|
| Jan.5 |
Oakland Hills |
|
Small plane crashes; pilot walk away |
| Jan.7 |
Highway 24 |
|
Person Thrown From Truck In Wreck |
| Jan.11 |
Benicia |
 |
Woman Drives Car Into Swimming Pool A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after her car careened off I-780 in Benicia, went through a backyard and landed in a swimming pool
| Jan.12 |
SF Downtown |
|
Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Man |
| Jan.13 |
Bay Area |
|
Warm Spell Continues |
| Jan.15 |
Danville |
 |
Local Man Piloted Plane Crashed In NYC With both engines out, a cool-headed Chelsey B. Sullenberger III ditched it in the frigid Hudson River; all 155 on board were pulled to safe...
| Jan.19 |
West Oakland |
|
5 officers injured when patrol cars crashed
| Jan.22 |
Milpitas |
|
Woman Hit By Own SUV In Fatal Accident |
| Jan.26 |
Los Altos |
 |
Missing Teens May Be Heading To L Vegas 14-year-old boy took his grandfather's car and picked up his 13-year-old girlfriend with plans to leave the state
| Jan.27 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
 |
Tanker Ship Runs Into Rocks Near Bridge A tanker ship headed out of bay struck some underwater rocks and was in distress just west of the Golden Gate Bridge | |
| Jan.28 |
San Francisco |
|
Possible Murder-Suicide At Motel |
| Jan.29 |
Portola Valley |
|
Ridge Vineyards president found dead |
| |
Golden Gate Bridge |
|
Quick action helped ship stranded in Bay |
| |
Half Moon Bay |
|
Pilot Rescued After Plane Crashes |
|
| Feb.3 |
Oakland Downtown |
 |
13 Hurt After BART Trains Collide The collision occurred about 3 p.m. The injured were taken on stretchers up escalators and elevators to ambulances waiting on Broadway
| Feb.5 |
San Francisco |
|
6 Firefighters Hurt, 1 Critical In House Fire
Map of 627 Felton St San Francisco The injuries were sustained in an extremely hot and fast moving blaze first reported at about 12:30 a.m. at a vacant 2-story residence. 180 fire department personnel batt... | |
| Feb.11 |
San Jose |
|
Water Rationing Coming To SC County |
| Feb.14 |
Santa Rosa |
|
3 separate structure fires suspicious |
| Feb.16 |
SJC |
|
Flight Canceled After Runway Bird Strike |
| |
Bay Area |
|
Storms Taper Off, Power Outages Persist |
| Feb.17 |
Bay Area |
|
Rain, Flooding Mar Bay Area Commute An Oakland offramp from westbound Interstate Highway 980 at Jackson Street was flooded out
2,600 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers remained without power around the Bay Area. Most of the outages were in the East Bay
|
| |
| |
Sausalito |
 |
Sewage Spilling Into SF Bay
Map of Fort Baker Sausalito Partially treated sewage was spilling at least 36,000 gallons. A defective pipe joint is responsible for the incident. A defective weld of a 'hand hole' along the pipe from when it wa... | |
| Feb.18 |
San Francisco |
|
Feds: poor info-sharing in ship crash |
| Feb.21 |
Sausalito |
|
Marin authorities lift sewage spill advisory |
| |
Pleasanton |
|
Magnitude 3.2 Quake Shakes East Bay |
| Feb.22 |
Bay Area |
 |
Rainstorm reached Bay Area A rainstorm could cause flooding problems because of areas receiving heavy rainfall on increasingly saturated soil | |
| Feb.23 |
Sonoma County |
|
Woman killed when tree fell on her |
| Feb.25 |
Richmond |
|
Sewage Spill Prompts Warning
| |
SF City Hall |
|
S.F. pushes PG&E on bay sediment probe |
| Feb.26 |
Sebastopol |
|
Apple moth prompts quarantine |
| Feb.27 |
Berkeley |
|
Young Boy Struck, Killed On Street |
|
| Mar.1 |
Raiders |
|
Cooper, Corey Smith Missing On Boat The Coast Guard searched off Florida's coast for a fishing boat carrying NFL players Marquis Cooper, of the Raiders, and Corey Smith, ex-49e...
| Mar.2 |
HP |
|
Former HP CEO Fiorina Has Breast Cancer
| Mar.7 |
North Oakland |
|
2 Suspects Killed In Stolen Car Crash
2 suspects lost control of a vehicle and crashed it into a pole. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene
| |
North San Jose |
|
2 passengers killed in crash |
| Mar.8 |
Milpitas |
|
3.5 Quake Shakes South Bay |
| Mar.10 |
Pittsburg |
|
Officer Crashes Into Home During Chase
| Mar.11 |
Napa |
|
Driver, Horses Killed In Highway Crash A collision at about 5:15 a.m. blocked highway 121 for about two hours after a vehicle hit a herd of horses just souithwest of Napa
| Mar.16 |
San Francisco |
|
8 injured when Muni train & truck Collide |
| Mar.18 |
SF Downtown |
|
Elevator death ruled accidental |
| Mar.24 |
South San Jose |
|
Fires Destroy 2 Homes |
| Mar.27 |
Alameda |
|
Elderly Woman Dies From Dog Bite
| Mar.28 |
San Carlos |
|
Plane Goes Down In Marsh, 4 Hurt 4 people were in stable condition at the trauma center after a small Piper Cherokee they were in landed in Steinberger Slough near SFO
| Mar.30 |
Santa Clara |
|
6 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide Officers found five people dead and two wounded. One of the initial survivors, an infant girl, died after being taken to a hospital
42-year-old Devan Kalathat was an engineer at Yahoo. He changed his name from Raghavan Devarajan after moving to the U.S. from southern India about 15 years ago. The shooter's wife was the only survivor. 2 adults were dead at the scene, including an adult male who died of an self-inflicted gunshot wound. 3 of the other victims found at the scene were children
|
| |
|
| Apr.5 |
East Oakland |
|
Man Kills Wife & Himself In Home |
| Apr.9 |
San Jose |
|
Vandalism Likely In Big Phone Outage Vandals severed multiple fiber optic cables, leaving thousands of people in 3 counties without cell phone, Internet and landline service. Someone removed a manhole cover and severed four fiber op... | |
| Apr.15 |
San Mateo Bridge |
|
Winds push boat into Bridge The westbound direction was closed overnight when strong winds pushed a 70-foot fishing boat into the span
| |
Bay Area |
|
26,000 lost power
| Apr.19 |
East San Jose |
|
Plane Crash On Mount Hamilton Kills 2
| |
UC Berkeley |
|
Student diagnosed with active TB |
| Apr.20 |
Bay Area |
 |
Record Highs Set; Advisory Extended Record temperatures occured again during a sweltering heat wave that was forecast to continue for a third straight day
| |
Saratoga |
|
Cyclist injured in hit-and-run accident |
| Apr.24 |
South SF |
|
Skateboarding accident claims life of teen |
| Apr.28 |
Marin County |
|
2 residents swine flu victims |
| Apr.29 |
San Jose |
|
Schools Closed Over Swine Flu Exposure San Jose's Branham High School will be closed for a week. Tests revealed three Pittsburg 4th-graders have probable cases on swine flu | |
|
| May.1 |
SF Downtown |
|
Flu outbreak diverts Mexico's cruises to SF |
| |
San Rafael |
|
School, community center shut down |
| |
Bay Area |
|
