[aggregation-styles] SF Gate With a red nose and big smile, a Christmas tree costume worn by a Kaiser employee in a California emergency room on Christmas was meant to spread cheer. Instead it may have help spread COVID-19, infecting more than 40 staff and killing one at the Kaiser Permanente...
2 Critical After SUV Plows Into Outdoor Dining Area
SAN JOSE — Two people were in critical condition Monday after being injured when a man drove his SUV into an outdoor dining area, hitting a pedestrian and several diners in Northern California, authorities said. Eight people were taken to the hospital with injuries described as major to minor after...
Walters: Two Mayors Seek More Authority
California has 482 incorporated cities but just five of them — Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland and Fresno — have what are called “strong mayors” with executive authority. Others, except for a few tiny villages, have professional city managers to hire and fire employees, draft budgets and perform...
4 San Jose Officers on Leave Amid Probe of Racist Posts
SAN JOSE — Four police officers in Northern California have been placed on administrative leave while officials investigate a Facebook group in which members made bigoted and anti-Muslim comments. The Facebook posts linked to a group of retired and active San Jose police officers were revealed Friday in an article...
California Mayors to Push for Police Reforms Amid Unrest
LOS ANGELES — Mayors in several of California’s major cities steered away from calls to defund police budgets Wednesday and instead promised to work for reforms that would examine how police do their jobs in communities roiled by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo...
San Jose Cites 'Coordinated' Violence Against Police
SAN JOSE — San Jose’s police chief, backed up by the city’s mayor, said Thursday that officers have been targeted by coordinated, violent attacks from agitators who hid inside crowds of peaceful protesters and then turned the streets of downtown San Jose into a “war zone.” Mayor Sam Liccardo stood...
Toddler Girl Rescued in Cambria After Amber Alert
An Amber Alert issued for a San Jose man who stabbed his girlfriend and took their 2-year-old daughter Sunday night led to his arrest and the child's safe return Monday. Victor Magana, 24, was arrested at a gas station in Cambria on the central coast, where someone recognized him and...
Nevada Jury Hears Openings in Biker Club Racketeering Trial
LAS VEGAS — A jury in Las Vegas heard two vastly different overviews Monday in the federal racketeering trial of eight accused Vagos biker gang members stemming from a shootout that killed a rival Hells Angels leader in a northern Nevada casino nearly eight years ago. Prosecutor John Han called...
Nevada Jury Hears Openings in Biker Club Racketeering Trial
LAS VEGAS — A jury in Las Vegas heard two vastly different overviews Monday in the federal racketeering trial of eight accused Vagos biker gang members stemming from a shootout that killed a rival Hells Angels leader in a northern Nevada casino nearly eight years ago. Prosecutor John Han called...
San Jose Scores 4 Goals in 4 Minutes, Then Wins Game 7 in OT
SAN JOSE — In San Jose, the game will always be remembered as the Pavelski Payback for the four goals scored on one power play after the Sharks' captain was knocked out cold, turning around a wild Game 7 that finally ended in overtime. In Las Vegas, the Golden Knights...