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An iconic Southern California donut shop has officially arrived in the Bay Area. Randy's Donuts will open its first Bay Area location Friday in Santa Clara at 2595 Homestead Road, bringing its famous oversized donut sign and decades-long legacy to Silicon Valley. The new Randy's Donuts location sits directly across from Stan's Donut Shop, a South Bay institution that has built a loyal following for decades.

Police in El Cerrito say Flock Safety started taking down its license plate reading cameras on Thursday after the city decided more than a month ago, to cut ties with the company. The cameras have been deactivated since June when the contract expired. 

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 A wildfire burning along the Sonoma County coast prompted evacuations and road closures Thursday as firefighters worked to slow its spread.

A Sunnyvale woman is fighting for the release of her 59-year-old mother, an asylum seeker detained by ICE at a New York airport and transferred to Louisiana.

A daughter's tearful plea for her mother who was detained by ICE is detailed on a new website. She says her mom has a pending asylum case, and has sought refuge in Sunnyvale. The daughter says her mother has been applying for asylum ever since Russia and Ukraine have been at war. 

New overnight parking ban at popular  Pacifica beach 

Hal Kempfer, a retired Marine Corps lieutentant and military strategy expert, on the shrinking wepons stockpile as it relates to the Iran conflict.

City officials in Pacifica will now close the parking lots at Linda Mar Beach overnight after receiving approval from state coastal regulators.

As many as 64% of adults in the U.S. think the war in Iran is not worth fighting, according to a recent AP poll. 

The increased security measures come as police acknowledge that some residents and business owners feel unsafe in the area. Officers are expected to patrol 24 hours a day along Market Street from 5th Street to Van Ness Avenue. 

Yahya Muslim, 33, who was convicted in a series of attacks in Oakland's Chinatown, has now been charged with two unprovoked assaults of women in the city's Uptown neighborhood.

A fire in Sonoma County has shut down a portion of Highway 1 Thursday afternoon and forced evacuations at Salt Point State Park. Highway 1 is closed  as of 3:24 p.m. between Stewarts Point - Skaggs Springs Road and Timber Cover Road, CAL FIRE said.

An iconic Southern California donut shop has officially arrived in the Bay Area.

Today & Friday: Highs lower-to-middle 60s at the coast, 70s to lower 80s around the Bays, and 90s in the valleys. Saturday through Monday: Moderate Heat Risk will engulf the entire interior through early next week. 100 to 102 inland.  Downtown Oakland & San Francisco will remain shielded from the worst of the heat, mid-70s to lower 80s. An elevated fire weather across the interior North Bay, East Bay, Diablo Range and Santa Lucia Range through next week. Sunday Night Wind: Dry offshore wind gusts is forecast across the North Bay & SF Bay regions. The Marine Engine: Advanced weather modeling is flashing POTENTIALLY HISTORIC winds over the ocean this weekend. Storm-force gusts exceeding 60 mph across the northern waters off the Sonoma and Marin county coastlines. (Late Saturday). Beach Hazards Statement (through Saturday 5 PM) in effect across all local Pacific beaches. The Risk: Long-period southerly ocean swells are generating massive, deceptive sneaker waves and intense rip currents.