Embers from a fireplace sparked a small blaze inside the city's alarm office; with no running water, staff used broken battery‑jar water to douse the flames, the city says.

A late‑afternoon crash on Highway 1 near Sea Ranch killed one person and forced the coastal highway to close in both directions.

A 1906 fire‑alarm operator reported batteries, circuits and wires failing during the Great Quake. The city reposted the account on April 18 as a warning about system resilience.

A judge this week suspended state prison time and handed probation to the driver who killed Carly Howard in a 2025 DUI crash, prompting outrage from prosecutors and the victim’s family.

East Palo Alto has reached two consecutive years with no homicides, a milestone city leaders credit to community programs and policing reforms. Officials say they will keep investing in prevention.

A sulfur dioxide leak at 50 Church St. prompted hazmat crews to evacuate about 20 people; two residents were taken to hospital with non‑life‑threatening symptoms.

A 41-year-old was arrested April 15 after an April 7 hit-and-run at Adeline and Harmon left a pedestrian with significant head and body injuries. Police say they recovered a black 2014 Toyota Camry tied to the case.

Federal prosecutors say two Bay Area men ran an alleged black‑market gun operation; authorities recovered more than 40 firearms and say undercover buys totaled nearly $16,000.

A Thursday morning shooting on the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way left one person dead and another injured; investigators say the pair may have shot each other.

A 37-year-old man from Yukon, Oklahoma, was found dead at the base of a Fort Bragg cliff after a roughly 70-foot fall. Officials say an autopsy lists blunt force injuries and submersion; investigators do not suspect foul play.

A Bay Area investigation led to charges against a San Francisco rapper in a 2021 Richmond shooting that killed a 21‑year‑old. The arrest follows a multiyear probe.

Court testimony this week filled in a timeline of the Oct. killing of Condor Club manager Mark Calcagni, and prosecutors say evidence ties two former employees to the attack.

South San Francisco police say two officer‑initiated traffic stops yielded loaded handguns and multiple arrests.