By | and | | Bay Area News GroupRICHMOND — Efforts continued Wednesday to clean up an oil spill at the Chevron refinery here that sent at least 100 gallons of petroleum product into San Francisco Bay waters on Tuesday evening.The spill was reported just after 3 p.m., according to county and company officials. A company statement issued just after 5 p.m. Tuesday said the leak had been stopped.Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia said on Tuesday night that the spill could have leaked as much as 600 gallons of “petroleum product.” As of 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, a state agency that estimate,...…By | and | | Bay Area News GroupRICHMOND — Efforts continued Wednesday to clean up an oil spill at the Chevron refinery here that sent at least 100 gallons of petroleum product into San Francisco Bay waters on Tuesday evening.The spill was reported just after 3 p.m., according to county and company officials. A company statement issued just after 5 p.m. Tuesday said the leak had been stopped.Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia said on Tuesday night that the spill could have leaked as much as 600 gallons of “petroleum product.” As of 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, a state agency that estimate,...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupA statement sent in a state business association’s letter to its members Sunday raised speculation that Gov. Gavin Newsom could lift the statewide stay-at-home order Monday that has been in effect since early last month.According to a copy of the letter, California Restaurant Association members were told that “late this evening, senior officials in the Newsom administration informed us that the Governor will announce tomorrow that the stay-at-home order will be lifted in all regions of the state.”The letter listed the Bay Area, Southern California and the San...…By | | Bay Area News GroupA statement sent in a state business association’s letter to its members Sunday raised speculation that Gov. Gavin Newsom could lift the statewide stay-at-home order Monday that has been in effect since early last month.According to a copy of the letter, California Restaurant Association members were told that “late this evening, senior officials in the Newsom administration informed us that the Governor will announce tomorrow that the stay-at-home order will be lifted in all regions of the state.”The letter listed the Bay Area, Southern California and the San...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupLAFAYETTE — Police are investigating a vandalism incident involving a hate symbol and the president’s name Tuesday, authorities said.According to police, officers responded to a street near Lafayette Circle and found a spray-painted swastika and the word “Trump” on a home’s garage.In a statement, Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson decried the vandalism in no uncertain terms.“There is no place for hate in Lafayette. This is an inclusive and diverse city where everyone is welcome,” Anderson said.“The spray-painting of a swastika, a symbol of oppression, genocide, and...…By | | Bay Area News GroupLAFAYETTE — Police are investigating a vandalism incident involving a hate symbol and the president’s name Tuesday, authorities said.According to police, officers responded to a street near Lafayette Circle and found a spray-painted swastika and the word “Trump” on a home’s garage.In a statement, Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson decried the vandalism in no uncertain terms.“There is no place for hate in Lafayette. This is an inclusive and diverse city where everyone is welcome,” Anderson said.“The spray-painting of a swastika, a symbol of oppression, genocide, and...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — A U.S. Postal Service employee was unhurt after getting robbed at gunpoint in an East Oakland neighborhood, authorities said Tuesday.Around 2:30 p.m., the carrier was working in the 2000 block of 34th Avenue in the city’s Peralta Hacienda neighborhood when a person with a gun approached, said Inspector Jeff Fitch, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the postal service’s law-enforcement division.Citing an ongoing investigation, Fitch was not able to corroborate reports of several mail trays containing packages, letters and magazines taken,...…By | | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — A U.S. Postal Service employee was unhurt after getting robbed at gunpoint in an East Oakland neighborhood, authorities said Tuesday.Around 2:30 p.m., the carrier was working in the 2000 block of 34th Avenue in the city’s Peralta Hacienda neighborhood when a person with a gun approached, said Inspector Jeff Fitch, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the postal service’s law-enforcement division.Citing an ongoing investigation, Fitch was not able to corroborate reports of several mail trays containing packages, letters and magazines taken,...WW…

