Bay Area How Bay Area cities can leverage the power of AI to build safer, more secure communities By Vishnu S. Pendyala, San Jose State University | Local News Matters | June 12, 2024 Privacy concerns and accuracy issues causing false positives and false negatives remain, but they do not outweigh the benefits, says this San Jose State data scientist.
City The Blotter | Sexual assault suspect arrested By Damin Esper | June 11, 2024 Suspect is connected to two alleged assaults that took place on May 31; also: stolen vehicles and a prowler.
artists Sonoma County seeks artists to design and install Fire Memorial for 2017 wildfire victims By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 11, 2024 The artist or team of artists will be awarded up to $320,000 to design, create and install the memorial.
Crime & Safety The Blotter | Unknown suspect sought after touching two victims UPDATED By Damin Esper | June 11, 2024 Police say the suspect was arrested on June 5.
City City Council holds first of two public hearings on city budget By Exedra Staff | June 11, 2024 How to pay for more services and address aging infrastructure are the city's biggest challenges going forward.
Fires GoFundMe account created for Alameda County firefighter injured battling Corral Fire By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | June 11, 2024 Brandon Franco suffered burns to multiple parts of his body while battling a fast moving grass fire on June 1.
lawsuit Oakland city attorney threatens to sue hotel, alleging it owes workers more than $400,000 By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 11, 2024 Oakland’s Measure Z requires hotels to pay workers $15 per hour with health benefits or $20 per hour without health benefits.
Fires Caldecott Tunnel eastbound bore to close this week to clean soot from vehicle fire By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | June 10, 2024 The left of the two eastbound tunnels on Highway 24 will be closed three nights this week from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
education Oakland schools learn that going police-free is tough; anti-violence efforts gain traction By Monica Velez | EdSource | June 10, 2024 OUSD's preference is for restorative justice, which emphasizes circle-of-trust interactions to improve how students treat one another.
City Piedmont Fire Department responds to car fire on Selborne By Exedra Staff | June 7, 2024 Wednesday's fire sent huge columns of black smoke into the air.