Flu cases grow, 8 Bay Area schools closed Sonoma and Monterey counties announced their first probable cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus
The new Sonoma County case involved a girl who recently traveled to Mexico
|
| |
| May.2 |
San Ramon |
|
Flu: More CoCo Schools Closed |
| May.3 |
Berkeley |
|
2 probable swine flu cases, school closed City health officials say they will close Malcolm X Elementary school after discovering three suspected cases of swine flu
| May.6 |
Brentwood |
|
'Ghost-Riding' Teen Injured By Her Car |
| May.16 |
Bay Area |
|
Spare The Air Alert For 2nd Day In A Row
| May.17 |
North Oakland |
|
3 Killed In Berkeley Shooting, Oakl. Crash
Map of Aileen Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way Oakland Berkeley Police responded to reports of gunfire. Officers chased the suspects to Oakland, where the Cadillac is killing two innocent bystanders
Officers found a male victim suffering up to 10 gunshot wounds, who died at the scene. The suspect's car crashed into two other vehicles killing 2 bystanders, one in a car, and one who was walking down the sidewalk. Police are still searching for two of four murder suspects who fled the scene
|
| |
| |
Bay Area |
|
Sunday High Temperature Records |
| May.21 |
SF Bayview |
|
Firefighter Injured In Warehouse Fire |
| |
San Carlos |
|
Police search for missing gold medalist |
| May.25 |
Highway 880 |
|
3 Dead, 1 Kid Critical In I-880 DUI Crash
Map of Interstate 880 Oakland A 3-year-old boy died at a hospital after a crash that killed his mother and uncle, and seriously injured his twin brother. Twenty-six-year-old Tiffany Reynolds survived the crash. Her 23-year-old domestic partner, Sara Marie Tierra, and 20-year-old brother-in... | |
| May.26 |
SF Downtown |
|
30 Hurt In Muni Bus Crash
| May.28 |
Livermore |
|
Man and mother die in car |
| |
Novato |
|
9-Year-Old Girl Hit, Killed In Crosswalk
| May.30 |
Novato |
|
DA charges motorcyclist with girl's murder |
| |
Dublin |
|
Evacuated Residents Return After Spill |
|
| Jun.1 |
Concord |
 |
Fire damaged 35 vehicles and apt building
The fire was reported at 12:15 a.m. after reportedly starting in a carport. The financial loss for the cars was estimated to be about $150,...
| Jun.4 |
Berkeley |
|
Amtrak Trains Kill 2 On East Bay Tracks
| |
Concord |
 |
Girl Becomes 1st Bay Area Swine Flu Death 9-year-old Karen Perez had been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus before she died late last week. She attended El Monte Elementary School
| Jun.5 |
SF Tenderloin |
|
Underground Blast Shakes Tenderloin
A blast in an underground vault sent toxic, black smoke and flames pouring out of a manhole and cut power to 8,800 homes and businesses
| Jun.7 |
Stanford |
|
Computer Prof. Motwani Found Dead |
| Jun.8 |
Danville |
 |
3.7 Quake Strikes Near Danville The initial quake occurred about 3:15 p.m.. A smaller aftershock of a 2.7 magnitude occuring about 90 minutes later
| |
El Cerrito |
|
Baby Found In Car At BART Station Dies |
| Jun.9 |
Alameda County |
|
Man Is 2nd Bay Area Swine Flu Death |
| Jun.15 |
Union City |
|
Two-year-old Boy Drowns In Hot Tub |
| Jun.16 |
North Oakland |
|
2 Women Found Dead In Motel Room |
| Jun.19 |
Livermore Lab |
|
Grass Fire Near Lab Contained |
| Jun.20 |
Steve Jobs |
|
CEO Steve Jobs Had Liver Transplant Apple CEO, who has been on medical leave for undisclosed reasons since January, received a liver transplant two months ago | |
| Jun.21 |
Antioch |
|
Car Thief Crashes Into Pole, Cut Power |
| Jun.22 |
East San Jose |
|
2 killed, 1 hurt in crash |
| |
Half Moon Bay |
|
6 Hurt After Boat Overturns |
| Jun.23 |
Steve Jobs |
|
Hospital Confirms Jobs Liver Transplant |
| |
Rodeo |
|
Man Dragged To Death In Carjacking |
| Jun.25 |
San Pablo |
|
Woman Shot In Murder-Suicide Try Dies |
| Jun.28 |
San Jose |
 |
Bay Area Bakes In Weekend Heat Wave An excessive heat warning for San Jose and Santa Clara County, and a heat advisory for the East and North Bay would continue in effect on Su...
| Jun.29 |
Half Moon Bay |
|
2 People Swept Away Off Montara Beach
| Jun.30 |
Castro Valley |
|
Driver Rams People, Home; 5 Hurt
| |
Concord |
|
33 People Rescued From Sinking Boat
|
| Jul.2 |
San Quentin |
|
Swine Flu Quarantine At Prison
| |
Richmond |
|
Chevron expansion on hold |
| Jul.3 |
East Oakland |
|
Same train killed two pedestrians
| |
Pleasanton |
|
2 Teens Struck While Crossing Crosswalk |
| Jul.5 |
Vallejo |
|
Grass Fire Scorches 75 Acres |
| |
Oakland Downtown |
 |
Third Train Fatality In Oakland Area
Map of Jack London Square station Oakland There were 254 people on train No. 11 that was traveling from Seattle to LA. It's the third train-related fatality in the East Bay since Friday | |
| Jul.16 |
Menlo Park |
|
5-alarm structure fire broke out in foothills
| Jul.17 |
San Francisco |
|
Pilot In SF Bay Spill: 10 Months In Prison John Cota, 61, of Petaluma, was sentenced in federal court to 10 months in prison for his role in a spill of more than 53,000 gallons | |
| Jul.18 |
San Francisco |
 |
44 Hurt In Muni Crash At West Portal
Map of West Portal Station San Francisco A westbound Metro line-L Taraval train slammed into the back of a Metro line-KT Ingleside/3rd Street train that was stopped in the station
The front of the L car was totally smashed in, the car itself bent. The collision occured just before 3 p.m. The station was shut down, snarling service on most Muni Metro lines. A bus was brought in to transport 25 to 30 walking wounded to the hospital
|
| |
| Jul.19 |
Highway 4 |
|
Fire Prompts Evacuations, Closes Hwy |
| Jul.20 |
San Francisco |
|
Union: Train Operator Blacked Out |
| Jul.23 |
South SF |
 |
4-Alarm Fire Rages At Salami Plant
The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at a plant owned by Columbus Salame near Oyster Point, east of Highway 101
| Jul.25 |
San Jose |
|
4 CHP officers hospitalized after crash
| Jul.31 |
Discovery Bay |
|
2 dead In Boating Accident
|
| Aug.1 |
Discovery Bay |
|
7 Hospitalized After Boat Collision
| Aug.2 |
SF Castro |
|
Man Kills Self During Police Traffic Stop |
| Aug.3 |
San Pablo |
|
33-Year-Old Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide |
| Aug.5 |
Crockett |
|
2 people killed in head-on collision |
| Aug.6 |
Santa Clara |
|
Porpoise Dies After Rescue From Creek |
| Aug.10 |
Santa Clara |
|
24 Stuck On Great America Roller Coaster
Rescue crews used cherry pickers on aerial ladder trucks to remove two dozen people stranded between 40 and 80 feet off the ground
| Aug.11 |
Oakland |
 |
FBI Joins Search For Disabled Boy FBI joined police in looking for a 5-year-old Hassani Campbell with cerebral palsy who went missing after being left in a car in the Rockridge...
