A San Francisco man was blocked from entering the parking garage of his own apartment complex earlier this week after a couple in an SUV pulled ahead of him in a confrontation that was captured on video.Michael Barajas, who lives at the SOMA Residences and is a graduate of UC Berkeley, said he used his remote to open the garage door on Tuesday evening after coming home from buying fruit when a white SUV with Florida license plates drove in front of him and stopped, preventing Barajas from entering."Today I was not let into my complex by a white couple from Florida that said they would not...…A San Francisco man was blocked from entering the parking garage of his own apartment complex earlier this week after a couple in an SUV pulled ahead of him in a confrontation that was captured on video.Michael Barajas, who lives at the SOMA Residences and is a graduate of UC Berkeley, said he used his remote to open the garage door on Tuesday evening after coming home from buying fruit when a white SUV with Florida license plates drove in front of him and stopped, preventing Barajas from entering."Today I was not let into my complex by a white couple from Florida that said they would not...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more coverage, visit our complete coronavirus section here.A woman was photographed Friday allegedly posting xenophobic letters in San Leandro, demanding that “if you are a woman or man and was born in other country, return, go back to your land immediately, fast, with urgency."The woman, who police identified as 52-year-old Nancy Arechiga of San Leandro, reportedly posted the handwritten flyers on at least five homes and around the neighborhood.Arechiga was arrested Friday night by police officers investigating the...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more coverage, visit our complete coronavirus section here.A woman was photographed Friday allegedly posting xenophobic letters in San Leandro, demanding that “if you are a woman or man and was born in other country, return, go back to your land immediately, fast, with urgency."The woman, who police identified as 52-year-old Nancy Arechiga of San Leandro, reportedly posted the handwritten flyers on at least five homes and around the neighborhood.Arechiga was arrested Friday night by police officers investigating the...WW…

Alameda Police Chief Paul Rolleri announced that he will retire after 28 years on the force in a letter sent to the city manager, according to . The decision comes after criticism of Rolleri's response to a showing five Alameda police officers pinning and handcuffing a Black man to the ground."I think he is an excellent police chief," Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft told ABC 7. "This is a difficult time to be a police chief or a police officer anywhere, our department is working hard to right wrongs and move forward."While Rolleri made no mention of Mali Watkins' arrest or the video in...…Alameda Police Chief Paul Rolleri announced that he will retire after 28 years on the force in a letter sent to the city manager, according to . The decision comes after criticism of Rolleri's response to a showing five Alameda police officers pinning and handcuffing a Black man to the ground."I think he is an excellent police chief," Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft told ABC 7. "This is a difficult time to be a police chief or a police officer anywhere, our department is working hard to right wrongs and move forward."While Rolleri made no mention of Mali Watkins' arrest or the video in...WW…

San Francisco's that it is fully open for business, just three days after malls were ordered to close because the county was placed on the state watch list for increased transmission of the coronavirus.Shops in the market hall without doors leading directly outside were ordered to close Wednesday, in accordance with a .The following shops with dedicated exterior entrances had remained open: Acme Bread Co., Blue Bottle, Boulette's Larder, Hog Island Oyster Co., Gott's Roadside and Sur La Table.On Thursday, Hudson Pacific Properties, which owns the building, said that the Ferry Building was...…San Francisco's that it is fully open for business, just three days after malls were ordered to close because the county was placed on the state watch list for increased transmission of the coronavirus.Shops in the market hall without doors leading directly outside were ordered to close Wednesday, in accordance with a .The following shops with dedicated exterior entrances had remained open: Acme Bread Co., Blue Bottle, Boulette's Larder, Hog Island Oyster Co., Gott's Roadside and Sur La Table.On Thursday, Hudson Pacific Properties, which owns the building, said that the Ferry Building was...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more coverage, visit our complete .The statewide order to shelter in place that went into effect on March 20 had a beneficial side-effect: Accidents, injuries and fatalities on California roadways were cut in half, saving the state and residents of California $1 billion, according to a .In the 22 days after the shelter-in-place order (March 21-April 11), there was an average of 450 vehicle collisions per day throughout the state, according to the study conducted by the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis. During the same...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more coverage, visit our complete .The statewide order to shelter in place that went into effect on March 20 had a beneficial side-effect: Accidents, injuries and fatalities on California roadways were cut in half, saving the state and residents of California $1 billion, according to a .In the 22 days after the shelter-in-place order (March 21-April 11), there was an average of 450 vehicle collisions per day throughout the state, according to the study conducted by the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis. During the same...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more coverage, visit our complete .The statewide order to shelter in place that went into effect on March 20 had a beneficial side-effect: Accidents, injuries and fatalities on California roadways were cut in half, saving the state and residents of California $1 billion, according to a .In the 22 days after the shelter-in-place order (March 21-April 11), there was an average of 450 vehicle collisions per day throughout the state, according to the study conducted by the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis. During the same...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more coverage, visit our complete .The statewide order to shelter in place that went into effect on March 20 had a beneficial side-effect: Accidents, injuries and fatalities on California roadways were cut in half, saving the state and residents of California $1 billion, according to a .In the 22 days after the shelter-in-place order (March 21-April 11), there was an average of 450 vehicle collisions per day throughout the state, according to the study conducted by the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis. During the same...WW…

