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A driver struck a San Francisco police officer in Oakland on Tuesday while trying to flee, police said.
Just before 4 p.m., SFPD officers with the Community Violence Reduction Team tried to pull over a wanted suspect, who was driving on the 800 block of 47th Street, in Oakland.
The driver refused to stop and struck an officer, police said.
They were then pursued by Oakland police officers, but were soon arrested after getting out of the vehicle and trying to carjack a driver, police said.
San Francisco police said the officer who was hit had injuries that were not life-threatening and that they were taken to the hospital.
Police have not said why the driver was originally being sought by officers.
The proposed Billionaire Tax Act, imposing a one-time 5% tax on the total wealth of Californians whose net worth is $1 billion or more, needs reconsideration.
Certainly, anyone with $1 billion (or more) has more than enough to live very comfortably, but there is an approach that would be less onerous to the billionaires and more helpful to the state.
A one-time 5% tax would bring in a windfall for the state — once. And since it would be a one-off, it would likely just get spent on one-off types of things, providing no long-term benefit.
Far better would be an annual wealth tax of, say, 0.5%. That’s just pulling a number out of the air, but the point is that it would generate a steady source of income — and not come as a jolt, one-time though it might be, to those being taxed.
Once again, we hear billionaires are fleeing California because of the possibility of a one-time 5% tax, but billionaires aren’t moving to buggy, high-humidity states. They are moving their LLCs to Nevada for “more flexible tax planning.” Buying a house in Florida doesn’t mean moving your life there. It means counting days to be able to pretend you don’t reside in California.
They pay lawyers and accountants to avoid paying taxes even if paying the taxes would be cheaper. Zero tax is the goal. California taxes income, not unrealized wealth, which is why so much billionaire wealth escapes taxation. A temporary tax won’t start an exodus.
So no, California won’t lose the billionaires. They aren’t making California weather anywhere else. I don’t care whether they enact this law or not — it won’t make any difference.
It’s clear that our government schools need competition. Denying the most important demographic in our country the opportunity to participate, along with their parents, in a competitive system denies them the chance to do well. The government schools are failing our students.
More tax money, more government and more unions won’t help. Parents and students need to be able to choose the school that will serve them the best. Competition benefits the consumer. This may be a new concept to some, but it’s a very important one. Politicians and school officials can talk all they want about insufficient taxes, but money alone won’t fix the problem.
Thomas Baker San Jose
Schools must provide classroom supplies
Teachers have to request basic classroom supplies through donation sites or fundraisers instead of receiving them from the school.
This is happening at schools in Cupertino Union School District, such as Miller Middle and Warren E. Hyde Middle, where teachers post projects asking for items such as art supplies, books and classroom tools. Teachers should have the materials they need without having to rely on donations.
I believe the school district should ensure that every classroom has all the basic supplies required. If the district provided these resources, teachers could focus fully on teaching, and students at Miller and other nearby schools would benefit. This issue affects not only our schools, but schools around the world.
I am writing this letter to encourage the government to make sure classrooms are properly supported.
Adithi Nimmagadda San Jose
What is Trump’s endgame with ICE?
I closely watch the news. I mostly watch MS NOW, or whatever NBC cable calls itself today. I’d watch right-wingers like Fox or Newsmax too, but can’t get past 30 seconds without hearing Trump-inspired lies.
What is striking is that no one, even the left, is connecting all the dots to expose Donald Trump’s goal of imposing military rule by provoking insurrection. He isn’t about migrants, deportation or even protest control. He doesn’t care who his thugs shoot. He only cares if they shoot back. This is what he’s waiting for. Once he gets the Army and Marines on your nearest corner, he has them where he needs them to control access to polling places later this year.
Mark my words: the pressure will remain until someone shoots and kills a Trump ICE agent. A nationwide Insurrection Act declaration will follow before the body is even cold.
