Bay Area
Crime & Safety
Bar owner implicated in sex abuse scandal plans to reopen bar
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After fleeing to Mexico upon being ordered to pay millions for alleged sexual abuse of children, the owner, now returned, will reopen Small Wonder at 37 Grand Ave.California
California pursues a holy grail: high-tech data to predict how wildfire will spread
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Real-time data from whiz-bang cameras and supercomputers has potential downsides: too many alarm bells, more blackouts and less boots-on-the-ground input.Bay Area
National Weather Service: Another ‘Red Flag’ warning for Alameda County
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High winds and dry conditions, aka fire weather, expected on Wed and Thurs; an even stronger wind event is forecast for Sat-Sun.Bay Area
PG&E notifies 15 counties of possible power shutoff starting Wednesday evening
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So far Alameda County is NOT on the list but counties in the Sierra Foothills, North Bay and Peninsula are.Bay Area
PG&E CEO ‘welcomes’ review of public safety power shutoff plan
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Newsom accuses PG&E of putting profit over public safety, says utility should offer rebates; CEO Johnson acknowledges shortcomings but claims shutoff helped keep people safe.crime
Report of a suspicious person at Wildwood Elementary results in one arrest
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Piedmont Police was dispatched following a report of a suspicious person in the school’s lobby, later found to have an outstanding warrant.Bay Area
4.5 earthquake jolts Piedmonters, others in the Bay Area
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Are you ready for the next one? The City of Piedmont's disaster preparedness guide can help you prepare.City
PG&E power shutoff left some residents in the dark, others unaffected
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Although Piedmont was not hit hard by the outages, city says it learned a lot about how to prepare and respond to future emergencies.City