman almost $114,000 in damages.The trial ...
Firefighters, Homeowners Fight Suspect Brush Fire
Bay Area firefighters had their hands full Wednesday evening battling a grassfire that burned uncomfortably close to homes in the East Bay.The fire started alongside the Richmond Parkway near Juarez Drive.Firefighters stayed on the scene for hours to make sure the fire didn't re-ignite.Police were also responded because the fire ...
Brush Fire Near East Bay Homes A Reminder Of Fire Season
Bay Area firefighters had their hands full Wednesday evening battling a grassfire that burned uncomfortably close to homes in the East Bay.The fire started alongside the Richmond Parkway near Juarez Drive.Firefighters stayed on the scene for hours to make sure the fire didn't re-ignite.Police were also responded because the fire ...
Conviction On Mother Who Drowned Her Children Upheld
A state appeals court Wednesday upheld the underlying murder and assault convictions of an Oakland woman who was later found to have been insane when she threw her three young sons into the San Francisco Bay in 2005.LaShaun Harris, 28, who had been previously been diagnosed with schizophrenia, said she ...
Police Shoot And Kill Man After Exchanging Gunfire
A man who was killed Wednesday during a shootout with Concord police has been identified as 31-year-old Richard Renfandt II, according to the Contra Costa County coroner's office. The incident began at about 6 p.m. when police received a call reporting a disturbance at a residence. As officers were responding, ...
Tolls To Increase For All Bay Area Bridges Thursday
Bay Area transportation agencies are anticipating that toll increases that go into effect Thursday on the region's seven state-owned bridges will alter commuters' driving habits or prompt a move toward public transit options.Starting Thursday, auto tolls on the Bay Bridge will be $4 during weekday off-peak hours, $5 all day ...
Berkeley Police Identify Suspect In Officer Involved Shooting
An armed hit-and-run suspect who was fatally shot by Berkeley police after he fired a gun at them Monday night has been identified, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday.Choung Van Nguyen, 25, was shot by the officers near the intersection of Eighth and Camelia streets in Berkeley, police Sgt. Mary Kusmiss ...
Sparks From Power Saw Started San Rafael Fire
Construction workers using a power saw to cut a pipe at a residence sparked a 15-acre vegetation fire on Margarita Drive in the hills above San Rafael Wednesday afternoon, a Marin County Fire Department battalion chief said.Sparks from the power saw fell on the grass at 366 Margarita Drive and ...
Perkins Pleads Not Guilty; Police Not Ruled Him Out In Murder
A San Francisco man arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at a weekend gay pride event pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two felony gun charges.Ed Perkins, 20, faces charges of possessing a concealed weapon and possessing a loaded weapon. Originally booked on suspicion of murder, Perkins remained held on ...
Biking Protestor Reaches Capitol
It's been more than 3,000 miles and seven weeks since he left San Francisco, but Kenny Thomas isn't worn out yet. The biking protestor and executive director of Save America's Future, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting traditional American values and better government practices, has made his way to the Capitol ...
BART Delayed After Police Chase, Man Hit By Train
BART transit service was severely delayed Wednesday afternoon by two separate incidents: first, a wanted parolee was arrested after trying to evade police by racing into a BART tunnel at Civic Center; then a man was trapped under a train at the Embarcadero station, transit officials said.In an apparent suicide ...
Suspect Killed In Pope Valley Pot Farm Bust
A Fresno man was arrested at a marijuana-growing operation near Lake Berryessa where narcotics agents fatally shot an armed man Wednesday afternoon, A Napa County sheriff's captain said Thursday. Oswaldo Rivera, 21, was arrested on suspicion of cultivating marijuana, sheriff's Capt. Tracey Stuart said. He is being held in Napa ...
Point Reyes Rangers Round Up Suspected Abalone Poachers
Rangers have cited or arrested 10 people on California's north coast suspected of illegally taking abalone, a struggling species with strict fishing limits. Point Reyes National Seashore rangers on Saturday issued citations to six people at Tomales Bay for taking undersize abalone, failing to fill out required punch cards that ...
Second Suspect Sentenced In Santa Rosa Armored Car Robbery
A Santa Rosa man who helped a former police officer steal more than $400,000 from armored car couriers outside banks in two counties was sentenced in Sonoma County Superior Court Wednesday to six years in prison. Andrew Cooper Esslinger, 27, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to commit robbery, possession ...
Mehserle Judge Rules Out First-Degree Murder
A judge on Wednesday said jurors will have the option to consider lesser offenses such as manslaughter while deciding the case of a former San Francisco Bay area transit officer charged with murdering an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform. Superior Court Judge Robert Perry said jury instructions ...
Mothers Of Detained Hikers Send Letter To Iranian Leader
The mothers of three Americans held in Iran marked 11 months of their captivity Wednesday with a letter to the country's supreme leader pleading for their release. The letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was signed by the mothers of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal. Iranian officials have accused ...
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SJ Toddler Suffers Severe Head Injury In Fall From Window
A 3-year-old boy is being treated for a moderate to serious head injury Tuesday night after he fell out of a second-story window at his home, according to a police spokesman. The boy's injuries do not appear to be life threatening, but he was being treated at a local hospital ...
Solano Co. Courthouse Firebombed, Trials Rescheduled
A Molotov cocktail was tossed through a window into the Solano County Courthouse early Wednesday, heavily damaging a records room and forcing officials to shut down operations at the building indefinitely, authorities said.The two-alarm fire was reported at about 4:10 a.m. at the Solano Justice Building at 321 Tuolumne St., ...
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