| Aug.13 |
San Francisco |
|
Filthy power plant to close |
| Aug.15 |
Livermore |
|
Corral Fire Is 50% Contained
| Aug.18 |
Vallejo |
 |
Homes Saved From 8-Alarm Brushfire
The fire that burned five acres in Hans Memorial Park threatened 'a couple dozen homes. The most probable cause is arson
| Aug.21 |
Highway 4 |
|
Man In Custody After Road Incident Dies |
| Aug.22 |
Palo Alto |
|
Girl Struck, Killed By Caltrain |
| Aug.23 |
Marin County |
|
County Reports Fourth Swine Flu Death |
| Aug.25 |
Fruitvale |
|
200 Forced Out Of Apartment Complex |
| Aug.27 |
Concord |
|
Woman Drives Into Nail Salon, 5 Hurt
| |
SJSU |
|
2,300 Students Evacuated In Dorm Fire |
| Aug.28 |
South SF |
 |
Ammonia leak. Thousands evacuated
The leak was reported at about 5:45 a.m. at the Columbus Salame meat processing plant
| |
Treasure Island |
|
Tug That Sank In Bay Recovered |
| Aug.30 |
SF Bayview |
|
4-alarm blaze spread to five buildings |
|
| Sep.6 |
Martinez |
 |
5-Alarm Apartment Fire Injures 2
A fire at Regency Plaza Apartments forced dozens to evacuate their apartments and was controlled about four hours after it was reported
| Sep.7 |
SF Downtown |
|
Cable Car Crashes Into Van, 4 Injured |
| Sep.10 |
Bay |
|
Crewman Dies After Falling Overboard |
| |
Highway 280 |
|
At Least 3 Dead In 280 Crash, Fire
At 1:20 p.m. 4 people were in the minivan when it crashed. 2 people were dead at the scene and 2 others were transported to the hospital
| Sep.11 |
Fremont |
|
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Murder-Suicide Attempt |
| Sep.12 |
SF Sunset |
 |
Early Morning Outage Affects 35,000 About 23,000 customers were still without power as of about 7:15 a.m. Power was still disrupted in much of the Sunset, Parkside
| Sep.14 |
Marin County |
|
Emergency Declared After Low Rainfall |
| Sep.15 |
Redwood City |
|
1 Dead In Car-Train Collision |
| Sep.16 |
Hayward |
|
Pilot Survives Fiery Plane Crash A small, private plane crashed after takeoff at the Hayward Executive Airport and burst into flames, but Sean Buckley managed unharmed
| Sep.20 |
San Francisco |
|
Windsurfer's Body Found Off Crissy Field |
| Sep.21 |
Sunnyvale |
 |
Hot weather relief centers offerred Temperatures have been moving higher through the weekend, with the predicting a high Tuesday of about 97 in San Jose
| Sep.26 |
SF Zoo |
 |
Unhurt After Sneaking Into Grizzly Area A man is under arrest after he sneaked into the grizzly bear exhibit. He had no contact with the bears and was rescued without major injury
| Sep.27 |
Marin County |
|
Inmate Found Dead In Cell |
|
| Oct.4 |
Vallejo |
|
Fire killed two people and destroyed home
| Oct.5 |
San Jose |
|
2 Runners Die In San Jose Half Marathon Medical personnel were unsuccessful in trying revive 35-year-old Brandon Whitehurst of Antioch and 34-year-old Rose Lo of South San Francisc...
| Oct.8 |
East Oakland |
|
2 people dead in shooting
| Oct.10 |
SF Downtown |
|
Blue Angels Cancel Show Due To Fog |
| Oct.13 |
Bay Area |
|
Floods, Outages As Storm Pounds Sandbagging were being made in neighborhoods under threat, while heavy rains caused tens of thousands of power outages
| |
San Jose |
|
24,000 customers remain without power
| |
Sunol |
|
3.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Sunol
| Oct.14 |
Oakland |
|
Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty |
| |
Bay Bridge |
|
Big-Rig Blocks WB Bay Bridge For Hours
| |
SF Downtown |
|
No Serious Damage After Fire In High-rise |
| Oct.16 |
East Oakland |
|
Hit & Run Driver Kills Schoolgirl
| Oct.17 |
East Oakland |
 |
3 people dead, 3 injured after crash
A vehicle had hit several parked cars and a pedestrian before overturning. 3 of its occupants, including the driver, had died at the scene
| Oct.20 |
East Oakland |
|
Pot Plants Founded After Warehouse Fire |
| Oct.21 |
Tiburon |
 |
4-alarm house fire
The fire, burning at a home, was reported at about 9:30 a.m
| Oct.27 |
Bay Bridge |
|
Bridge closes after rod snaps Authorities indefinitely closed the Bay Bridge after a rod and a metal brace erected during an emergency repair job fell onto the westbound lanes
The brace was startling a pair of drivers who collided with the debris and leaving hundreds of others stranded in their cars during the evening commute
|
| |
| Oct.28 |
Sunnyvale |
|
Fire Burns Apartment Near City Hall |
| Oct.29 |
Bay Bridge |
|
Traffic Lighter As Closure Enters 2nd Day |
| Oct.30 |
Bay |
|
Tanker Spills Oil Into San Francisco Bay U.S. Coast Guard crews were responding to an oil spill from the Dubai Star tanker anchored in the San Francisco Bay | |
| |
Bay Bridge |
|
Bridge Fix To Continue Into Weekend
| Oct.31 |
Bay |
|
Coast Guard Scoops Up Oil In SF Bay |
|
| Nov.1 |
Alameda |
|
More Oiled Wildlife Found After Bay Spill
| |
Bay Bridge |
|
Bridge Won't Be Open For Monday |
| Nov.3 |
San Jose |
|
3-alarm fire burns at tire shop for 5 hours |
| Nov.9 |
Bay Bridge |
 |
Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off bridge A big rig was traveling at high speeds when the driver lost control at the S curve. The truck dropped about 200 feet onto Yerba Buena Island
| Nov.11 |
Bay Bridge |
|
Bridge May Close Again In New Year |
| |
Highway 580 |
|
Boy Riding In Luggage Area Dies In Crash |
| Nov.14 |
Berkeley |
|
Child Missing After Aquatic Park Homicide
Map of Aquatic Park Berkeley Dive teams are searching for the 8-month-old child of Zoelina Williams, who was found slain in the park | |
| Nov.15 |
Berkeley |
|
Body Found, May Be Missing Boy
| Nov.21 |
SF Downtown |
|
4 Hurt When Cable Car Stops Suddenly |
| Nov.25 |
Bay Area |
|
Bay Area Officials Issue Air Quality Alert |
| |
Hayward |
|
19-Month-Old Boy Drowns In Pool |
| Nov.27 |
Half Moon Bay |
|
Man In Capsized Sailboat Dies |
| Nov.28 |
Sonoma County |
 |
Pittsburg Couple Perished While Crabbing 20-foot motorized boat in which the 83-year-old Nikolaos Afkentakis and 78-year-old wife had gone out to place crab pots capsized in the heavy...