Robert Wahler San Jose
Trump is given rope that will hang us all
Clay Bennett’s cartoon, pointing out the relationship between the Epstein file redactions and the flurry of new dramas, while not “funny,” does make chilling sense.
What I don’t understand is why our constitutional guardrails haven’t kicked in. Greenland, Venezuela, Iran, Minneapolis, plus our health care and pocketbooks, have created a world of chaos.
When Joe Biden demonstrated age-related decline at the debate, the nation was quick to anger and dump him. Now we have a president who repeatedly lies, insults people worldwide, is obviously in poor physical health and also shows age-related mental decline, and he is allowed to paint it all over in gold.
A character who had been linked to a Sea Cliff mansion with an illegal cliffside staircase, who was convicted over a decade ago in a bizarre fraud case involving $11 million in fine art paintings, is back in the news.
Luke Brugnara, the San Francisco real estate investor with a notably checkered past, has reportedly put up an illegal chain-link fence around a piece of oceanfront property in Daly City that has long been used for its hiking and equestrian trail, and as a path to Thornton State Beach. Local residents are upset, and the Daly City Council is looking to get it removed.
Photo by David Canepa
And, as the Chronicle reports, this isn’t even Brugnara’s property, though he appears to be disputing that. A woman named Donna Pope tells the Chronicle that the property has been owned by her family for generations, and it appears that Brugnara has been squatting on it — though it’s not clear where?
The photo below, snapped by San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa, who lives nearby, shows the handwritten sign that was attached to the fence last week, and appears to show a mobile home in the distance.
The sign also has a hand-drawn image of a gun, and says that trespassers will be “shot on site.” [sic]
Photo by David Canepa
Canepa seemed to be under the impression when he spoke to SFGate last week that the property had changed hands in November, and the New York Post subsequently reported that a trust linked to Brugnara had purchased the property in December.
But now that seems to be false.
“It was egregious if he was the owner, but now we have a squatter,” said Canepa, speaking to the Chronicle. “To have the audacity to squat and then, if you could imagine, build a fence is probably in my 19 years of politics the sickest thing I have ever seen.”
Pope, the property owner, says she wants the fence removed, and adds, of the whole situation, “It’s just bizarre.”
But with Brugnara, bizarro stuff seems to happen.
Brugnara appears to have become wealthy through real estate investments a couple of decades back, but has also run afoul of the law several times. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion, and to violating the Endangered Species Act, for apparently poaching steelhead trout and blocking a dam on property that he owned in Gilroy.
Back in 2002, he purchased a mansion in Sea Cliff once owned by the actor Cheech Marin, and proceeded to construct an illegal staircase down the cliff from the house to a small private beach. When a lender subsequently attempted to sell the property in the last decade, its sale price was repeatedly reduced, and it came with the caveat that any new owner would have to pay to have the staircase removed. The property ultimately sold in 2024 for $7 million, about $10 million less than it had been listed for in 2021.
It was in that house’s garage that Brugnara stored $11 million in fine art, including works by Willem de Kooning and Edgar Degas, which had been shipped from a New York Gallery — and which Brugnara proceeded to claim was a gift. He was charged and convicted for mail fraud in 2015 after failing to pay for the purchases — he represented himself at trial and, as ABC 7 reported, made repeated scenes in the courtroom that landed him in contempt.
Brugnara continued denying any wrongdoing, but it appears that one of his appeal efforts centerd on his mental competence to stand trial or represent himself. As the Chronicle reports, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately ruled that there was no evidence to suggest Brugnara was mentally incompetent.
Still, a defense psychologist testified that Brugnara suffered from delusions, and “narcissistic personality disorder.”
In a jailhouse interview with ABC 7 in 2015, Brugnara said he was known as “Lucky Luke” after making some good real estate investments, including the purchase of an office building at 939 Market Street when he was just 28 years old.
