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The Bay Area Air District (BAAD) has fined subsidiaries of Kinder Morgan, Inc. $226,990 for air quality violations at fuel terminals in Richmond and San Jose. According to a news release from April 23, the fine addresses eight violations issued to the company in 2022 and 2023. Fuel terminals are large storage and distribution facilities … Read more
The California Highway Patrol’s so-called “surge” operations in Oakland have netted nearly 400 arrests so far this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said earlier this month. In addition to the arrests, CHP officers recovered 614 stolen cars and seized 30 guns during that time period. Newsom announced he was providing Oakland and other parts of … Read more
Two people suspected in multiple bank robberies throughout the Bay Area pleaded guilty to the crime on Thursday, April 17 the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Dontae Jerome Jones Jr., 20, and JoMya Mauriyne Futch, 21, each pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of bank robbery, and Futch also pleaded guilty to one … Read more
A group of crooks that rammed a local jewelry store with a stolen car absconded from the scene of an attempted robbery after a Sunnyvale man pointed a gun at them. “I didn’t have time to think; it was just a gut reaction,” said V. Vasan, the owner’s husband. “I instinctively realized it was a … Read more
Calling “shotgun” to ride in the front seat may no longer be an option for small-sized California middle and high schoolers. Citing crash statistics that show small-framed children, regardless of age, are disproportionately hurt in crashes when not in the back seat or using a booster seat, traffic safety advocates are pushing for a controversial … Read more
The County of Santa Clara officially assumed ownership and operation of Regional Medical Center (RMC) on April 1, 2025. The venerable East San José hospital is now a part of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH), which operates the County’s public hospital system and provides access to high-quality care across the valley. The County purchased RMC … Read more
Sunnyvale police have dismantled a local “large-scale” brothel, arresting a cadre of johns and its madame. Just before 2 p.m. March 20, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety raided a commercial building on Reamwood Avenue, located in a business park north of Tasman Drive. During the execution of the warrant, Sunnyvale police and members of … Read more
Santa Clara police have arrested a Livermore man for raping a child. In the afternoon of March 13, the Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD) arrested Gilberto David Nietoromo, 41, near Industrial Way and S. Vasco Road in Livermore, charging him with seven felonies, according to an SCPD press release. Those felonies include sexual assault, lewd … Read more
More than a thousand associate lawyers at the nation’s most powerful and prestigious law firms are telling their bosses that it is time to stand up and be counted. As of the morning of March 24, 1,390 lawyers had joined an open letter to the leaders of their respective law firms, calling on them to … Read more
Police arrested a trio of San Jose men for a string of armed robberies, one of which occurred in Santa Clara. Blay Tacha Mellizo, 22, Juan Hernandez Estrada, 18 and Andrey Guedez Melo,19, stand accused of robbing three area convenience stores. Police also arrested a 17-year-old San Jose resident for the same crime. The latest … Read more