| |
Novato |
 |
5 died in crash
Map of Lakeville Road Sears Point Novato A car went through a red light and crashed into their vehicle on eastbound Highway 37 after 9:20 p.m.
Family of four killed in crash. A Mini Cooper traveling at about 100 mph went through a solid red light and 'pretty much broadsided' a vehicle containing a man, woman, and their young children. All occupants of the minivan, Johnathan Maloney, 45, his wife, Susan Maloney, 42, and their children, Grace, 5, and Aiden, 8, died in the impact. The 19-year-old man who caused a crash died next day.
|
| |
| Nov.29 |
Highway 80 |
|
6 Children, 2 Adults Hurt In I-80 Crash
| Nov.30 |
Pittsburg |
|
Owl-Fried Power Line Falls |
|
| Dec.3 |
Daly City |
|
3 Kids Struck By Car, Hurt Near School
| |
Sonoma County |
|
Burglary Of Home Of Family In Crash |
| Dec.7 |
Mount Diablo Park |
 |
Rare Snow, Cold Weather Grip Bay Area A cold storm system moved into the Area, causing a rare dusting of snow to fall over the East Bay hills
| Dec.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
|
BART Train Derails In Oakland Tunnel
| Dec.13 |
Milpitas |
|
Driver Killed In Crash With VTA Train |
| Dec.17 |
Half Moon Bay |
|
Body Of Woman Recovered From Surf |
| Dec.23 |
Hayward |
|
Man In Custody After Horrific Fatal Crash
A 22-year-old Leo Olguin tried to speed away from police and crashed. 2 of his passengers dead and another passenger in critical condition
| |
Golden Gate Park |
|
Body of woman found |
| Dec.24 |
Bay Area |
|
No Fires For Xmas; Spare The Air Alert |
| Dec.26 |
Lafayette |
|
Water Main Break Closes Roadway |
| Dec.31 |
East Oakland |
|
1 Dead, 6 Hurt As Car Fleeing OPD
A woman was killed and six people were injured after a stolen Toyota crashed into two other cars following a short police pursuit
| |
Santa Clara |
|
2 Killed On South Bay Caltrain Tracks
|
|
2009 |
| Feb.5 |
San Francisco |
6 Firefighters Hurt, 1 Critical In House Fire
Map of 627 Felton St San Francisco The injuries were sustained in an extremely hot and fast moving blaze first reported at about 12:30 a.m. at a vacant 2-story residence. 180 fire department personnel batt... | |
| Feb.14 |
Santa Rosa |
3 separate structure fires suspicious |
| Feb.14 |
Santa Rosa |
3 separate structure fires suspicious |
| Mar.1 |
Raiders |
Cooper, Corey Smith Missing On Boat The Coast Guard searched off Florida's coast for a fishing boat carrying NFL players Marquis Cooper, of the Raiders, and Corey Smith, ex-49e...
| Mar.24 |
South San Jose |
Fires Destroy 2 Homes |
| May.21 |
SF Bayview |
Firefighter Injured In Warehouse Fire |
| Jun.1 |
Concord |
Fire damaged 35 vehicles and apt building
The fire was reported at 12:15 a.m. after reportedly starting in a carport. The financial loss for the cars was estimated to be about $150,...
| Jun.19 |
Livermore Lab |
Grass Fire Near Lab Contained |
| Jul.5 |
Vallejo |
Grass Fire Scorches 75 Acres |
| Jul.16 |
Menlo Park |
5-alarm structure fire broke out in foothills
| Jul.19 |
Highway 4 |
Fire Prompts Evacuations, Closes Hwy |
| Jul.23 |
South SF |
4-Alarm Fire Rages At Salami Plant
The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at a plant owned by Columbus Salame near Oyster Point, east of Highway 101
| Aug.15 |
Livermore |
Corral Fire Is 50% Contained
| Aug.18 |
Vallejo |
Homes Saved From 8-Alarm Brushfire
The fire that burned five acres in Hans Memorial Park threatened 'a couple dozen homes. The most probable cause is arson
| Aug.27 |
SJSU |
2,300 Students Evacuated In Dorm Fire |
| Aug.30 |
SF Bayview |
4-alarm blaze spread to five buildings |
| Sep.6 |
Martinez |
5-Alarm Apartment Fire Injures 2
A fire at Regency Plaza Apartments forced dozens to evacuate their apartments and was controlled about four hours after it was reported
| Oct.4 |
Vallejo |
Fire killed two people and destroyed home
| Oct.14 |
SF Downtown |
No Serious Damage After Fire In High-rise |
| Oct.20 |
East Oakland |
Pot Plants Founded After Warehouse Fire |
| Oct.21 |
Tiburon |
4-alarm house fire
The fire, burning at a home, was reported at about 9:30 a.m
| Oct.28 |
Sunnyvale |
Fire Burns Apartment Near City Hall |
| Nov.3 |
San Jose |
3-alarm fire burns at tire shop for 5 hours |
|
|
2009 |
| Feb.26 |
Sebastopol |
Apple moth prompts quarantine |
| Apr.24 |
South SF |
Skateboarding accident claims life of teen |
| Jun.8 |
El Cerrito |
Baby Found In Car At BART Station Dies |
| Aug.10 |
Santa Clara |
24 Stuck On Great America Roller Coaster
Rescue crews used cherry pickers on aerial ladder trucks to remove two dozen people stranded between 40 and 80 feet off the ground
| Aug.25 |
Fruitvale |
200 Forced Out Of Apartment Complex |
| Oct.5 |
San Jose |
2 Runners Die In San Jose Half Marathon Medical personnel were unsuccessful in trying revive 35-year-old Brandon Whitehurst of Antioch and 34-year-old Rose Lo of South San Francisc...
