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Santa Cruz County Disaster Fund Collects Donations After Partial Wharf Collapse
Donations to the disaster fund will provide assistance to "those who rely on wharf employment for their livelihood."

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Donations to the disaster fund will provide assistance to "those who rely on wharf employment for their livelihood."

For some business owners on both sides of the Bay, a respite from rampant street crime can't come soon enough.
With just a couple of days left in 2024, Oakland is poised to end the year with less than 100 homicides.
"Ceasefire seeks to identify the 250 to 350 people that are driving violence in this city," said Violence Prevention Chief Holly Joshi.
Police tracked down Hodge using security cam footage from the car chase just seven hours prior to the shooting.
Local business owners said they saw a boost in sales this holiday season compared to this time last year.
"OpenAI will run a full root-cause analysis of this outage and will share details on this page when complete," OpenAI said.
Rabbi Langer and community members kicked off the 49th menorah lighting ceremony at Union Square Wednesday evening.
"I would have never ate Christmas dinner if it wasn't for this place. So I appreciate it. Just want to thank them," Rick Britton said.
The connector ramp was closed, the CHP said just before 5 a.m. Big rigs were allowed to use eastbound I-580 in the meantime.
Marriott hotel workers have ratified a new contract that was up for a vote by membership Thursday, according to union officials.
State regulators say the prevalence of marine life including humpback whales is too high for crab fishing to begin.
"We see chunks of concrete, we see railroad ties, other things that you'll see floating out in the Bay," Engineer John Stiver said.
A coffee shop in San Francisco's Mission Bay hasn't even opened yet, but has dealt with at least two break-ins over a 24-hour span.
Hirschfield was convicted in the murders and he was given the death penalty. He was then placed on death row at San Quentin State Prison.
"Not only did Nima perpetrate this crime, but the people in his immediate circle helped try to cover it up," Lee's brother said.
Investigators said the victim, who is sight and hearing impaired, was followed by a man for several city blocks into a residential area.
A father of four, Jason Koefter lost his job as a sales rep after a debilitating heart attack. Now, making ends meet is nearly impossible.
"We chose this area because it was one of the safer areas to run a small business," local business owner Wendi Schulte said.
Police said two people inside the bar were injured in the crash. One of them was seriously injured, while the other had minor injuries.