UPDATE Feb. 26 5:03 p.m. Katlin Gallaread, who has been missing for more than a week, has been found safe in Pittsburg, according to a .An alert city landscape worker recognized Gallaread, 14, and her companion, Tyler Sexton, 16, according to police.Katlin's father, Jason Gallaread, confirmed to that Pittsburg police had located his daughter.Feb. 26 7:45 a.m. Jason Gallaread, Katlin Gallaread's father, told news outlets Thursday that she left a note prior to her sudden departure. In the note, per the, she expressed feelings of isolation due to the pandemic shutting down schools....…UPDATE Feb. 26 5:03 p.m. Katlin Gallaread, who has been missing for more than a week, has been found safe in Pittsburg, according to a .An alert city landscape worker recognized Gallaread, 14, and her companion, Tyler Sexton, 16, according to police.Katlin's father, Jason Gallaread, confirmed to that Pittsburg police had located his daughter.Feb. 26 7:45 a.m. Jason Gallaread, Katlin Gallaread's father, told news outlets Thursday that she left a note prior to her sudden departure. In the note, per the, she expressed feelings of isolation due to the pandemic shutting down schools....WW…

UPDATE Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m.: Tom Mentzer, communications director for Sen. Diane Feinstein, clarified the paperwork that the senator filed with the Federal Election Commission, in an email to SFGATE."In short, all senators must maintain a campaign committee, whether they plan to run again or not," Mentzer wrote. "In order to keep that account active, the senator has to maintain current filings with the FEC. The situation you wrote about was in fact a change-of-address form for the campaign committee that had already been established. It doesn’t speak to the senator’s future plans at...…UPDATE Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m.: Tom Mentzer, communications director for Sen. Diane Feinstein, clarified the paperwork that the senator filed with the Federal Election Commission, in an email to SFGATE."In short, all senators must maintain a campaign committee, whether they plan to run again or not," Mentzer wrote. "In order to keep that account active, the senator has to maintain current filings with the FEC. The situation you wrote about was in fact a change-of-address form for the campaign committee that had already been established. It doesn’t speak to the senator’s future plans at...WW…

Pacific Gas and Electric is moving forward with power shut-offs in 15 California counties, including five in the Bay Area, "due to a high-wind event combined with low humidity and severely dry vegetation, that together create high risk of catastrophic wildfires."The Public Safety Power Shutoffs, which will begin as early as tonight at 8 and last until Friday morning, will affect about 37,000 customers.The affected counties are: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Napa, Plumas, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, and Yolo Counties.Lassen, Solano, Stanislaus...…Pacific Gas and Electric is moving forward with power shut-offs in 15 California counties, including five in the Bay Area, "due to a high-wind event combined with low humidity and severely dry vegetation, that together create high risk of catastrophic wildfires."The Public Safety Power Shutoffs, which will begin as early as tonight at 8 and last until Friday morning, will affect about 37,000 customers.The affected counties are: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Napa, Plumas, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, and Yolo Counties.Lassen, Solano, Stanislaus...WW…

LIVE VIDEO: Dozens gather in San Francisco’s Harvey Milk Plaza for a vigil honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Watch live: — NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea)Hundreds of people turned out Friday night for a vigil in Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco to honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had died just hours earlier.Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said. She was 87.San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and state Sen. Scott Wiener both announced on Twitter the details for the vigil for the women’s rights champion who became the...…LIVE VIDEO: Dozens gather in San Francisco’s Harvey Milk Plaza for a vigil honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Watch live: — NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea)Hundreds of people turned out Friday night for a vigil in Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco to honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had died just hours earlier.Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said. She was 87.San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and state Sen. Scott Wiener both announced on Twitter the details for the vigil for the women’s rights champion who became the...WW…