This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAn unusually fierce summer storm has sparked multiple grass fires around the Bay Area Sunday morning."" and gusty winds, combined with dry, hot air, is the likely culprit behind multiple fires. The largest cluster so far appears to be several fires sparked in the Marsh Creek/Deer Valley Road area of Contra Costa County near Brentwood. At 10:15 a.m., Cal Fire reported the Deer Zone fire is at least 3-5 different fires, totaling 100 acres. The agency is battling the fire on the ground and by air. and intense fire activity in the...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAn unusually fierce summer storm has sparked multiple grass fires around the Bay Area Sunday morning."" and gusty winds, combined with dry, hot air, is the likely culprit behind multiple fires. The largest cluster so far appears to be several fires sparked in the Marsh Creek/Deer Valley Road area of Contra Costa County near Brentwood. At 10:15 a.m., Cal Fire reported the Deer Zone fire is at least 3-5 different fires, totaling 100 acres. The agency is battling the fire on the ground and by air. and intense fire activity in the...WW…

A Tahoe-area father is asking tourists to stay away after his son became sick with an unusual condition doctors believe may be associated with COVID-19.Maeson Howard, 10, is "," reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Doctors think he may have multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a condition the CDC says has been observed in children infected by COVID-19. Children with MIS-C  may experience inflammation of the heart, lungs, brain or gastrointestinal organs, along with fever, vomiting and body pain."We do not yet know what causes MIS-C. However, many children with MIS-C had the virus...…A Tahoe-area father is asking tourists to stay away after his son became sick with an unusual condition doctors believe may be associated with COVID-19.Maeson Howard, 10, is "," reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Doctors think he may have multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a condition the CDC says has been observed in children infected by COVID-19. Children with MIS-C  may experience inflammation of the heart, lungs, brain or gastrointestinal organs, along with fever, vomiting and body pain."We do not yet know what causes MIS-C. However, many children with MIS-C had the virus...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFamily members are asking for the public's help in finding Erika Lloyd, a Walnut Creek woman who left for a road trip to Joshua Tree on June 14.According to family, Lloyd, 37, drove from Walnut Creek to take a vacation at Joshua Tree National Park. They lost contact with her on June 16. That day, California Highway Patrol found her black Honda Accord off Highway 62 and Shelton Road near the city of Twentynine Palms. It was abandoned and vandalized."She seemed like she was fine," . "Being in lockdown for almost three months not...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFamily members are asking for the public's help in finding Erika Lloyd, a Walnut Creek woman who left for a road trip to Joshua Tree on June 14.According to family, Lloyd, 37, drove from Walnut Creek to take a vacation at Joshua Tree National Park. They lost contact with her on June 16. That day, California Highway Patrol found her black Honda Accord off Highway 62 and Shelton Road near the city of Twentynine Palms. It was abandoned and vandalized."She seemed like she was fine," . "Being in lockdown for almost three months not...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateIn 1867, San Francisco went on crusade — not against murder, rape or assault — but against the scourge of public ugliness.Even those who have heard of “ugly laws” may not realize America’s first was passed in San Francisco. Decades before ugly laws were common in American cities, San Francisco pioneered the legal justification for forcing marginalized people off its streets.San Francisco in the late 1860s had a unique set of conditions that made it ripe for such a law. In the aftermath of the Gold Rush, the city was filled with...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateIn 1867, San Francisco went on crusade — not against murder, rape or assault — but against the scourge of public ugliness.Even those who have heard of “ugly laws” may not realize America’s first was passed in San Francisco. Decades before ugly laws were common in American cities, San Francisco pioneered the legal justification for forcing marginalized people off its streets.San Francisco in the late 1860s had a unique set of conditions that made it ripe for such a law. In the aftermath of the Gold Rush, the city was filled with...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOfficials at the Sonoma Raceway are conducting an investigation after "piece of twine tied in what appeared to be a noose" was found on the property.The noose, found hanging 14 feet up from a tree behind a former administrative office, was first spotted on Saturday."A Sonoma Raceway staff member discovered a piece of twine tied in what appeared to be a noose hanging from a tree on raceway property. Our staff, on-site business tenants and local law enforcement have been contacted and asked to share any information they may have....