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A Santa Clara man involved in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has been arrested on federal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced Tuesday. Patrick Allen Bournes, 59, was taken into custody in San Jose on Sunday. Prosecutors have charged Bournes with a felony, obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, as well as several misdemeanors that include entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds. The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleged that Bournes engaged in a two-and-a-half hour siege against law enforcement near the Lower West Terrace, an area known as the Tunnel. “The tunnel was the location of one of the most prolonged and dangerous assaults on police on January 6, 2021,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Bournes allegedly was part of a group of rioters that were focused … [Read more...] about Bay Area man arrested on federal charges related to siege of U.S. Capitol

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 Before the internet age, artists, community leaders and organizations in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood would drop off posters at the library that highlighted social justice issues, protests and cultural events in the Bay Area. Over the past 50 years, the librarians at the then-called Latin American branch - the first branch in the U.S. dedicated to the Spanish-speaking community - archived and have since collected more than 250 posters, a majority of them stored in boxes. This year the library unveiled a digital version of the collection on its website - which library staff said was a way of “returning” them to the community. An event at the library last Saturday titled “Graphic Power: Celebrating 50 Years of Community Posters” also shared the posters’ history and celebrated the new archive. “The idea was, ‘how do we make it accessible?’” said … [Read more...] about 50 years of powerful Bay Area posters collected by Oakland library go online

It’s official: Queen Bey is coming to the Bay. Twenty-eight-time Grammy Award winner Beyoncé announced her highly-anticipated Renaissance World Tour on Wednesday morning, with a stop in Santa Clara this summer. If you're looking to score Beyoncé tickers, it's time to prepare. The “Crazy in Love” singer is set to arrive at Levi’s Stadium on Aug. 30 before wrapping up her California shows in Los Angeles the following week. This late-summer show marks Beyoncé’s first solo Bay Area appearance since her Formation World Tour in 2016. Live Nation’s 47-date production supports the superstar’s 2022 “Renaissance,” which was the most-nominated album of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year. Concertgoers can expect to hear recent hits like “Move,” “Heated” and “Virgo’s Groove” along with nostalgic tracks from across Beyoncé's decades-long career. How to get tickets Live Nation appears to be rolling out new ticket purchasing protocols to prepare for the … [Read more...] about Here’s how to get tickets for Beyoncé’s upcoming Bay Area show

You'll want to keep your umbrella handy: The San Francisco Bay Area is forecast to see intermittent rain over the next four days with two separate low-pressure systems moving across the region. During these rain events, cloud cover is expected to increase, offering a break from the frigid cold that has gripped the Bay Area in recent days. Overnight lows are likely to be in the 40s to low 50s and daytime highs in the mid-50s to mid-60s, according to the National Weather Service. The first system could reach the Bay Area as early as Thursday evening with light rain expected. The main rain band, which will bring the heaviest rain in this event, is poised to pass over the region after midnight and into Friday morning, the weather service said. Light rain could linger into Friday afternoon. The weather service said the North Bay will see the highest rainfall totals with the valleys predicted to pick up 0.25 to 0.50 inch and the coastal mountains up to 1 inch. South of the … [Read more...] about When to expect rain in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 4 days

With an intense atmospheric river forecast to hit the Bay Area , many parks and open spaces in the region and across Northern California are closed in anticipation of flooding, mudslides and more. Officials with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area have announced the closure of several park sites on Wednesday and Thursday: Muir Woods, Fort Point, the Point Bonita Lighthouse, Nike Missile Site, Muir Beach and Stinson Beach. For now, Alcatraz Island is closed on Wednesday. The park’s status for Thursday remains to be determined. In the Presidio, the Outpost and Field Station at Presidio Tops are scheduled to be closed on Wednesday. A number of sites are closed both Wednesday and Thursday: Golden Gate Welcome Center, Presidio Pop Up, Presidio Visitor Center and the Warming Hut. Twitter — GGNRANPSAlerts Twitter California State Parks has announced the full or partial closure of several sites "until further notice," many of which are in the Bay Area. They … [Read more...] about Bay Area parks close as California storm sweeps through region

