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COVID: East Bay Residents React to CDC Reversal of Masking Guidance
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Caitlyn Jenner says former Senator Barbara Boxer's mugging in Oakland is another good reason to recall Gavin Newsom
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UPDATE: Brush Fire Burns In North San Jose, Milpitas Along Coyote Creek Area
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Crews in the South Bay were battling a brush fire burning along Coyote Creek, near homes and businesses in North San Jose and Milpitas
The fire, which was dubbed the McCarthy Fire, was originally reported shortly after 4 p.m. near the 500 block of Mill River Lane just southeast of the Cisco complex in San Jose.
McCarthey Fire burns near Coyote Creek in North San Jose, July 27, 2021. (CBS)
By Tuesday night, flareups were still occurring.
Residents in the area of the fire were advised to shelter in place, though no evacuation orders have been issued. Many...
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Caitlyn Jenner says former Senator Barbara Boxer's mugging in Oakland is another good reason to recall Gavin Newsom
Former Senator Barbara Boxer mugged in OaklandOffice of Senator Barbara Boxer. In a Facebook post Monday evening Caitlyn Jenner linked a Tweet from former US Senator Barbara Boxer who had been robbed and assaulted in Oakland on Monday.
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UPDATED: Wife Shoots Husband in the Face in Antioch on Buchanan Road
On Monday, the Antioch Police Department received a call from a local hospital that a male was dropped off with a gunshot wound to the face in the City of Antioch. According to police, an arrest was made of a 56-year-old female in the City of Fairfield after she allegedly shot her husband, a 60-year-old male in the 2100 block of Buchanan around 2:45 pm Monday.
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Bay Area teen dragged into ocean by crocodile while vacationing in Mexico
A Bay Area teenager is recovering in hospital after a dream vacation to Mexico turned into a nightmare when she was dragged into the ocean by a crocodile. The 12-foot reptile attacked 18-year-old Kiana Hummel of Novato when she was swimming around midnight at the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa.
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Man Found Dead in Early Morning House Fire in East San Jose
A man was found dead inside a San Jose home after a fire early Tuesday morning, according to a fire department spokesman. At about 1:05 a.m., firefighters responded to the 2000 block of Estate View Way and Pleasant Crest Drive in the East San Jose foothills on reports of a house fire, officials said.
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Gavin Newsom sees another alarming California recall poll
Last week, an Emerson College/Nexstar media poll showed the Gavin Newsom recall election within five points, which came as a surprise since previous polling in May found opposition to the recall beating support by double digits. Some shrugged off the result because Emerson College/Nexstar has typically been the poll the...
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Delta Plus Variants Detected in the South Bay
As the number of people in the Bay Area diagnosed with the delta variant of COVID-19 increases, there is a new threat: delta plus variants. Cases have already been confirmed in the South Bay. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is now sequencing every COVID-19 case from every hospital...
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Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer is a victim of assault and theft
Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer of California was a victim of assault and theft Monday in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland, her office said.
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Photos: Hillsborough mansion once owned by Hearst family sells for $12.75 million
A Hillsborough mansion once owned by Randolph Hearst, heir to media magnate William Randolph Hearst, has sold for $12.75 million. The 9,856-square-foot Georgian-style house built in 1914 was originally listed at $13.5 million. It has eight bedrooms and seven bathrooms and also features au pair quarters, a patio with two large pergolas and a pool, among many other amenities.
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San Mateo Police Department in mourning after losing officer to cancer
The San Mateo Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Officer Ashley Torres died on Saturday due to complications from her battle with cancer, the department reported Monday in a tribute on social media. She was 27 years old. Torres had battled the disease “with tremendous...
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UCSF Dr. Peter Chin-Hong On COVID Delta Variant Surge: ‘Desperate Measures Are Needed In Desperate Times’
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — UCSF Infectious Disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong believes the San Francisco Bay Area has reached a crossroads in the local battle against COVID’s rapidly spreading delta variant, but his message for the path forward is relatively simple — “it’s vaccinate, not lockdown.”
On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all health care workers and state employees returning to their offices to either get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID testing, scrapping the honor system that was in place. San Francisco appears ready to follow Newsom’s lead.
Chin-Hong said the honor system — where employees did not have to provide...
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Lafayette police arrest man with ‘active shooter bag,’ evidence of dangerous zip gun experimentation
LAFAYETTE — A 27-year-old Berkeley man was facing felony charges after police found him in possession of what officers called an “active shooter bag” containing evidence he tried to make a shotgun out of a flare pistol. The charges stem from a June 24 arrest in Lafayette, which followed a...
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Progress report: How Santa Clara County is faring amid a rise in Delta variant cases
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Just over a month ago, Santa Clara County began what many believed was the road back to a new normal. But a recent spike in COVID-19 cases has put a roadblock on those plans. County public health officials say the highly transmissible Delta variant is...
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Editorial: Will the unvaccinated doom Gov. Newsom?
A new poll of California voters shows why national Republicans have poured so much money and attention into this state’s gubernatorial recall campaign, despite the seemingly impossible odds of ousting a popular Democratic incumbent. It’s because Gov. Gavin Newsom’s supporters simply aren’t as determined to vote as his opponents. The...
San Bruno, CAKRON4
24-year-old arrested in San Bruno hit-and-run
SAN BRUNO (BCN) – San Bruno police arrested a 24-year-old Daly City man early Saturday after responding to a 4:31 a.m. report of a hit-and-run collision. When officers arrived at the scene of the collision in the area of El Camino Real and Interstate 380, they discovered the suspect and his vehicle had fled the scene. They soon found the disabled vehicle nearby on Highway 101 and arrested the man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
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CDC recommends entire Bay Area issue indoor mask mandate
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2-alarm brush fire burning near SJ-Milpitas border prompts shelter-in-place order
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Larry Elder leads GOP field in race to replace Newsom in recall, poll finds
SACRAMENTO — A new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times found that among the dozens of candidates in the running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, conservative talk radio hostLarry Elder leads the race, with many voters still undecided. The poll found that 47%...