Crews make progress on 66-acre grassfire in East San Jose

Cal Fire and the San Jose Fire Department are currently fighting a 66-acre wildfire near Clayton Road and Via De La Vista in East San Jose. 

Vehicle rams an Oakland 7-Eleven, six suspects raid store, flee scene

A vehicle rammed into a 7-Eleven around 4 a.m. Thursday morning in Oakland and stole a number of items, the Oakland Police Department announced on Thursday.

CHP will deploy officers in Oakland to help fight crime; critics say data shows it hasn't worked

The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday announced it will deploy officers in Oakland to help fight crime, partnering with Oakland police to combat an increase in criminal activity – though some community activists say in the past, this move hasn't worked. 

Hayes Valley fire under investigation, neighbors have long complained about encampments

San Francisco Fire Department is investigating a 4 alarm fire that destroyed an unfinished apartment building in Hayes Valley. Neighbors have long complained to the city about the encampments nearby.

4-alarm fire races through building in San Francisco's Hayes Valley

Flames from a four-alarm fire raced through a building under construction in San Francisco's Hayes Valley, causing traffic impacts in the neighborhood but fortunately no injuries.

Oakland may blow deadlines in police misconduct cases

More bad news from the Oakland Police Commission: The agency's investigators have been blowing key deadlines to complete misconduct cases, which means some officers may never be disciplined.

Highway 101 faces delays due to grass fire in Healdsburg

California Highway Patrol announced firefighters were fighting a grass fire in Healdsburg on Monday afternoon, shutting down Highway 101.

X sign removed from Twitter headquarters building after complaints

A bright and flashy "X" sign was removed from the top of the San Francisco headquarters of the company previously known as Twitter on Monday days after its installation provoked an outcry.

Elon Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk.

80-acre fire near I-580 in Livermore fully contained

A car fire on eastbound Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore ignited vegetation and was spread by the wind to 40 acres Saturday night, the Alameda County Fire Department said.

X, formerly Twitter, installed a lit up sign atop its HQ, not everyone is thrilled
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X, the company formerly known as Twitter, debuted a new sign atop its headquarters in San Francisco Friday night by blasting lights illuminating the X logo. Christopher Beale, a journalist, producer and audio engineer with KQED, lives across the street from the building and said he saw construction on the building throughout the week and on the rooftop, but was not expecting the bright lights. "Around 11 last night they had it at full blast, strobing, and it lit this entire area up like it was daylight," Beale told KTVU.

2 young adults dead in crash on Hwy 280 in Los Altos Hills

A young man and a young woman were killed early Saturday morning due to a crash on southbound Interstate Highway 280 in Los Altos Hills, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Vegetation fire 80% contained near community of Briones

A vegetation fire was threatening structures Saturday afternoon near the unincorporated Contra Costa County community of Briones, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.