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9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (174+ words) One person died Tuesday evening after their vehicle crashed into a light pole and caught fire, authorities said. The crash occurred about 7:15 p.m. near the 1900 block of Alameda de las Pulgas. San Mateo police said a vehicle was traveling through the…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago  (132+ words) An unidentified small marine animal bit a person in the Foster City Lagoon Monday afternoon, police said. The police department said it received a report of a "marine animal bite incident" in the lagoon, near Shearwater Isle. "Based on the…...

21+ hour, 6+ min ago  (131+ words) Newly renovated basketball courts at a San Jose park were damaged by what appears to be illegal fireworks, the city said Monday. The city was set to hold a ribbon-cutting event for the renovated courts at Plata Arroyo Park, but…...

22+ hour ago  (172+ words) The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for interior locations of the Bay Area Tuesday with high temperatures expected to reach into the 90s to low 100s. Bay Area heat advisory: 90s to low 100s inland The National Weather Service issued a heat…...

22+ hour, 21+ min ago  (369+ words) Federal authorities have agreed to temporarily pause construction work on the apparent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility taking shape in south Santa Clara County. If approved by the court, the compromise measure grants DHS more time to respond to a…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago  (393+ words) A San Francisco sheriff's deputy assigned to the county jail was charged with battery on Monday for allegedly assaulting an inmate, according to the district attorney's office. Nanette Musto was accused of touching a female inmate's chest on Sunday without…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago  (351+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a housing bill Monday that will change how the state finances and delivers new affordable housing units. The signing took place at the Clara E. Chan Lee Residences currently under construction in Oakland's Chinatown. Newsom was joined…...

22+ hour, 49+ min ago  (203+ words) Authorities in Santa Clara are asking the community for help identifying a man who sexually assaulted a woman on Monday. At about 1:30 a.m., officers received a report of a someone yelling for help from Carmichael Park on Benton Street in Santa…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (207+ words) Firefighters battled nearly an 80-acre wildfire Monday night in a rural area of northern Napa County, successfully preventing any structural damage. The Hardin Fire, which ignited around 2:40 p.m. near Hardin and Pope Canyon roads, was 60% contained by 9 p.m. Monday. The blaze burned…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (454+ words) For nearly 35 years, Sweet Joanna’s Cafe has been a neighborhood staple at the University of San Francisco’s downtown campus, serving students, staff and local workers. But after surviving the severe economic downturns of recent years, the cafe’s owner says he…...