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Green's attorneys from Pointer & Buelna, LLP alleged that their client had attempted to diffuse an altercation during the early hours of March 27, 2022, inside a La Victoria restaurant. After disarming a gunman and subsequently walking backward to the front door with his hands up while holding the weapon, Green, then 20, was met by police officers who had been at the scene of a nearby fatal shooting, at which time now-former officer Mark McNamara opened fire.

We got here we realized the power was out at City Hall and I probably called 311, 50 times," said Quinton Hunter.

Prominent Imperial County farmer Michael Abatti was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of murdering his estranged wife, who was found dead in late November in Arizona. Abatti, 63, was taken into custody in El Centro, at about 3:20 pm, according to a news release from the Navajo County Sheriff's Office. Kerri Ann Abatti was shot and killed on Nov. 20 in Arizona's Navajo County.

Around 12:46 a.m. on May 4, Belt struck Braun, who was walking near Sepulveda Boulevard and 2nd Street, authorities said. Belt, who was arrested at the scene, had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit and was driving on a suspended license from a prior DUI arrest, according to court records. Four passengers inside the car fled the area after the collision. Belt was released in June and then apprehended again months later.

A family was rescued over the weekend from a house surrounded by the surging South Yuba River, south of Donner Summit. The rescue happened on Sunday afternoon along the South Yuba River, the Truckee Fire Protection District said in a Facebook post. The family became trapped in their house after the river swelled amid "significant rainfall." The house, located near the Interstate 80 corridor at Hampshire Rocks Road, was surrounded by gushing water,

Facing a substantial maintenance backlog and continued revenue challenges, San Jose could ask voters if they would support a measure on next year's ballot as a potential financial lifeline for its park system - with a sugary-drink tax or another attempt at a parcel tax among the options. The city's deferred maintenance backlog has swelled to more than half a billion dollars, and a survey conducted in the fall found that 75% of participants agreed that San Jose needed more funding to sustain its parks.

Christmas week events in Berkeley a century ago included a program of holiday music played on the Campanile bells on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and numerous services at local churches, including traditional Christmas Eve midnight services. The Berkeley Daily Gazette reported that the December 1925 days would be essentially a home festival with people gathering for private rather than public events. However, hundreds of people did go on organized Christmas Eve and Day caroling.

A surfer avoided injury after being attacked by a shark Monday morning at Marin County's Dillon Beach, officials verified Tuesday. The attack occurred around 9 or 10 a.m. near the mouth of Tomales Bay, said Graham Groneman, a battalion chief with the Marin County Fire Department. The area is a known habitat for sharks where sightings aren't abnormal. "It's where shark experts do research on Great White sharks," he said.

The California Public Utilities Commission told Business Insider on Monday that it was "aware of the incident and are looking into specifics," without elaborating. Waymo did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the agency's statement. During Saturday's power outage in San Francisco, some Waymo robotaxis stopped in intersections and along busy roads, according to footage shared on social media.

"We get asked often WHY we named all four of our girls Mary," she wrote. "There is a long history of strong Catholic women named Mary on both sides of our families and Brian and I wanted to carry on the tradition with our first baby." She added, "We never thought about the fact we might have FOUR girls, but once we started this trend there was no going back!"

Californians looking to traverse the state by car during the holiday week can expect to face a potentially historic dose of wet weather and should exercise extreme caution - and even be ready to alter travel plans, Caltrans officials said. The agency has been preparing for months for a perfect storm like this, when some of the busiest travel days of the year coincide with a weather pattern that portends the state's most prolific rainfall in decades, Caltrans spokesperson Kevin Drabinski told SFGATE via phone Monday.

At 1:24 a.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch valid from Tuesday 10 p.m. until Friday Dec. 26, at 10 a.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area. The NWS Reno NV says to expect, Snow accumulations between 1 to 2 feet at lake level with 2 to 4 feet above 7,000 feet. Ridgetop gusts as high as 100 mph. Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

Heavy rain and flash flooding soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and at least one confirmed death, authorities said. In Redding, police said they received numerous calls for stranded motorists on Sunday who tried to drive through flooded areas. One person in Redding died, Mayor Mike Littau posted online. He did not provide further information.

