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SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, September 8, the SFPD arrested three suspects in connection to a series of burglaries in North Beach last week.  According to police, the three incidents occurred on August 17, August 24, and September 1, respectively. All three incidents involved the suspects breaking into private homes, and stealing bicycles. Investigators from the SFPD Burglary Unit and the Central Station...

SAN FRANCISCO—An orange gloom has been cast over the Bay Area as of Wednesday, September 9. AIRNow San Francisco reports a moderate air quality index (AQI). The reason for the moderate AQI is SF's marine Layer, which normally cast a thick layer of misty fog over the bay. According to ABC7's Meteorologist Mike Nico, the marine layer is protecting the...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Pride’s Board Directors voted and decided to ban  uniformed San Francisco Police Department officers from participating in 2021 Pride Parade on Wednesday, September 2. San Francisco Pride concluded that they won't welcome the San Francisco Police Department’s Pride Alliance in 2021 Pride Parade, due to police's violent acts in the parade 2019 and "decades of mistrust between...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, September 4, two teenagers who were involved in a car crash were saved by an off-duty officer. Redwood City Police tweeted at 7:42 p.m. on September 4: "Last night while in the area of I-80 near Donner Pass Road, Detective Matt Cydzik came across a major solo vehicle collision. Even though he was off-duty, he sprang into action...

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released guidelines for Halloween on September 5, which bans door-to-door trick-or-treating, carnivals, and parties under the COVID-19 pandemic. They stated that traditional ways for celebrating Halloween including trick-or-treating, parties and carnivals might increase non-essential contacts with people outside the house, so they should understand manners and prepare safer alternatives well before...

OAKLAND—On Saturday, September ５, The Uptown, a nightclub in Oakland, announced to close the site due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to owners', Robbin Green-Yeh & Ray Yeh, the company posted messages on their website and Facebook pages. The Uptown has been struggling with financial difficulties in the past few years, and COVID-19 has impacted their business. The announcement reads: “Dear Uptown...

THREE RIVERS—On Monday, September 7, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park in California enacted a park-wide campfire and smoking ban, which would be effective at 6:00 a.m. on September 8. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park passed the fire restriction because of current wildfires and extremely hot weather which reached Preparedness Level 5 (PL 5), the highest level of the...

OAKLAND—Since the shelter-in-place order enacted in March 2020, sisters, Brianna and Ashley Wong, of East Bay, California, have been using their handicraft skills to make products and donate to local institutions. They donated their sales to Heifer International, World Vision, Compassion, No Kid Hungry, Bay Area Schools, and the Oakland Zoo. Brianna, 10, and Ashley, 6, create small leather goods,...

LOS ANGELES—On Saturday, September 5, #TheyCantBurnUsAll, an anti-racism rally and march, was held at Macarthur Park in Los Angeles. It was founded by China Mac, a rapper, and actor Will Lex Ham in July 2020. They decided to establish the group when two men slapped and set fire on a 90 year-old grandmother’s clothing in Brooklyn, New York, on July...

CALIFORNIA— California is under an excessive heat warning until 9 p.m. Monday, September 7 tweeted the National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area. The California Independent System Operator issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call to save electricity, in order to limit or possibly prevent expected power outages. The Flex Alert is in effect from 3 p.m. to 9...