As for the fence, Canepa has written to the California Coastal Commission seeking its removal, noting that public access to the beach and trails have been available for decades — and the case is reminiscent of the notorious Vinod Khosla debacle concerning Martins Beach, also in San Mateo County.
But the commission’s help may not be needed if Brugnara isn’t even the property owner, so we’ll see what comes next.
Suspects are in police custody late Tuesday following a pursuit in Oakland that also left an officer injured.
San Francisco police said the incident started when officers attempted to stop a wanted person in a car on 47th Street in Oakland. The suspects hit an officer with their car during the incident, according to SFPD. The injured officer was taken to a hospital and is expected to be OK, police said.
Oakland police then pursued the suspects onto the freeway and stopped at Alta Bates Hospital. The suspect attempted to run away, but were eventually taken into police custody.
Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms – Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and Google’s YouTube – deliberately addict and harm children.
Jury selection starts this week in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. It’s the first time the companies will argue their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effects on their businesses and how they will handle children using their platforms. The selection process is expected to take at least a few days, with 75 potential jurors questioned each day through at least Thursday. A fourth company named in the lawsuit, Snapchat parent company Snap Inc., settled the case last week for an undisclosed sum.
At the core of the case is a 19-year-old identified only by the initials “KGM,” whose case could determine how thousands of other, similar lawsuits against social media companies will play out. She and two other plaintiffs have been selected for bellwether trials – essentially test cases for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury and what damages, if any, may be awarded, said Clay Calvert, a nonresident senior fellow of technology policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
KGM claims that her use of social media from an early age addicted her to the technology and exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts. Importantly, the lawsuit claims that this was done through deliberate design choices made by companies that sought to make their platforms more addictive to children to boost profits. This argument, if successful, could sidestep the companies’ First Amendment shield and Section 230, which protects tech companies from liability for material posted on their platforms.
“Borrowing heavily from the behavioral and neurobiological techniques used by slot machines and exploited by the cigarette industry, Defendants deliberately embedded in their products an array of design features aimed at maximizing youth engagement to drive advertising revenue,” the lawsuit says.
Executives, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are expected to testify at the trial, which will last six to eight weeks. Experts have drawn similarities to the Big Tobacco trials that led to a 1998 settlement requiring cigarette companies to pay billions in healthcare costs and restrict marketing targeting minors.
“Plaintiffs are not merely the collateral damage of Defendants’ products,” the lawsuit says. “They are the direct victims of the intentional product design choices made by each Defendant. They are the intended targets of the harmful features that pushed them into self-destructive feedback loops.”
The tech companies dispute the claims that their products deliberately harm children, citing a bevy of safeguards they have added over the years and arguing that they are not liable for content posted on their sites by third parties.
“Recently, a number of lawsuits have attempted to place the blame for teen mental health struggles squarely on social media companies,” Meta said in a recent blog post. “But this oversimplifies a serious issue. Clinicians and researchers find that mental health is a deeply complex and multifaceted issue, and trends regarding teens’ well-being aren’t clear-cut or universal. Narrowing the challenges faced by teens to a single factor ignores the scientific research and the many stressors impacting young people today, like academic pressure, school safety, socio-economic challenges and substance abuse.”
Meta, YouTube and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday.
The case will be the first in a slew of cases beginning this year that seek to hold social media companies responsible for harming children’s mental well-being. A federal bellwether trial beginning in June in Oakland, California, will be the first to represent school districts that have sued social media platforms over harms to children.
In addition, more than 40 state attorneys general have filed lawsuits against Meta, claiming it is harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. The majority of cases filed their lawsuits in federal court, but some sued in their respective states.
TikTok also faces similar lawsuits in more than a dozen states.
At about 6 p.m., someone called the San Jose Police Department to report that a man was injured and in need of assistance. Officers arrived at the intersection of South Bascom Avenue and Borello Drive. They determined the man, who was allegedly walking in the road outside of a crosswalk, had been hit by an unknown type of vehicle that was southbound on South Bascom Avenue.