| Oct.5 |
San Jose |
2 Runners Die In San Jose Half Marathon Medical personnel were unsuccessful in trying revive 35-year-old Brandon Whitehurst of Antioch and 34-year-old Rose Lo of South San Francisc...
| Oct.20 |
East Oakland |
Pot Plants Founded After Warehouse Fire |
| Nov.11 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge May Close Again In New Year |
|
|
2009 |
| Feb.21 |
Pleasanton |
Magnitude 3.2 Quake Shakes East Bay |
| Mar.8 |
Milpitas |
3.5 Quake Shakes South Bay |
| Jun.8 |
Danville |
3.7 Quake Strikes Near Danville The initial quake occurred about 3:15 p.m.. A smaller aftershock of a 2.7 magnitude occuring about 90 minutes later
| Oct.13 |
Sunol |
3.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Sunol
|
|
2009 |
| Jan.7 |
Highway 24 |
Person Thrown From Truck In Wreck |
| Jan.11 |
Benicia |
Woman Drives Car Into Swimming Pool A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after her car careened off I-780 in Benicia, went through a backyard and landed in a swimming pool
| Jan.19 |
West Oakland |
5 officers injured when patrol cars crashed
| Jan.22 |
Milpitas |
Woman Hit By Own SUV In Fatal Accident |
| Feb.27 |
Berkeley |
Young Boy Struck, Killed On Street |
| Mar.7 |
North Oakland |
2 Suspects Killed In Stolen Car Crash
2 suspects lost control of a vehicle and crashed it into a pole. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene
| Mar.7 |
North San Jose |
2 passengers killed in crash |
| Mar.10 |
Pittsburg |
Officer Crashes Into Home During Chase
| Mar.11 |
Napa |
Driver, Horses Killed In Highway Crash A collision at about 5:15 a.m. blocked highway 121 for about two hours after a vehicle hit a herd of horses just souithwest of Napa
| Mar.16 |
San Francisco |
8 injured when Muni train & truck Collide |
| Apr.20 |
Saratoga |
Cyclist injured in hit-and-run accident |
| Apr.20 |
Saratoga |
Cyclist injured in hit-and-run accident |
| May.6 |
Brentwood |
'Ghost-Riding' Teen Injured By Her Car |
| May.17 |
North Oakland |
3 Killed In Berkeley Shooting, Oakl. Crash
Map of Aileen Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way Oakland Berkeley Police responded to reports of gunfire. Officers chased the suspects to Oakland, where the Cadillac is killing two innocent bystanders
Officers found a male victim suffering up to 10 gunshot wounds, who died at the scene. The suspect's car crashed into two other vehicles killing 2 bystanders, one in a car, and one who was walking down the sidewalk. Police are still searching for two of four murder suspects who fled the scene
|
| |
| May.25 |
Highway 880 |
3 Dead, 1 Kid Critical In I-880 DUI Crash
Map of Interstate 880 Oakland A 3-year-old boy died at a hospital after a crash that killed his mother and uncle, and seriously injured his twin brother. Twenty-six-year-old Tiffany Reynolds survived the crash. Her 23-year-old domestic partner, Sara Marie Tierra, and 20-year-old brother-in... | |
| May.25 |
Highway 880 |
3 Dead, 1 Kid Critical In I-880 DUI Crash
Map of Interstate 880 Oakland A 3-year-old boy died at a hospital after a crash that killed his mother and uncle, and seriously injured his twin brother. Twenty-six-year-old Tiffany Reynolds survived the crash. Her 23-year-old domestic partner, Sara Marie Tierra, and 20-year-old brother-in... | |
| May.26 |
SF Downtown |
30 Hurt In Muni Bus Crash
| May.28 |
Livermore |
Man and mother die in car |
| May.28 |
Novato |
9-Year-Old Girl Hit, Killed In Crosswalk
| May.28 |
Novato |
9-Year-Old Girl Hit, Killed In Crosswalk
| May.30 |
Novato |
DA charges motorcyclist with girl's murder |
| Jun.21 |
Antioch |
Car Thief Crashes Into Pole, Cut Power |
| Jun.22 |
East San Jose |
2 killed, 1 hurt in crash |
| Jun.23 |
Rodeo |
Man Dragged To Death In Carjacking |
| Jun.23 |
Rodeo |
Man Dragged To Death In Carjacking |
| Jun.30 |
Castro Valley |
Driver Rams People, Home; 5 Hurt
| Jun.30 |
Castro Valley |
Driver Rams People, Home; 5 Hurt
| Jul.3 |
Pleasanton |
2 Teens Struck While Crossing Crosswalk |
| Jul.25 |
San Jose |
4 CHP officers hospitalized after crash
| Aug.5 |
Crockett |
2 people killed in head-on collision |
| Aug.21 |
Highway 4 |
Man In Custody After Road Incident Dies |
| Aug.27 |
Concord |
Woman Drives Into Nail Salon, 5 Hurt
| Sep.7 |
SF Downtown |
Cable Car Crashes Into Van, 4 Injured |
| Sep.10 |
Highway 280 |
At Least 3 Dead In 280 Crash, Fire
At 1:20 p.m. 4 people were in the minivan when it crashed. 2 people were dead at the scene and 2 others were transported to the hospital
| Sep.14 |
Marin County |
Emergency Declared After Low Rainfall |
| Oct.14 |
Bay Bridge |
Big-Rig Blocks WB Bay Bridge For Hours
| Oct.16 |
East Oakland |
Hit & Run Driver Kills Schoolgirl
| Oct.16 |
East Oakland |
Hit & Run Driver Kills Schoolgirl
| Oct.17 |
East Oakland |
3 people dead, 3 injured after crash
A vehicle had hit several parked cars and a pedestrian before overturning. 3 of its occupants, including the driver, had died at the scene
| Oct.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge closes after rod snaps Authorities indefinitely closed the Bay Bridge after a rod and a metal brace erected during an emergency repair job fell onto the westbound lanes
The brace was startling a pair of drivers who collided with the debris and leaving hundreds of others stranded in their cars during the evening commute
|
| |
| Oct.29 |
Bay Bridge |
Traffic Lighter As Closure Enters 2nd Day |
| Oct.30 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Fix To Continue Into Weekend
| Nov.1 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Won't Be Open For Monday |
| Nov.9 |
Bay Bridge |
Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off bridge A big rig was traveling at high speeds when the driver lost control at the S curve. The truck dropped about 200 feet onto Yerba Buena Island
| Nov.11 |
Highway 580 |
Boy Riding In Luggage Area Dies In Crash |
| Nov.21 |
SF Downtown |
4 Hurt When Cable Car Stops Suddenly |
| Nov.28 |
Novato |
5 died in crash
Map of Lakeville Road Sears Point Novato A car went through a red light and crashed into their vehicle on eastbound Highway 37 after 9:20 p.m.
