Bill Disbrow
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Sewage spill blocks three lanes of 101 in Mountain View
Traffic on 101 in Mountain View turned into an even more horrific mess than usual Wednesday afternoon when an overturned truck spilled sewage and blocked three lanes of Highway 101. → Read More
CHP motorcycle crash cleared from I-80 near Bay Bridge Toll Plaza
At least one lane was blocked just past the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza Wednesday morning after an accident apparently involving a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer. → Read More
Heat advisory issued as Bay Area forecast hits triple digits
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for all inland areas of the Bay Area and Central Coast from 11 a.m. today to 8 p.m. Thursday, with several high temperatures projected to land between 95 and 105 degrees. → Read More
East Bay BART riders warned of total track shutdown over 6 weekends
Add some extra travel time if you need to get through the Orinda to Walnut Creek corridor on Highway 24 or BART this weekend. → Read More
Crash involving VTA bus takes out San Jose power lines, sparks fire
A fiery crash involving a Valley Transit Authority bus and and passenger vehicle knocked down power lines and sent smoke over San Jose Monday afternoon. → Read More
Crash involving VTA bus takes out San Jose power lines, sparks fire
A fiery crash involving a Valley Transit Authority bus and and passenger vehicle knocked down power lines and sent smoke over San Jose Monday afternoon. → Read More
Inland heat is coming to put an end to comfortable Bay Area week
A string of days with moderate or even below-average temperatures is expected to end this week as a warmup that started Sunday will push inland temperatures above normal by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. → Read More
Is that scooter supposed to be there? We asked SFMTA
Renting an electrified scooter in the city sounds simple enough; Download an app, provide a little information, scan a code and you are off. But then the questions come. → Read More
Market Street closed after dog attack on BART police officer
Shots were fired after a dog attacked a police officer near the Civic Center BART Station Friday afternoon, according to KGO TV. → Read More
Oakland warehouse fire visible from 880, creating traffic delays
A large structure fire in Oakland sent smoke above the East Bay Friday morning, causing a slowdown on freeways. → Read More
The things you learn to hate about owning a car in San Francisco
If you've regularly parked in a lot east of Van Ness you've had an experience like this: You rush to your parking lot to retrieve your car only to find it jammed in behind half a dozen other, nicer, vehicles that must be moved before you can retrieve your turn of the century Honda. → Read More
Massive butterfly swarms becoming the talk of Tahoe
There aren't enough to block out the sun, but social media posts out of the Lake Tahoe area show enough swarming butterflies to get just about anyone who encounters them to pull over and start taking pictures. → Read More
Missing San Rafael man found dead near Treasure Island
A San Rafael man who went missing nearly a week ago was found dead near Treasure Island, according to the Marin County Sheriff. → Read More
2 stabbed on escalator at downtown Berkeley BART station
Two people were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries following a stabbing early Tuesday morning at the Downtown Berkeley BART Station. → Read More
Barneys bankruptcy means closure of all but 7 stores: SF, Livermore expected to survive
High-end retailer Barneys is expected to close all but seven stores after filing for bankruptcy Monday. → Read More
Paper tickets phased out at Oakland's 19th St. BART station
If you've been putting off adding a Clipper Card to your wallet you may want to rethink the decision. Starting Monday paper tickets will no longer being sold at the 19th Street Bay Area Rapid Transit station, and three other BART stations are scheduled to follow by the end of September. → Read More
What to do with children on your first visit to Yosemite National Park
Every parent visiting Yosemite has asked themselves: Can my kids handle the hike up the Mist Trail to the top of Vernal Falls? → Read More
Here are the moves the Giants did (and didn't) make at the trade deadline
For weeks, Giants fans have been fretting about the end of an era signaled by the potential trade of veteran starter Madison Bumgarner and wondering if a hot month of play was enough to turn the Giants from sellers into buyers ahead of the 1 p.m. → Read More
Fire sends plume of smoke over San Francisco Airport
The thick plume of dark smoke over the Peninsula Wednesday morning is from a maintenance facility fire at San Francisco International Airport. → Read More
Traffic builds up behind blocked northbound 101 lanes near SFO
Traffic into San Francisco on northbound 101 backed up well over a mile as the commute hours hit Wednesday morning following a crash near Airport Boulevard, north of San Francisco International Airport. → Read More