San Jose honors 100-year-old veteran

San Jose held its 105th Veterans Day Parade on Monday, despite a downpour. Riding in a red Mercedes was 100-year-old former Army medic Cpl. Al Alvarado, who was among the troops that stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in 1944.

Criminal charges pending in Santa Rita Jail death of Maurice Monk

Criminal charges are pending against several deputies, and possibly medical staff, in the tragic death of an Oakland man who languished in his Santa Rita Jail cell for days before deputies discovered his body on a bunk, near a pool of his own urine and fluids, according to a memo from the sheriff and an interview with the man's sister.

Town hall held on racist text messages targeting Black SF students

The president of the San Francisco NAACP held a town hall on Sunday to speak out against a series of racist text messages received by students in the school district. Similar texts were also received by Black men, women and students in other parts of the country, and are being investigated by the FBI.

Bomb threat temporarily stops election vote count in Santa Clara County

A bomb threat at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office on Saturday prompted an evacuation of the building and temporarily halted the election vote count. Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies descended on the election facility at 1555 Berger Drive around 8 a.m. The threat was sent via email on Friday night, but wasn't opened by an employee until Saturday morning.

Israeli airstrike kills at least 23 in Lebanon, including children

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, the Associated Press reported.

Criminal charges pending in Santa Rita Jail death of Maurice Monk

Criminal charges are pending against several deputies, and possibly medical staff, in the tragic death of an Oakland man who languished in his Santa Rita Jail cell for days before deputies discovered his body on a bunk, near a pool of his own urine and fluids, according to a memo from the sheriff and an interview with the man's sister.

Mayor, district attorney recalled: What now?

History has been made in Alameda County and in Oakland as the progressive-minded District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao have been recalled by voters in Tuesday's election.