Berkeley is forecast to see wind gusts that could top 50 miles per hour and even heavier rain from that storm. At one point early Wednesday morning, an especially strong band is forecast to drop as much as 1.5 inches of rain in an hour as it rolls through the Bay Area. Forecasts then call for another round of heavy rain 24 hours later.

San Jose Brew Bike Willow Glen Holiday Light Tours 2025: Pedal, cruise and spread the holiday merriment around Willow Glen neighborhood on the brew bike as you tour the beautifully lit streets and decorated homes. This 60-minute tour can accommodate up to 15 people. Bring your own drinks and snacks on board the bike as you pedal and sing carols. This is not a "party tour," so alcohol is not permitted.

We have a challenging budget year, next year. We're going to be in service preservation mode as a council,

When we first got there, the fog was very dense. We could only make out the outline of the parachute,

Nothing but dirt and dry, brown chaparral rolled beneath skis and snowboards dangling from a chairlift at Big Bear Mountain Resort on Friday, as forlorn adventure seekers joked they should rename the place "Big Bare." Unseasonably high temperatures even left the impressive array of high-tech, artificial snowmakers below mostly useless, their fans spinning idly in the warm breeze.

Police identified Jamieon Miller, 19, of Tracy, as the suspect who violently assaulted the 88-year-old business owner during the robbery. The second suspect was identified as Wesley Miller, 19, of Oakland. Both men are in the Santa Clara County Main Jail on robbery charges. Following an investigation after the initial arrests of 13 suspects in the strong arm jewelry store heist, detectives obtained arrest warrants for two addtional suspects and search warrants for their residences.

the Chamber elevated Taste of Los Gatos into a premier regional food and wine street festival with family-friendly features. In 2026, our focus is to strengthen the local economy and harness the energy of Super Bowl and FIFA visitors. We want to engage residents and introduce new audiences to the range of experiences that make Los Gatos a distinctive destination.

Four people have been arrested, and police said they were seeking felony battery charges against three of them for their roles in an altercation that led to gunfire near a school last week. In a statement, Richmond police said they made the arrests last Wednesday after a department SWAT team served a search warrant at an undisclosed location in North Richmond.

Soskin was pivotal in the creation of the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond that opened in the year 2000, and her namesake remains on the Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante. But the Bay Area lost its famed park ranger over the weekend, as the Chronicle reports that Betty Reid Soskin died on Sunday at her home in Richmond. She was 104.

Sheriff's deputies Sevak Grigoryan and Christopher Matkin were first on the scene. Sheriff's office body cam footage showed them immediately stripping off their heavy gear and heading straight into the ocean; they swam about 75 feet offshore and found the couple struggling to stay afloat as the paragliding equipment sank them into the water. "It was a tense situation because both of the victims were pulling down on everyone and dragging us under," Matkin told KABC. "But we were able to calm them down."

Two earthquakes struck the San Ramon region Saturday night, just one day after a swarm of six quakes shook the area, authorities said. The first earthquake, a magnitude 3.9, hit at 6:31 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. It was centered three miles southeast of San Ramon and 3.3 miles north of Dublin. The second earthquake was a magnitude 3.0 that was centered 2.7 miles southeast of San Ramon.

Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require the full admission price. Saturdays feature engaging art experiences for the entire family, including art-making, gallery guides, and tours with discussion and sketching in the permanent galleries. Legion of Honor Lincoln Park \ 100 34th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121 - Most Saturdays - Hours are typically 9:30 am-5:15 pmReserve tickets in advance to skip the line

After days of deliberation and faced with a forecast getting soggier by the day, Santa Anita officials have decided to postpone opening day of the 2025-26 race meeting from Friday until Sunday, Dec. 28. It's just the second time since 1976 that Santa Anita will not open on the day after Christmas. The other time was in 2019 for the same reason: wet weather. More than eight inches of rain are projected to fall between Tuesday night and Friday at Santa Anita.