Family of four killed in crash. A Mini Cooper traveling at about 100 mph went through a solid red light and 'pretty much broadsided' a vehicle containing a man, woman, and their young children. All occupants of the minivan, Johnathan Maloney, 45, his wife, Susan Maloney, 42, and their children, Grace, 5, and Aiden, 8, died in the impact. The 19-year-old man who caused a crash died next day.
|
| |
| Nov.29 |
Highway 80 |
6 Children, 2 Adults Hurt In I-80 Crash
| Dec.3 |
Daly City |
3 Kids Struck By Car, Hurt Near School
| Dec.3 |
Sonoma County |
Burglary Of Home Of Family In Crash |
| Dec.13 |
Milpitas |
Driver Killed In Crash With VTA Train |
| Dec.23 |
Hayward |
Man In Custody After Horrific Fatal Crash
A 22-year-old Leo Olguin tried to speed away from police and crashed. 2 of his passengers dead and another passenger in critical condition
| Dec.23 |
Hayward |
Man In Custody After Horrific Fatal Crash
A 22-year-old Leo Olguin tried to speed away from police and crashed. 2 of his passengers dead and another passenger in critical condition
| Dec.31 |
East Oakland |
1 Dead, 6 Hurt As Car Fleeing OPD
A woman was killed and six people were injured after a stolen Toyota crashed into two other cars following a short police pursuit
| Dec.31 |
East Oakland |
1 Dead, 6 Hurt As Car Fleeing OPD
A woman was killed and six people were injured after a stolen Toyota crashed into two other cars following a short police pursuit
|
|
2009 |
| Mar.2 |
HP |
Former HP CEO Fiorina Has Breast Cancer
| Apr.19 |
UC Berkeley |
Student diagnosed with active TB |
| Apr.28 |
Marin County |
2 residents swine flu victims |
| Apr.29 |
San Jose |
Schools Closed Over Swine Flu Exposure San Jose's Branham High School will be closed for a week. Tests revealed three Pittsburg 4th-graders have probable cases on swine flu | |
| May.1 |
SF Downtown |
Flu outbreak diverts Mexico's cruises to SF |
| May.1 |
San Rafael |
School, community center shut down |
| May.1 |
Bay Area |
Flu cases grow, 8 Bay Area schools closed Sonoma and Monterey counties announced their first probable cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus
The new Sonoma County case involved a girl who recently traveled to Mexico
|
| |
| May.2 |
San Ramon |
Flu: More CoCo Schools Closed |
| May.3 |
Berkeley |
2 probable swine flu cases, school closed City health officials say they will close Malcolm X Elementary school after discovering three suspected cases of swine flu
| Jun.4 |
Concord |
Girl Becomes 1st Bay Area Swine Flu Death 9-year-old Karen Perez had been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus before she died late last week. She attended El Monte Elementary School
| Jun.9 |
Alameda County |
Man Is 2nd Bay Area Swine Flu Death |
| Jun.20 |
Steve Jobs |
CEO Steve Jobs Had Liver Transplant Apple CEO, who has been on medical leave for undisclosed reasons since January, received a liver transplant two months ago | |
| Jun.23 |
Steve Jobs |
Hospital Confirms Jobs Liver Transplant |
| Jul.2 |
San Quentin |
Swine Flu Quarantine At Prison
| Aug.23 |
Marin County |
County Reports Fourth Swine Flu Death |
|
|
2009 |
| Jan.27 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Tanker Ship Runs Into Rocks Near Bridge A tanker ship headed out of bay struck some underwater rocks and was in distress just west of the Golden Gate Bridge | |
| Jan.29 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Quick action helped ship stranded in Bay |
| Feb.18 |
San Francisco |
Feds: poor info-sharing in ship crash |
| Mar.1 |
Raiders |
Cooper, Corey Smith Missing On Boat The Coast Guard searched off Florida's coast for a fishing boat carrying NFL players Marquis Cooper, of the Raiders, and Corey Smith, ex-49e...
| Apr.15 |
San Mateo Bridge |
Winds push boat into Bridge The westbound direction was closed overnight when strong winds pushed a 70-foot fishing boat into the span
| Jun.22 |
Half Moon Bay |
6 Hurt After Boat Overturns |
| Jun.29 |
Half Moon Bay |
2 People Swept Away Off Montara Beach
| Jun.30 |
Concord |
33 People Rescued From Sinking Boat
| Jul.31 |
Discovery Bay |
2 dead In Boating Accident
| Aug.1 |
Discovery Bay |
7 Hospitalized After Boat Collision
| Aug.28 |
Treasure Island |
Tug That Sank In Bay Recovered |
| Nov.27 |
Half Moon Bay |
Man In Capsized Sailboat Dies |
| Nov.28 |
Sonoma County |
Pittsburg Couple Perished While Crabbing 20-foot motorized boat in which the 83-year-old Nikolaos Afkentakis and 78-year-old wife had gone out to place crab pots capsized in the heavy...
|
|
2009 |
| Apr.9 |
San Jose |
Vandalism Likely In Big Phone Outage Vandals severed multiple fiber optic cables, leaving thousands of people in 3 counties without cell phone, Internet and landline service. Someone removed a manhole cover and severed four fiber op... | |
| Apr.15 |
Bay Area |
26,000 lost power
| Sep.12 |
SF Sunset |
Early Morning Outage Affects 35,000 About 23,000 customers were still without power as of about 7:15 a.m. Power was still disrupted in much of the Sunset, Parkside
| Oct.13 |
San Jose |
24,000 customers remain without power
| Nov.30 |
Pittsburg |
Owl-Fried Power Line Falls |
|
|
2009 |
| Mar.18 |
SF Downtown |
Elevator death ruled accidental |
| May.30 |
Novato |
DA charges motorcyclist with girl's murder |
| Jul.17 |
San Francisco |
Pilot In SF Bay Spill: 10 Months In Prison John Cota, 61, of Petaluma, was sentenced in federal court to 10 months in prison for his role in a spill of more than 53,000 gallons | |
| Oct.14 |
Oakland |
Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty |
|
|
2009 |
| Jan.26 |
Los Altos |
Missing Teens May Be Heading To L Vegas 14-year-old boy took his grandfather's car and picked up his 13-year-old girlfriend with plans to leave the state
| Jan.28 |
San Francisco |
Possible Murder-Suicide At Motel |
| Mar.30 |
Santa Clara |
6 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide Officers found five people dead and two wounded. One of the initial survivors, an infant girl, died after being taken to a hospital
42-year-old Devan Kalathat was an engineer at Yahoo. He changed his name from Raghavan Devarajan after moving to the U.S. from southern India about 15 years ago. The shooter's wife was the only survivor. 2 adults were dead at the scene, including an adult male who died of an self-inflicted gunshot wound. 3 of the other victims found at the scene were children
|
| |
| Apr.5 |
East Oakland |
Man Kills Wife & Himself In Home |
| May.17 |
North Oakland |
3 Killed In Berkeley Shooting, Oakl. Crash
Map of Aileen Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way Oakland Berkeley Police responded to reports of gunfire. Officers chased the suspects to Oakland, where the Cadillac is killing two innocent bystanders
Officers found a male victim suffering up to 10 gunshot wounds, who died at the scene. The suspect's car crashed into two other vehicles killing 2 bystanders, one in a car, and one who was walking down the sidewalk. Police are still searching for two of four murder suspects who fled the scene
|
| |
| Jun.25 |
San Pablo |
Woman Shot In Murder-Suicide Try Dies |
| Aug.3 |
San Pablo |
33-Year-Old Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide |
| Aug.11 |
Oakland |
FBI Joins Search For Disabled Boy FBI joined police in looking for a 5-year-old Hassani Campbell with cerebral palsy who went missing after being left in a car in the Rockridge...
