Lithium Battery Fire At Moss Landing, Oakland Mayor Indicted

Catch up on Northern California's top stories for Friday, Jan. 17.

Fire Closes Highway 1 Along Monterey Bay
The lithium battery fire is at the world's largest energy storage plant, in Moss Landing. Nearby residents were forced to evacuate.

Former Oakland Mayor Indicted On Bribery Charges, Pleads Not Guilty
Former Mayor Sheng Tao, her romantic partner, and a pair of influential owners pleaded not guilty to several corruption and bribery charges.

Man Charged For MUNI Bus Shooting
A 58-year-old man was charged in connection with Monday's shooting at a Muni bus in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood.

Woman Pedestrian Killed In Alameda
Both the victim and the driver, who is cooperating with investigators, are Alameda residents.

Man Killed Whose Car Went Down Embankment Identified
A 65-year-old Los Gatos man has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office.

BART Postpones Weekend Track Shutdown Between Walnut Creek, Concord
BART will instead offer regular weekend service on both Saturday and Sunday.

Fremont Mother, 2-Year-Old Daughter Missing: Police
Samantha Carranza-Gomez, 20, and her 2-year-old daughter Zaida Carranza were last seen on Christy Street.

Dublin Man Sentenced For Damaging Company Computers: DOJ
Vamsikrishna Naganathanahalli pleaded guilty to using privileged access to his company computers to make them lose over $400,000.

New Bishop Ranch Medical Campus To House All Medical Offices
The new 23,000-square-foot medical campus will feature all of Bishop Ranch's medical offices plus three new tenants.

3 CA Bakeries Make NYT Best In USA List
From the Pacific to the Atlantic, the New York Times selected just 22 bakeries for its list, including these three.