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Person hit by BART train in Hayward Person hit by BART train in Hayward BART service through Hayward was briefly halted Tuesday after a person was struck by a train, authorities said. The person was trapped … More »Person hit by BART train in Hayward

Colma BART Station closed by fatality Colma BART Station was closed for about two hours Tuesday morning because of a fatality on the tracks, officials for the transit agency said. The death happened at … More »Colma BART Station closed by fatality

Highway 101 crash injures motorcyclist Three lanes of southbound Highway 101 in San Francisco were closed for nearly two hours Tuesday morning when a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after colliding … More »Highway 101 crash injures motorcyclist

Today: Google demands transparency and Yahoo discloses user-data requests as NSA Prism revelations continue to ripple through Silicon Valley. Also: Adobe earnings, Facebook action and Hewlett-Packard  … More »Biz Break: Silicon Valley's NSA Prism response heats up with Google petition, Yahoo disclosure

San Mateo is suing a Florida waste water treatment equipment maker over a long simmering dispute about a defective 'sludge' conveyor More »San Mateo 'sludge' mover problem prompts lawsuit

San Jose Stage and City Lights Theater Company celebrate 30 years in downtown San Jose. More »San Jose theaters throw birthday bashes

A man accused of stripping naked and harassing people while doing acrobatic moves at a BART station in San Francisco last month pleaded not guilty Tuesday to seven felony and misdemeanor charges. More »Acrobat Pleads Not Guilty To Naked Rampage At BART Station

A grass fire burning in an open space area in Benicia that grew to 142 acres Tuesday is now 80 percent contained, fire officials said. More »Grass Fire Burns More Than 140 Acres In Benicia

The Hayward BART station reopened Tuesday evening after a man died by jumping in front of a train, causing major disruptions to service, BART and Hayward fire officials said. More »Fatality At Hayward BART Station Shuts Down Service

NBC Investigative Unit surprises strangers with private medical details Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area More »Your Medical Records Could Be Sold on Black Market

Richmond Vice Mayor Corky Booze is in the middle of a fight against what zoning officials call blight. Photo Credit: Cheryl Hurd More »Richmond City Official Faces Blight Charge

California Public Utilities Commission president Michael Peevey received an honor from a union that represents PG&E a few months before he is expected to vote on a penalty against the utility for its  … More »CPUC Safety Award Questioned

San Francisco is gearing up for gay pride celebrations as it anticipates the Supreme Court's decision on two same-sex marriage cases. More »San Francisco anticipates Supreme Court ruling on two cases

A fast-moving grass fire in Fairfield has spread to a nearby motel Tuesday evening, fire officials said. More »Fairfield grass fire spreads to nearby motel

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation Tuesday to establish clearer and better guidelines for operators of food trucks. More »San Francisco approves new regulations for food trucks

HAYWARD -- A man was struck and killed by a Daly City-bound BART train at the Hayward station Tuesday afternoon, the second such incident in less than eight hours, officials. More »Hayward: Person struck and killed by BART train; second fatality in less than eight hours

San Jose Stage and City Lights Theater Company celebrate 30 years in downtown San Jose. More »San Jose theaters throw birthday bashes

Barron Edwards, a former Richmond high school football coach is charged with 39 felonies in an amended criminal complaint filed by the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office. More »Prosecutors allege third molestation victim of former Richmond football coach

Mendocino County supervisors on Tuesday narrowly upheld a permit for an Eel River concert venue that last year blasted music through a north-county forest until 4 a.m. More »Mendocino County supervisors uphold permit for outdoor concert

Clearlake Police are seeking the public’s help in uncovering the origins of a pipe bomb found by children in a residential backyard. More »Clearlake police seek information in backyard bomb

A Santa Rosa man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the slaying of his father was committed to a mental hospital Tuesday. More »Herczog committed to Napa State Hospital

Quincy Williams, age 32, of Oakland, was shot and killed by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy Friday night after he attempted to rob Boulevard Burger, officials said. More »Police identify Oakland man fatally shot by deputy at Castro Valley burger joint

Nonprofit groups are picking thousands of pounds of oranges, apples and other fruits from willing homeowners' yards, and donating them to food banks, soup kitchens and organizations that help low-income … More »'Urban harvesting' takes root in Bay Area

Mourners gathered Tuesday to say goodbye to Aya Nakano, who was shot an hour before his 23rd birthday; "he was just one of those people that you love to hang out and spend time with," said one friend from … More »Reward fund swells to $30,000 in slaying of Emeryville man last week

A Napa-based nonprofit that helps adults with disabilities will be shutting down its enrichment program this August. More »Nonprofit shutting program for disabled adults

Napa is hosting the Green Party of California General Assembly on Saturday and Sunday, featuring a panel discussion Saturday night of Green Party members who hold elected offices in California. More »Public invited to Green Party panel talk

Napa resident Ryan Graham believes the controversy surrounding same-sex marriage will one day be viewed similarly to the fight for racial equality. More »LGBTQ community anxious for ruling on same-sex marriage