| Sep.11 |
Fremont |
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Murder-Suicide Attempt |
| Oct.8 |
East Oakland |
2 people dead in shooting
| Nov.14 |
Berkeley |
Child Missing After Aquatic Park Homicide
Map of Aquatic Park Berkeley Dive teams are searching for the 8-month-old child of Zoelina Williams, who was found slain in the park | |
| Nov.14 |
Berkeley |
Child Missing After Aquatic Park Homicide
Map of Aquatic Park Berkeley Dive teams are searching for the 8-month-old child of Zoelina Williams, who was found slain in the park | |
|
|
2009 |
| Apr.9 |
San Jose |
Vandalism Likely In Big Phone Outage Vandals severed multiple fiber optic cables, leaving thousands of people in 3 counties without cell phone, Internet and landline service. Someone removed a manhole cover and severed four fiber op... | |
|
|
2009 |
| Jan.13 |
Bay Area |
Warm Spell Continues |
| Feb.11 |
San Jose |
Water Rationing Coming To SC County |
| Feb.16 |
Bay Area |
Storms Taper Off, Power Outages Persist |
| Feb.17 |
Bay Area |
Rain, Flooding Mar Bay Area Commute An Oakland offramp from westbound Interstate Highway 980 at Jackson Street was flooded out
2,600 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers remained without power around the Bay Area. Most of the outages were in the East Bay
|
| |
| Feb.22 |
Bay Area |
Rainstorm reached Bay Area A rainstorm could cause flooding problems because of areas receiving heavy rainfall on increasingly saturated soil | |
| Feb.23 |
Sonoma County |
Woman killed when tree fell on her |
| Apr.20 |
Bay Area |
Record Highs Set; Advisory Extended Record temperatures occured again during a sweltering heat wave that was forecast to continue for a third straight day
| May.17 |
Bay Area |
Sunday High Temperature Records |
| Jun.28 |
San Jose |
Bay Area Bakes In Weekend Heat Wave An excessive heat warning for San Jose and Santa Clara County, and a heat advisory for the East and North Bay would continue in effect on Su...
| Sep.14 |
Marin County |
Emergency Declared After Low Rainfall |
| Sep.21 |
Sunnyvale |
Hot weather relief centers offerred Temperatures have been moving higher through the weekend, with the predicting a high Tuesday of about 97 in San Jose
| Oct.10 |
SF Downtown |
Blue Angels Cancel Show Due To Fog |
| Oct.13 |
Bay Area |
Floods, Outages As Storm Pounds Sandbagging were being made in neighborhoods under threat, while heavy rains caused tens of thousands of power outages
| Dec.7 |
Mount Diablo Park |
Rare Snow, Cold Weather Grip Bay Area A cold storm system moved into the Area, causing a rare dusting of snow to fall over the East Bay hills
|
|
2009 |
| Oct.10 |
SF Downtown |
Blue Angels Cancel Show Due To Fog |
|
|
2009 |
| Mar.7 |
North Oakland |
2 Suspects Killed In Stolen Car Crash
2 suspects lost control of a vehicle and crashed it into a pole. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene
| Jun.21 |
Antioch |
Car Thief Crashes Into Pole, Cut Power |
|
|
2009 |
| Jun.7 |
Stanford |
Computer Prof. Motwani Found Dead |
| Jun.15 |
Union City |
Two-year-old Boy Drowns In Hot Tub |
| Sep.10 |
Bay |
Crewman Dies After Falling Overboard |
| Sep.20 |
San Francisco |
Windsurfer's Body Found Off Crissy Field |
| Nov.25 |
Hayward |
19-Month-Old Boy Drowns In Pool |
|
|
2009 |
| Jan.5 |
Oakland Hills |
Small plane crashes; pilot walk away |
| Jan.15 |
Danville |
Local Man Piloted Plane Crashed In NYC With both engines out, a cool-headed Chelsey B. Sullenberger III ditched it in the frigid Hudson River; all 155 on board were pulled to safe...