By | and | | Bay Area News GroupCROCKETT — Four people, including two teens and a 21-year-old, died Tuesday night when an SUV plunged off the Carquinez Bridge, the California Highway patrol said.The two men were identified Wednesday afternoon as Christopher Mota, 21, of Rodeo and Kyle Erickson, 19, of Pittsburg. One of the women was identified as 19-year-old Perla Navarro, of Richmond.The identity of the fourth victim was not released, because her family still had not been notified. The CHP said the driver was a woman,.According to the CHP, the four were in an Infiniti SUV driving east on...…By | and | | Bay Area News GroupCROCKETT — Four people, including two teens and a 21-year-old, died Tuesday night when an SUV plunged off the Carquinez Bridge, the California Highway patrol said.The two men were identified Wednesday afternoon as Christopher Mota, 21, of Rodeo and Kyle Erickson, 19, of Pittsburg. One of the women was identified as 19-year-old Perla Navarro, of Richmond.The identity of the fourth victim was not released, because her family still had not been notified. The CHP said the driver was a woman,.According to the CHP, the four were in an Infiniti SUV driving east on...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — Police said they were seeking a trio of suspects after a home-invasion robbery Tuesday morning.Around 10:35 a.m., police responded to an address in the 2000 block of Laurel Canyon Court for the robbery report. There, officers learned that two male suspects wearing masks and carrying handguns entered a home’s side garage door before heading to a master bedroom, where they confronted a resident, police said in a statement Tuesday evening.The suspects told the resident to lie down on the floor before ransacking the bedroom, taking jewelry and cash, and...…By | | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — Police said they were seeking a trio of suspects after a home-invasion robbery Tuesday morning.Around 10:35 a.m., police responded to an address in the 2000 block of Laurel Canyon Court for the robbery report. There, officers learned that two male suspects wearing masks and carrying handguns entered a home’s side garage door before heading to a master bedroom, where they confronted a resident, police said in a statement Tuesday evening.The suspects told the resident to lie down on the floor before ransacking the bedroom, taking jewelry and cash, and...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — A Union City man is in county jail after police SWAT team members arrested him outside a church in connection with a weekend shooting, authorities said Sunday.Shortly after noon Saturday, officers responded to Washington Hospital for a report of a man who arrived and told staff he had been shot before collapsing near emergency-room doors, police said in a statement.After an X-ray showed the victim, a 46-year-old man, suffering from a gunshot wound to his back that left a bullet next to his aorta, paramedics called for a special ambulance to take him to a...…By | | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — A Union City man is in county jail after police SWAT team members arrested him outside a church in connection with a weekend shooting, authorities said Sunday.Shortly after noon Saturday, officers responded to Washington Hospital for a report of a man who arrived and told staff he had been shot before collapsing near emergency-room doors, police said in a statement.After an X-ray showed the victim, a 46-year-old man, suffering from a gunshot wound to his back that left a bullet next to his aorta, paramedics called for a special ambulance to take him to a...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — A man was killed Sunday afternoon when he was beaten by baseball bats at a Fruitvale neighborhood park and two suspects were later arrested, authorities said.Police have not yet released the name of the man killed, who is believed to be in his 20s, or those of the two men arrested.The attack happened about 3:18 p.m. Sunday at Carmen Flores Park at  East 16th Street and Fruitvale Avenue, authorities said.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.The two suspects were arrested later.A motive for the killing has not been determined.The killing is the...…By | | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — A man was killed Sunday afternoon when he was beaten by baseball bats at a Fruitvale neighborhood park and two suspects were later arrested, authorities said.Police have not yet released the name of the man killed, who is believed to be in his 20s, or those of the two men arrested.The attack happened about 3:18 p.m. Sunday at Carmen Flores Park at  East 16th Street and Fruitvale Avenue, authorities said.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.The two suspects were arrested later.A motive for the killing has not been determined.The killing is the...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupRICHMOND — Police said officers were responding to looting activity Monday night at Hilltop Mall.According to social-media posts, groups of cars could be seen circling Hilltop Mall Road and Hilltop and Blume drives, with police cruisers following.Police appeared to be coordinating roadblocks along the rim road circling the mall around 9:15 p.m., while a Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office helicopter could be seen circling overhead, according to a that monitors Bay Area flight activity.“RPD officers are currently controlling the scene at Hilltop Mall after vandals and...…By | | Bay Area News GroupRICHMOND — Police said officers were responding to looting activity Monday night at Hilltop Mall.According to social-media posts, groups of cars could be seen circling Hilltop Mall Road and Hilltop and Blume drives, with police cruisers following.Police appeared to be coordinating roadblocks along the rim road circling the mall around 9:15 p.m., while a Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office helicopter could be seen circling overhead, according to a that monitors Bay Area flight activity.“RPD officers are currently controlling the scene at Hilltop Mall after vandals and...WW…