The burn in my legs is real. No, really. I still feel it as I type this. My calves and quads, more specifically, but I think you get the unflattering picture. The Cataract Falls Trail in Mount Tamalpais State Park is a must for lovers of waterfalls (and who isn’t) and now is the time to be there. As Bill Hader’s Stefon would say: "This place has everything." Marin County’s hottest club has surging waterfalls, green moss and lots of steep staircases. I once did this trail with my wife a couple years ago during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. To say that the trip was muddy, slippery and crowded would be an understatement. Even with the extraordinary rains that just dumped on California, this most recent trip was only somewhat muddy, and the fact that I visited on a weekday morning helped with competing hikers. A weekend visit will absolutely be more crowded, so plan accordingly. This level of water hasn’t been seen in the watershed since February 2019. "The early … [Read more...] about Now is the best time for ‘demanding’ Bay Area waterfall hike on Mount Tam

The Bay Area’s most populous county, Santa Clara, has been a leader in public health response to the coronavirus from the start — the first in the nation to declare a health emergency and one of the strictest in enacting protective measures. On Wednesday, it also put a capstone on the pandemic, saying it will wind down its state of emergency and shutter mass testing and vaccination sites . Also on Wednesday, the state gave up on delayed attempts to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on California schoolchildren. But reports elsewhere aren’t quote as rosy: Japan is experiencing a surge in deaths and retired U.S. health advisor Anthony Fauci cautions that “anything is possible” for the future of the pandemic. Latest updates: Japan reports biggest surge of deaths Japan is no longer the best-performing wealthy nation when it comes to avoiding COVID-19 deaths, according to a report published Wednesday by Japan Times . A surge of omicron infections this winter has overwhelmed … [Read more...] about COVID in California: Japan reports big surge in coronavirus deaths

When the Second Vatican Council in Rome decided in the 1960s that nuns were no longer required to wear habits, Sister Euphemia O’Connor opted to ignore the papal decree. For 85 years she put on the black tunic and wimple whether she was teaching school at Sisters of the Presentation in San Francisco or riding the Greyhound bus cross-country to a seminar, usually making friends along the way. Among the 30 residents of the Motherhouse on Turk Street, she was the last to wear the habit as she quietly moved from her spartan room on the second floor to the infirmary downstairs. It was there that Sister Euphemia died on Jan. 17. She was 103. “She committed her whole life to being an educator and to learning from life’s experiences,” said Sister Rosina Conrotto, President of the Sisters of the Presentation. “She wore the habit for its witness value — so that people knew she was available for comfort and advice, no matter where she was.” Sisters of the Presentation is an order that … [Read more...] about Sister Euphemia O’Connor, Bay Area nun for 85 years, dies at 103

Berkeley’s Housing Element was rejected by the state this week, city and state officials confirmed, exposing one of the East Bay’s biggest cities to potential fines and the threat of developers trying to build projects that aren’t constrained by local zoning restrictions. Berkeley did not fully analyze potential housing sites and the city must commit to removing permit constraints and upzoning wealthier neighborhoods, according to a letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development to the city. “Despite our best efforts to strengthen Berkeley’s Housing Element, HCD says we have more work to do,” City Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani said in a Twitter message on Monday in response to the letter. “Specifically, HCD tells Berkeley to fix our sites inventory & do more to affirmatively further fair housing.” Housing growth has massive implications for the future of the city and UC Berkeley. The university nearly rejected thousands of students from last … [Read more...] about California rejected Berkeley’s housing plan. Here’s why, and the potential consequences

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins filed hate crime charges against a man accused of attacking three Asian Americans in Dolores Park this week, including a 73-year-old. Armando Sanchez Vazuquez, 30, pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of elder abuse for allegedly heaving a brick and metal grate at the three people on Monday, allegedly because of their race. His next court date is February 15. If convicted of all charges, Vazuquez could be sentenced to 10 years in state prison. He was arrested Monday afternoon and is being held in San Francisco County Jail on a $51,500 bond, jail records show. Threats and violence against Asian Americans escalated during the pandemic, coinciding with racist rhetoric from then-President Trump, who repeatedly blamed China for the spread of COVID-19. While officials in the Bay Area and other regions have pledged to protect Asian American communities, fear and pain continue to smolder, … [Read more...] about S.F. D.A. Jenkins files hate crime charges against man accused of attacking 3 Asian Americans in Dolores Park