SJFD 'boot camp' hopes to recruit more women firefighters

The San Jose Fire Dept. is readying for its 5th annual Boot Camp. The day-long even is open to women, including those non-binary, gender-non-conforming, and trans women. Officials hope the experience will lure more women to this type of work.

Speeding YouTuber gets busted for driving dangerously

A YouTuber from Concord gave investigators all the evidence they needed before convicting him last month of multiple incidents of extreme speeding and reckless driving on Contra Costa County freeways. 

4 minors arrested for armed robbery in Vallejo

Four minors are now in custody after Vallejo police caught them following an armed robbery. Vallejo police found this unserialized, loaded gun after locating the suspects. 

1 injured in San Francisco morning hotel fire

A fire that damaged a hotel in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood, injured one person and closed nearby streets has been completely extinguished, a fire department spokesman said Sunday morning.   

California electric bills will have new fixed monthly charge

California regulators on Thursday voted to change how some power companies calculate their customers’ bills, a decision that will make it less expensive for people to charge electric cars and cool their homes in the summer but will increase prices for those who don’t use as much energy.

Tesla employee laid off without warning tells of living in car at factory

Nico Murillo is the proud owner of a Tesla Model Y, mainly because he’s part of the team that built these cars at the factory in Fremont. But on April 15, his dream job would sound more like a nightmare: The 29-year-old is just one of the roughly 14,000 Tesla employees to be laid off since April.