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SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, October 7, the San Francisco Fire Department reported at 8:38 p.m. The SFFD received a 911 call for a fire on a roof from an alert neighbor. SFFD units who are stationed a few blocks away arrived to confirm a fire was in fact on the roof and was caused by a fire pit. The fire burned...

UNITED STATES—Indian summer is more typical here than not. As usual, the weather cooled somewhat as summer finished, and then warmed again. It is now autumn by date, but still seems to be summer by weather. This might confuse some vegetation, although some is familiar with this pattern. Some vegetation reacts by shedding foliage prematurely, prior to dormancy. Prematurely shedding...

Hayward, CA—According to KRON, an unhoused person was struck and killed in a fatal hit-and-run crash on westbound Highway 84 early Sunday morning, October 6, 2024. The incident occurred, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), around 5:41 a.m. near South Paseo Parkway. The vehicle involved, a gray Dodge Charger, fled the scene, leaving behind a critical clue — its license...

HOLLYWOOD—Well, it is officially over based on what we know, but how the series concluded there is plenty to explore. Yes, “Power Book II: Ghost” aired its series finale this week with the episode ‘Ghost in the Machine.’ SPOILER ALERT: I f you haven’t watched stop reading right now because major plot points are in effect. I’m going to say...

SAN FRANCISCO—On October 3, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office disclosed that a conviction was secured against Russell Yoshida, 61 after a trial by jury for a domestic incident with a woman where he brandished a knife and struck a responding officer. Yoshida was convicted of brandishing a deadly weapon (PC 417(a)(1)) and resisting arrest (PC 148(a)). According to testimony...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, October 4, the SFDA’s Office disclosed that Maycie Carmen Stamps, 25, has been charged in connection to numerous retail theft incidents at Lululemon at San Francisco Centre Mall during the month of September. Stamps was scheduled to be arraigned on October 4, at 1:30 p.m. in Department 10 at the Hall of Justice. She is charged with...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, October 4, the San Francisco Fire Department battled an apartment fire on Pueblo Street just before 9 a.m. It was quickly knocked down and extinguished by San Francisco Firefighters. The fire also damaged the rear stairs and a neighboring building before firefighters arrived. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is still under...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, October 8, the San Francisco Fire Department battled a one-alarm fire after receiving 911 calls and residents alerting the fire station a block away of a fire in a home on the 1200 block of Revere St. Upon arrival units found heavy fire coming from the garage that extended to the second floor. A live power line...

Every year in October, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) promote National Pedestrian Safety Month. The purpose of their campaign is to spread awareness about safety issues involving pedestrians, bicyclists and others who use the nation's public streets, sidewalks and other paths near cars, trucks and other large, motorized vehicles. During this...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, October 4, the SFPD reported that a total of 17 people were arrested in connection to a series of Organized Retail Crime Operations in the Ingleside District. To help decrease retail thefts and to hold individuals who commit these crimes accountable, officers assigned to Ingleside Station pre-planned shoplifting and retail theft abatement enforcement operations to address Organized...