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I-680 weekend closure: Maps, detours, what to know
A portion of Interstate 680 is shut down for this weekend to allow crews to continue a paving project in the East Bay. The partial closure includes three left lanes of southbound I-680 between Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon and the I-580/I-680 connector in Pleasanton. Caltrans said lanes were shut down at 9 p.m. Friday and it will remain closed through 4 a.m. Monday.
2 Bay Area counties opt not to resell decommissioned police firearms
One way law enforcement works, "to protect and serve" is by getting guns out of the hands of criminals. But we've discovered each year, thousands of weapons once used by officers have been found at crime scenes.CBS News partnered with nonprofit newsrooms The Trace and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting for this joint investigation.We surveyed two hundred police agencies nationwide and found a majority sell their guns when they decide to upgrade their arsenal. What about our local law enforcement? Our team identified at least five agencies across the Bay Area that sell their weapons, while two agencies...
Black Restaurant Week kicks off in San Francisco Bay Area
OAKLAND, Calif. - Black Restaurant Week kicks off in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, and minority-owned business leaders are hoping for an uptick in customers as they highlight their array of rich cuisine. This is the fourth year of the campaign, which ends on May 26. Founded in...
Heartbroken family of murdered Bay Area mom receives her college degrees
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - As the Diablo Valley College class of 2024 filed into Viking Stadium in Pleasant Hill on Friday, donning caps and gowns, there was one heartbreaking absence. "I know she’s here with us, and I know she’s proud of us," graduate Kassandra Santiago referred to her close...
Murder charges filed after San Mateo woman dies from fentanyl overdose
(KRON) — An alleged drug dealer is facing murder charges after a 29-year-old woman, Sarah Tillman, overdosed on fentanyl and died in her San Mateo apartment, according to prosecutors. Phillip Thei Ng, 56, of Daly City, is accused of selling fentanyl to Tillman that caused her deadly overdose, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office […]
Santa Clara County recognizes need for Latino health center
Santa Clara County leaders are moving forward with the idea of building a Latino health and wellness center. After an emotional budget debate on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved having county employees come back in June with options for how to proceed with a facility and whether there should be multiple locations. Supervisors... The post Santa Clara County recognizes need for Latino health center appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Alleged Daly City drug dealer charged with murder in woman's fentanyl overdose
DALY CITY – A Daly City man has been charged with murder for allegedly selling fentanyl to a woman who died from an overdose, prosecutors said.According to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's office, 56-year-old Phillip Thei Ng was arraigned in a Redwood City courtroom Wednesday. During the hearing, an attorney from the county's Private Defender Program was appointed to represent Ng and the case was continued to May 22.On May 6, 2023, 29-year-old Sarah Tillman was found dead in her San Mateo apartment by police performing a welfare check. The coroner determined Tillman died of a fentanyl overdose.According...
Gay dad has the perfect response to a 7-year-old child who called gay people 'the devil'
Robbie Pierce, his husband, Neal Broverman and their two young children were traveling on an Amtrak train in California in 2022 when they were harassed by a fellow passenger at a stop in San Jose.Broverman is the editorial director for print media at Pride, The Advocate's parent company,"All of a sudden, there was a man standing there next to me," Pierce told The Advocate. The man told their son, "Remember what I told you earlier. They stole you and they're pedophiles," Pierce recounts. The man also said that gay people are abominations.The police were called and the man was thrown off the train, but the incident was a frightening reminder that gay families could be the target of bigots, even in liberal Northern California. "It's a new level of homophobia out there," Pierce added.Seven months later, Pierce’s son was the victim of harassment, this time from a child at a park. "A random unattended 7-year-old at the park told me and my son that gay people are the devil,” he recounted in a viral X thread. "My son scoffed, but the boy said it was true because God said so."
1 dead, 1 injured in collision on I-280 near Redwood City Tuesday night
One died and one was injured following a crash Tuesday night on southbound Interstate Highway 280 near Redwood City, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said that around 10 p.m., a Hyundai Accent and a pickup truck collided on southbound I-280 near the Edgewood Road offramp. Both drivers were ejected from their vehicles and were found lying on the roadway.
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