Harvey L. Heishman III, a year-old convicted murderer and rapist on death row at San Quentin State Prison, died Tuesday of natural causes at the prison infirmary, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Wednesday.
The East Bay didn't see as much storm damage from Tuesday's atmospheric river as other parts of the Bay Area where tree limbs fell down and power was out for thousands of customers.
San Francisco police said two of their officers were suddenly attacked while sitting in a patrol car Tuesday afternoon. The largest insurer in the state is requesting a rate increase that would affect every one of its customers, and likely drive up the price of coverage for everyone else. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors granted newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers to expedite the city's response to its fentanyl and homelessness crisis.
A Palo Alto man who oversaw janitorial work at a hospital was convicted of sexually abusing a subordinate in and lying to investigators about it, according to the U. Department of Justice. A former Northern California school district employee is accused of allegedly defrauding his employer out of new tablets, laptops, and other electronic devices and then selling them for his own profit, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday.
Oakland police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing boy who was last seen early Saturday morning in the city's Castlemont neighborhood. Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston on Tuesday called for a full facility audit of Martinez Refining Company after a large explosion and fire at the facility prompted surrounding communities to shelter in place Saturday. Officials in Hayward said they are notifying people after an investigation revealed personal information was stolen during a ransomware attack that took down the city's networks nearly two years ago.
