Olga R. Rodriguez

NOVATO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 4, 2023: Warning messages for drivers are posted along US Highway 101 in Marin County before a powerful storm arrives to the area in Novato, California on Wednesday January 4, 2023.(Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

weather Jan 5, 2023

California Storm: Child Killed When Tree Falls on Home During Night of Strong Winds, Rain

Damaging winds and heavy rains hit California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flash flooding, and leaving a child dead after a tree fell on a home.

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) migration

Nov 17, 2021

Why There's Optimism About This Year's Monarch Butterfly Count in California

There is a ray of hope for the vanishing orange-and-black Western monarch butterflies.

FBI advertisement on San Francisco Muni train.

FBI May 7, 2021

FBI Releases Ads Asking Hate Crime Victims to Come Forward

The FBI San Francisco office is launching a publicity campaign to encourage the victims of hate crimes to come forward.

The Shady Fire can be seen on the hillside behind homes in Santa Rosa, on September 28, 2020. – The wildfire quickly spread over the mountains and reached Santa Rosa where it has begun to affect homes. (Photo by Samuel Corum / AFP) (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)

Wildfires Mar 17, 2021

Sonoma County to Add Artificial Intelligence for Fires

Sonoma County officials say they will add artificial intelligence technology to help fight wildfires with a 24-7 monitor to track fire outbreaks.

Private Investigator Jack Palladino, August 12, 1982

San Francisco Feb 2, 2021

Murder Charges Expected in Attack on Famed Private Eye Jack Palladino

Prosecutors say two men are expected to face murder charges in an attempted robbery that led to the death of famed San Francisco private investigator Jack Palladino.

In this May 15, 2018 photo, Samuel Kolb poses for a photo in San Mateo, Calif. A Northern California county has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle a lawsuit by Kolb, who was going through a severe epileptic episode when a deputy shot him in the abdomen, paralyzing him from the waist down.

California Dec 2, 2020

California County Pays $10M After Shooting Paralyzed Man

Placer County has paid nearly $10 million to settle a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley software engineer who was having a mental health crisis two years ago when a deputy shot him, paralyzing him from the waist down.

California Nov 26, 2020

California Records New High in Coronavirus Cases

California reported a record number of coronavirus cases at an alarming rate.

Passengers check-in for a Southwest Airlines flight at Los Angeles International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Los Angeles, California, November 25, 2020. – US health authorities cautioned Americans on traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, as the coronavirus spreads out of control. The recommendation was issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the government’s health protection agency. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Thanksgiving Nov 26, 2020

California Faces Worrying Thanksgiving as Coronavirus Surges

Health officials across California are enforcing coronavirus protocols to avoid a surge of cases across the region.

Holiday travelers pass through Los Angeles international Airport on Thanksgiving eve as the COVID-19 spike worsens and stay-at-home restrictions are increased on November 25, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. Starting today, travelers arriving to Los Angeles by airplane or train are required to sign a form acknowledging California’s recommendation of a 14-day self-quarantine. Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has warned that the virus is “threatening to spiral out of control” in the region, and that at the current rate of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, there will not be enough hospital beds by Christmastime. Despite pleas from health officials to not gather with people outside of ones household, more than 2 million Americans are projected to fly for Thanksgiving. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

California Nov 25, 2020

California Sets Record for New Coronavirus Cases Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

California reported a record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday as Los Angeles restaurants prepared to close for three weeks and firefighters in Silicon Valley were being enlisted to enforce public health rules to try to halt the spread of infections.

Oakland Oct 21, 2020

Oakland Approves Rules to Restrict Homeless Encampments

City officials in Oakland approved a contentious new policy that will prohibit homeless people from setting up tents in parks or near homes, businesses, schools and some churches in the city.