| Jan.29 |
Half Moon Bay |
Pilot Rescued After Plane Crashes |
| Feb.16 |
SJC |
Flight Canceled After Runway Bird Strike |
| Mar.28 |
San Carlos |
Plane Goes Down In Marsh, 4 Hurt 4 people were in stable condition at the trauma center after a small Piper Cherokee they were in landed in Steinberger Slough near SFO
| Apr.19 |
East San Jose |
Plane Crash On Mount Hamilton Kills 2
| Sep.16 |
Hayward |
Pilot Survives Fiery Plane Crash A small, private plane crashed after takeoff at the Hayward Executive Airport and burst into flames, but Sean Buckley managed unharmed
|
|
2009 |
| Mar.27 |
Alameda |
Elderly Woman Dies From Dog Bite
| Aug.6 |
Santa Clara |
Porpoise Dies After Rescue From Creek |
| Sep.26 |
SF Zoo |
Unhurt After Sneaking Into Grizzly Area A man is under arrest after he sneaked into the grizzly bear exhibit. He had no contact with the bears and was rescued without major injury
| Oct.14 |
Oakland |
Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty |
|
|
2009 |
| Feb.17 |
Sausalito |
Sewage Spilling Into SF Bay
Map of Fort Baker Sausalito Partially treated sewage was spilling at least 36,000 gallons. A defective pipe joint is responsible for the incident. A defective weld of a 'hand hole' along the pipe from when it wa... | |
| Feb.21 |
Sausalito |
Marin authorities lift sewage spill advisory |
| Feb.25 |
Richmond |
Sewage Spill Prompts Warning
| Feb.25 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. pushes PG&E on bay sediment probe |
| May.1 |
SF Downtown |
Flu outbreak diverts Mexico's cruises to SF |
| May.16 |
Bay Area |
Spare The Air Alert For 2nd Day In A Row
| May.30 |
Dublin |
Evacuated Residents Return After Spill |
| Jul.2 |
Richmond |
Chevron expansion on hold |
| Jul.17 |
San Francisco |
Pilot In SF Bay Spill: 10 Months In Prison John Cota, 61, of Petaluma, was sentenced in federal court to 10 months in prison for his role in a spill of more than 53,000 gallons | |
| Aug.13 |
San Francisco |
Filthy power plant to close |
| Aug.28 |
South SF |
Ammonia leak. Thousands evacuated
The leak was reported at about 5:45 a.m. at the Columbus Salame meat processing plant
| Oct.30 |
Bay |
Tanker Spills Oil Into San Francisco Bay U.S. Coast Guard crews were responding to an oil spill from the Dubai Star tanker anchored in the San Francisco Bay | |
| Oct.31 |
Bay |
Coast Guard Scoops Up Oil In SF Bay |
| Nov.1 |
Alameda |
More Oiled Wildlife Found After Bay Spill
| Nov.25 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area Officials Issue Air Quality Alert |
| Dec.24 |
Bay Area |
No Fires For Xmas; Spare The Air Alert |
|
|
2009 |
| Apr.19 |
UC Berkeley |
Student diagnosed with active TB |
| Aug.27 |
SJSU |
2,300 Students Evacuated In Dorm Fire |
| Dec.26 |
Lafayette |
Water Main Break Closes Roadway |
|
|
2009 |
| Oct.30 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Fix To Continue Into Weekend
| Dec.3 |
Sonoma County |
Burglary Of Home Of Family In Crash |
|
|
2009 |
| Jan.28 |
San Francisco |
Possible Murder-Suicide At Motel |
| Jan.29 |
Portola Valley |
Ridge Vineyards president found dead |
| Mar.2 |
HP |
Former HP CEO Fiorina Has Breast Cancer
| Mar.30 |
Santa Clara |
6 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide Officers found five people dead and two wounded. One of the initial survivors, an infant girl, died after being taken to a hospital
42-year-old Devan Kalathat was an engineer at Yahoo. He changed his name from Raghavan Devarajan after moving to the U.S. from southern India about 15 years ago. The shooter's wife was the only survivor. 2 adults were dead at the scene, including an adult male who died of an self-inflicted gunshot wound. 3 of the other victims found at the scene were children
|
| |
| Apr.5 |
East Oakland |
Man Kills Wife & Himself In Home |
| Apr.29 |
San Jose |
Schools Closed Over Swine Flu Exposure San Jose's Branham High School will be closed for a week. Tests revealed three Pittsburg 4th-graders have probable cases on swine flu | |
| May.1 |
Bay Area |
Flu cases grow, 8 Bay Area schools closed Sonoma and Monterey counties announced their first probable cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus
The new Sonoma County case involved a girl who recently traveled to Mexico
|
| |
| May.2 |
San Ramon |
Flu: More CoCo Schools Closed |
| May.3 |
Berkeley |
2 probable swine flu cases, school closed City health officials say they will close Malcolm X Elementary school after discovering three suspected cases of swine flu
| Jun.20 |
Steve Jobs |
CEO Steve Jobs Had Liver Transplant Apple CEO, who has been on medical leave for undisclosed reasons since January, received a liver transplant two months ago | |
| Jun.23 |
Steve Jobs |
Hospital Confirms Jobs Liver Transplant |
| Jun.25 |
San Pablo |
Woman Shot In Murder-Suicide Try Dies |
| Aug.2 |
SF Castro |
Man Kills Self During Police Traffic Stop |
| Aug.3 |
San Pablo |
33-Year-Old Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide |
| Sep.11 |
Fremont |
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Murder-Suicide Attempt |
| Sep.27 |
Marin County |
Inmate Found Dead In Cell |
| Oct.8 |
East Oakland |
2 people dead in shooting
| Dec.3 |
Daly City |
3 Kids Struck By Car, Hurt Near School
|
|
2009 |
| Feb.3 |
Oakland Downtown |
13 Hurt After BART Trains Collide The collision occurred about 3 p.m. The injured were taken on stretchers up escalators and elevators to ambulances waiting on Broadway
| Jun.4 |
Berkeley |
Amtrak Trains Kill 2 On East Bay Tracks
| Jul.3 |
East Oakland |
Same train killed two pedestrians
| Jul.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
Third Train Fatality In Oakland Area
Map of Jack London Square station Oakland There were 254 people on train No. 11 that was traveling from Seattle to LA. It's the third train-related fatality in the East Bay since Friday | |
| Jul.18 |
San Francisco |
44 Hurt In Muni Crash At West Portal
Map of West Portal Station San Francisco A westbound Metro line-L Taraval train slammed into the back of a Metro line-KT Ingleside/3rd Street train that was stopped in the station
The front of the L car was totally smashed in, the car itself bent. The collision occured just before 3 p.m. The station was shut down, snarling service on most Muni Metro lines. A bus was brought in to transport 25 to 30 walking wounded to the hospital
|
| |
| Jul.20 |
San Francisco |
Union: Train Operator Blacked Out |
| Aug.22 |
Palo Alto |
Girl Struck, Killed By Caltrain |
| Sep.15 |
Redwood City |
1 Dead In Car-Train Collision |
| Dec.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
BART Train Derails In Oakland Tunnel
| Dec.31 |
Santa Clara |
2 Killed On South Bay Caltrain Tracks
|
|
2009 |
| Jan.12 |
SF Downtown |
Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Man |
| Jul.2 |
San Quentin |
Swine Flu Quarantine At Prison
| Sep.27 |
Marin County |
Inmate Found Dead In Cell |
|
|
2009 |
| May.21 |
San Carlos |
Police search for missing gold medalist |
| Jun.16 |
North Oakland |
2 Women Found Dead In Motel Room |
| Oct.10 |
SF Downtown |
Blue Angels Cancel Show Due To Fog |
| Nov.15 |
Berkeley |
Body Found, May Be Missing Boy
| Dec.17 |
Half Moon Bay |
Body Of Woman Recovered From Surf |
| Dec.23 |
Golden Gate Park |
Body of woman found |
|
|
2009 |
| Jan.29 |
Portola Valley |
Ridge Vineyards president found dead |
| Jun.7 |
Stanford |
Computer Prof. Motwani Found Dead |
|
|
2009 |
| Feb.25 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. pushes PG&E on bay sediment probe |
| May.21 |
San Carlos |
Police search for missing gold medalist |
| Aug.13 |
San Francisco |
Filthy power plant to close |
|
|
2009 |
| Jun.5 |
SF Tenderloin |
Underground Blast Shakes Tenderloin
A blast in an underground vault sent toxic, black smoke and flames pouring out of a manhole and cut power to 8,800 homes and businesses