I'm most curious about the intersections of policing, courts, higher education and policy. Right now, I work for Fresnoland, where I am the government accountability reporter.
First day: 2,000 students noncompliant with testing requirements
More than 2,000 students were ineligible to attend in-person classes or activities on the first day of fall quarter due to noncompliance with COVID-19 testing requirements.
They were issued a blue campus pass, which advises students to submit a negative COVID-19 test result as soon as possible in order to attend class.
More than 3,000 lightning strikes hit in California within 24-hour period
Thunderstorms that rolled through the Bay Area and across the state on Thursday night delivered some of the lightning and also dampened bone-dry vegetation with small amounts of rain, fire officials said.
Red flag warning issued for Northern California as fire weather risk rises
With the risk of gusty winds and dry lightning from thunderstorms rising in Northern California, a fire weather watch was upgraded Thursday to a red flag warning for most of the north state, including parts of the Bay Area.
3 face charges in alleged plot to smuggle cell phones to Death Row inmates at San Quentin
The accused are correctional officer Keith Christopher, 37, of Pittsburg; Isaiah Wells, 32, of Tracy; and Tanisa Smith-Symes, 45, of Las Vegas, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of California.
Heat wave, dry lightning on the way: What the fire weather watch means for the Bay Area
With gusty winds and a chance of dry lightning from thunderstorms in the forecast, a fire weather watch has been issued for interior Northern California, including parts of the Bay Area, starting Thursday afternoon and extending through Friday morning.
Flex Alert extended to Thursday, with heat wave expected to pressure California’s power grid
California’s electric grid operator extended a statewide Flex Alert from Wednesday to Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. on each day, calling for people to conserve energy during an expected heat wave.
Man wounded in Tenderloin shooting, police say
A man was wounded in a shooting in the Tenderloin on Monday morning, San Francisco police said.
San Jose engineer found dead in Wyoming national park, officials say
A visitor at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming found dead at the base of a climbing route over the weekend was a Japanese national who worked in San Jose, park officials said Tuesday.
Man found floating facedown in S.F. Bay near Ferry Building rescued, officials say
A man was pulled from the water in San Francisco Bay after he was found floating facedown near the Ferry Building around midnight Monday, the Fire Department reported Tuesday.
S.F.’s 911 call center capacity restored after power outage
San Francisco’s ability to respond to 911 and 311 calls was briefly constrained Friday morning due to a power outage.
Spare the Air alert issued for Bay Area: Here’s the weekend air quality and weather outlook
Hazy skies were expected over the Bay Area on Friday and Saturday as winds push smoke from Northern California wildfires into the region, the National Weather Service said.
Video: Man appears to force woman inside stolen South Bay van
Campbell police asked for the public’s help as they investigate an incident captured on video showing a man apparently forcing a woman inside an allegedly stolen van.
VTA employee who witnessed railyard shooting dies
Valley Transportation Authority workers mourned the loss of another colleague after police confirmed an employee who survived the San Jose light-rail yard shooting in May, died by suicide Monday.
August's blue moon is coming this weekend. Here are the best Bay Area spots to see it
A special “blue moon” will rise over Bay Area skies this weekend, a relatively uncommon celestial event that occurs when a single month has two full moons.
San Francisco's first day of school: Joy and nerves as students return amid pandemic's delta surge
More than 50,000 San Francisco students walked, skipped or ran into the city’s fully reopened public schools Monday, many for the first time in 17 months, their laughter, squeals and joy filling playgrounds and high school hallways.