…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOfficials at the Sonoma Raceway are conducting an investigation after "piece of twine tied in what appeared to be a noose" was found on the property.The noose, found hanging 14 feet up from a tree behind a former administrative office, was first spotted on Saturday."A Sonoma Raceway staff member discovered a piece of twine tied in what appeared to be a noose hanging from a tree on raceway property. Our staff, on-site business tenants and local law enforcement have been contacted and asked to share any information they may have....WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateStarting this week, San Francisco is introducing a program that will close some streets to through traffic so pedestrians and cyclists can more safely social distance.The "slow streets" initiative, similar to the one , will eventually close a dozen streets around the city to through traffic. Although some cars will still be allowed through — such as residents or emergency vehicles — the goal is to create safer streets for pedestrians to walk in when sidewalks do not allow for six feet of distance between individuals.The rollout...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateStarting this week, San Francisco is introducing a program that will close some streets to through traffic so pedestrians and cyclists can more safely social distance.The "slow streets" initiative, similar to the one , will eventually close a dozen streets around the city to through traffic. Although some cars will still be allowed through — such as residents or emergency vehicles — the goal is to create safer streets for pedestrians to walk in when sidewalks do not allow for six feet of distance between individuals.The rollout...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA UCSF doctor, coming home after several weeks in New York City helping coronavirus patients, shared his shocking experience of traveling on a packed flight back to SFO.Tweets from cardiologist Ethan Weiss went viral Saturday after the doctor posted a photo of a full United flight."I guess @united is relaxing their social distancing policy these days?" he wrote. "Every seat full on this 737."On April 22, United announced it was "limiting seat selections in all cabins, so customers won’t be able to select seats next to each other...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA UCSF doctor, coming home after several weeks in New York City helping coronavirus patients, shared his shocking experience of traveling on a packed flight back to SFO.Tweets from cardiologist Ethan Weiss went viral Saturday after the doctor posted a photo of a full United flight."I guess @united is relaxing their social distancing policy these days?" he wrote. "Every seat full on this 737."On April 22, United announced it was "limiting seat selections in all cabins, so customers won’t be able to select seats next to each other...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateLos Angeles County, the epicenter of California's coronavirus outbreak, is almost certain to extend its stay-at-home mandate until August, .County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday that the quarantine order will "with all certainty" be in effect through the next two and a half months."Our hope is that by using the data, we’d be able to slowly lift restrictions over the next three months," she said at the supervisors meeting. Only a "dramatic change to the virus and tools at hand" would...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateLos Angeles County, the epicenter of California's coronavirus outbreak, is almost certain to extend its stay-at-home mandate until August, .County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday that the quarantine order will "with all certainty" be in effect through the next two and a half months."Our hope is that by using the data, we’d be able to slowly lift restrictions over the next three months," she said at the supervisors meeting. Only a "dramatic change to the virus and tools at hand" would...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEight of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's favorite Bay Area restaurants got a huge boost: $100,000 each to help weather the coronavirus pandemic.The Facebook CEO and his wife, a pediatrician who helms the couple's philanthropy through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, contacted the restaurants personally via email to let them know they'd be getting a gift., the eight restaurants are:— Dohatsuten, a ramen and Japanese tapas restaurant in Palo Alto.— Palo Alto Sol, a Mexican restaurant in Palo Alto.— Fuki Sushi, a Palo Alto...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEight of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's favorite Bay Area restaurants got a huge boost: $100,000 each to help weather the coronavirus pandemic.The Facebook CEO and his wife, a pediatrician who helms the couple's philanthropy through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, contacted the restaurants personally via email to let them know they'd be getting a gift., the eight restaurants are:— Dohatsuten, a ramen and Japanese tapas restaurant in Palo Alto.— Palo Alto Sol, a Mexican restaurant in Palo Alto.— Fuki Sushi, a Palo Alto...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA staple of work lunches all over the Bay Area is closing permanently.Specialty's Café & Bakery, which has over 50 locations in three states, announced on its website that the company is shuttering due to the coronavirus pandemic."Specialty's Cafe & Bakery is closing after 33 years of business. Current market conditions attributed to COVID-19 and shelter-in-place policies have decimated company revenues," a statement on the company's website reads. "Our last day of operations will be Tuesday, May 19th, 2020. Our customer...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA staple of work lunches all over the Bay Area is closing permanently.Specialty's Café & Bakery, which has over 50 locations in three states, announced on its website that the company is shuttering due to the coronavirus pandemic."Specialty's Cafe & Bakery is closing after 33 years of business. Current market conditions attributed to COVID-19 and shelter-in-place policies have decimated company revenues," a statement on the company's website reads. "Our last day of operations will be Tuesday, May 19th, 2020. Our customer...WW…