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Ponzi Scheme | Police Drone Finds Man With Dementia | Dead Birds Drop From Sky

ALSO: 560 Affordable Housing Units — Get On The List; Art, Wine and Music Festival; Free Shakespeare Festival; New South Indian Restaurant.

This could have ended tragically, with thoughts of a missing woman in San Mateo County still fresh.
This could have ended tragically, with thoughts of a missing woman in San Mateo County still fresh. (Livermore Police Department)

Catch up on Northern California's top stories for Tuesday, May 13.

Former IRS Agent Sentenced To Prison For Ponzi Scheme

One Bay Area victim, now almost 80, was swindled out of her life savings.

Man With Dementia Located By Police Drone

A drone was able to spot a 75-year-old man in a field miles from his home after he'd been missing a few hours, police said.

2 Arrests For Fentanyl Sales

Methamphetamine and various narcotic pills were seized, in addition to the fentanyl

Mysterious Bird Deaths Plague Bay Area Street: Report

Ring video captured a loud popping sound before a bird — one of dozens to suffer a similar fate — fell out of the air.

560 Affordable Housing Units Being Added In 2025

The city is marking Affordable Housing Month with a major expansion and new community openings.

Art, Wine and Music Offered At This Novato Festival

This event will take place over an upcoming weekend.

Free Shakespeare Festival Returns To Redwood City

The festival will bring back a play they haven’t performed in over 10 years.

New South Indian Restaurant Opens In Dublin

Raya Cuisines offers a wide variety of South Indian staples like dosa, idli, and kothu.

Robotics Team Running Kids Summer Camp

Camp Knots and Bolts will teach students entering grades 3-6 the basics of robotics and coding.

Healdsburg Center Gets $500K To Bolster Disaster Resources

Sonoma County has granted $1 million to improve infrastructure at two community centers to improve capacity for disaster recovery.

5-Month Street Pavement Project Underway

It will involve some temporary inconvenience, but the outcome will be positive in the long term.


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