Oakland takes 'critical step' toward bringing Costco to The Town

The city of Oakland took a major step this week toward a proposal to bring a Costco to the former Oakland Army Base.

Judge dismisses Orinda gang-rape allegations against Diddy, entourage

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the case of a woman who alleged that she was gang-raped by Sean "Diddy" Combs and an entourage of other people in Orinda seven years ago.

Fog and rain
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Today will see fog and rain, with temps in the 60s.

Highland Hospital identifies unknown patient

Officials at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital need help identifying a patient who came in without without identification.

Woman ejected from SF Hayes Valley restaurant in viral video arrested for public intoxication

A woman who was made infamous for a now viral video that documents her behavior at a Hayes Valley restaurant over the weekend in San Francisco, was arrested for public intoxication, police say. 

Woman saved from burning car after it plows into Redwood City ACE Hardware store

Officials in Redwood City say a female driver plowed into the front of the Hassett ACE Hardware store in the Woodside Plaza Shopping Center on Monday night. 

Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country's economy. 

A change in the weather
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Day 26 No rain....Day 25 of Tule fog! Less Tule fog tonight overnight in the East and North Bay, but wake up Wednesday morning to mostly cloudy skies, spotty light rain and patchy fog. Wednesday afternoon will be dry with some sunny breaks. Mild temps in the 50s and 60s. Looks like Friday through Sunday will be our wettest days, with Sunday, the first day of Winter, wet and windy!

Tombstone memorial honors unhoused as Santa Clara County deaths fall

Homeless advocates in Santa Clara County on Tuesday prepared for the annual tombstone display, a visual reminder of the human toll of the homelessness crisis.

Bay Area home prices fall, marking largest annual price decline in California, figures show

New figures show statewide home sales rose for the third straight month, but the Bay Area is bucking that trend, with the region experiencing the biggest annual decline in California in both home prices and sales.

2 heroes take action in Redwood City saving woman from burning car
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Two employees of an ACE Hardware Store in Redwood City took action to pull an elderly driver from her burning car. This, after police say she confused the gas pedal for the brake and plowed into the store, sparking a fire.

Car lands on BART tracks from I-580 in Castro Valley, major traffic impact

An unoccupied car that was being towed, landed on the BART tracks from I-580 in Castro Valley on Tuesday afternoon following a three-car accident, officials say. All lanes have reopened following a complete shutdown in the westbound direction and backups in both directions that lasted several hours. 

Razor blades found in Walmart bread, suspect arrested in Mississippi

Police in Biloxi, Mississippi, have arrested 33-year-old Camille Benson of Texas after razor blades were found hidden inside loaves of bread at two Walmarts.

MIT professor shot and killed at home, homicide investigation underway

Nuno Loureiro was taken to local hospital on Monday evening for an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead Tuesday morning.

Sacred Heart in San Jose says it's facing an urgent toy shortage

Local organizations are scrambling to make sure every child has a gift to open on Christmas morning. Sacred Heart in San Jose says it's facing an urgent toy shortage. 

Faith groups chain themselves outside ICE building in San Francisco

More than 100 people from Bay Area faith communities locked arms outside ICE’s San Francisco Field Office Tuesday morning in an effort that they described as trying to "stop ICE from kidnapping community members" at their immigration check-ins.

Reiner killings: Nick Reiner formally charged with 2 counts of murder

Authorities said Nick Reiner was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of stabbing both parents to death inside their Brentwood home.