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Supervisors OK Office Monitoring Santa Clara Co. Jails, Cops
The discussion on improving custody operations has been going on since 2015 when three Santa Clara County deputies killed a jail inmate.

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The discussion on improving custody operations has been going on since 2015 when three Santa Clara County deputies killed a jail inmate.

A confrontation between two groups left one man with a gunshot wound to his leg, according to Concord police.
Homeowners in Napa and 23 other Bay Area cities have 30 days to apply for $3,000 grants to strengthen homes against earthquake damage.
Homeowners in Los Gatos and 23 other Bay Area cities have 30 days to apply for $3,000 grants to strengthen homes against earthquake damage.
The fatal crash was first reported at 2:05 a.m. Wednesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
BREAKING: CHP reports that at least five people were injured Tuesday morning in two pileups near Lakeville Highway.
The occupants of at least three medical offices were displaced, Petaluma fire officials say.
Firefighters from Rohnert Park and the Rancho Adobe and Rincon Valley fire districts responded to the blaze early Tuesday morning.
BREAKING: The dayslong-standoff at Wyndham Garden hotel ended early Tuesday, according to San Jose police.
Five male juveniles robbed two people at gunpoint, taking marijuana and their car keys, police allege.
The 27-year-old allegedly also had drugs on him and ran through an elementary school as police were pursuing him, police allege.
Detours are in effect between Vallejo and Benicia.
County supervisors are set to consider a revised plan for a new Main Jail South in San Jose.
There is public concern large wineries and hospitality businesses are not charged the true cost of supplying water.
Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa reopened Monday.
Two people living in the shed escaped the blaze, a fire official said.
Authorities have identified a Mountain View woman as the person fatally struck Wednesday night.
Witnesses gave police descriptions of the armed suspects and their vehicle, which an officer spotted three hours later, Salinas police said.
Police allege the Petaluma man driving under the influence of drugs when he crashed into a parked car.
The person shot is in stable condition, Vacaville police say.