"San Francisco's Asian Art Museum is returning some statues that were looted in the mid 1960s from the ruins of a temple in northeast Thailand. "Their repatriation not only safeguards an important part of heritage, but it also allows their history to continue as an enduring part of the Thai nation," says Thailand's ambassador to the US, H.E. Dr. Suriya Chindawongse. [ABC 7] There was a total of 10 small earthquakes on the Calaveras Fault Monday, centered near San Ramon, in what's become a recurring pattern."
"San Jose city leaders are making preparations for the possibility that, as Trump has promised, ICE agents will try to do some kind of sweep in connection with the Super Bowl on February 8, happening at Levi's Stadium. [ABC 7] Following San Francisco's widely publicized crackdown on RV parking on city streets, which began last month, only six vehicles have reportedly been towed citywide, with 92 citations issued, and only three vehicle-dwelling households have been placed in permanent housing. [Chronicle]"
San Francisco's Asian Art Museum is returning statues looted from a mid-1960s temple in northeast Thailand. Thailand's ambassador to the US said the repatriation safeguards heritage. Ten small earthquakes struck the Calaveras Fault near San Ramon, and another hit the Hayward Fault near Piedmont. A San Rafael man pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter for a December 2023 Richmond Bridge crash that killed his passenger. Teachers in West Contra Costa remain on strike over wages. San Jose is preparing for possible ICE activity related to the Super Bowl. San Francisco's RV enforcement led to six tows, 92 citations, and three households rehoused. Endangered coho salmon returned to East Branch Russian Gulch for the first time in 60 years.
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