The man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said Monday. The suspect vehicle fled the scene before officers arrived.
It is San Jose’s first fatal collision, first traffic death, and first pedestrian death of 2026. The victim’s name wasn’t released immediately.
Anyone with relevant information can contact Detective Tori DelliCarpini of the San Jose Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit at 4103@sanjoseca.gov or (408) 277-4654.
People can also submit crime tips anonymously by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or by visiting www.siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
(KRON) — A young mountain lion was spotted in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, according to the Animal Care & Control of San Francisco. The animal was first spotted Sunday night near Lafayette Park, where there is also a dog park.
As of 9:25 p.m., officials alerted residents that a young mountain lion was spotted near Pacific and Octavia, about two blocks north of the park, according to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.
“A mountain lion on Octavia Street,” a neighbor tells KRON4 of what she saw. “A couple of feet from me. It was crouched down like it was going to pounce. We dropped everything and ran.”
Another San Francisco resident said in a Reddit post Monday evening that they encountered the mountain lion on the stairs next to their apartment, saying “it was HUGE!”
“Early this morning while getting dropped off by a friend I witnessed a majestic mountain lion trotting down my block and up the steps to a corridor next to my apartment,” the user wrote. “Must have weighed 100+ pounds, and when on all fours, it was about 2/3 the height of the compost bin…we locked eyes for a solid 5+ minutes.”
Video posted on the online platform shows the mountain lion staring down the individual who filmed the encounter.
“A young mountain lion was spotted near Pacific/Octavia. If you see the mountain lion, slowly back away, do not run. Call Animal Care & Control at 415-554-9400 or 911 in a life safety emergency,” the agency wrote in the alert posted at 9:18 p.m.
The public has been advised to remain cautious of the potentially deadly animal. Animal Care & Control San Francisco first announced the sighting of the animal just before 3 p.m. on Monday. Lafayette Park was temporarily closed Monday afternoon as park rangers and other state wildlife officials searched the park for the mountain lion.
Earlier around 8 p.m. Monday, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department said it found no signs of a mountain lion after conducting a sweep of the area. Lafayette Park has since reopened.
Sign posted Monday night at Lafayette Park stating there was a mountain lion sighting in the area. (KRON4 Photo)
Officials said the mountain lion is about a year old and “likely” got lost and is “confused.” Experts believe the mountain lion “will soon find its way south and out of San Francisco.”
Animal Care & Control San Francisco said the mountain lion sighting was caught on video. However, the organization did not release the video of the mountain lion sighting.
Officials advise anyone who sees the mountain lion to keep their distance and not run. They are instructed to call 415-554-9400.
“If you have a child with you – pick them up – and keep dogs on leash. If the mountain lion approaches – make yourself ‘big’ wave your arms, shout, throw something, and again, do not run,” Animal Care & Control San Francisco wrote in a social media post.
After months of back and forth between educators and the San Francisco school district, Georgie Gibbs is ready to strike.
“But every year we have to figure out what staffing we’re going to have at our school, and every year there’s less money to staff our site, and that’s hard,” Gibbs said.
Gibbs is an elementary school teacher and a member of the United Educators of San Francisco, a union for school staff. Since March, they’ve requested higher wages, stable health insurance, and more support for special education teachers.
“At our site, we have special day classes which are self-contained, special education classrooms, and those, one of our classrooms has not had a full-time teacher for a whole entire year in three years,” Gibbs said.
In their latest offer in January, the district proposed the following three-year stabilization plan.
The district proposed a path to fully funded family health benefits, a 6 percent raise over three years, along with addressing staffing shortages for special education. The union rejected it.
Identifying a fiscal pathway for the District to fully fund family health benefits
6% raise over three years (2% each year for next three years)
Salary rate augmentations for hard-to-staff special education paraeducators
Solutions to address special education workload with a focused pilot program
Union president Cassandra Curiel says members are casting their final round of votes for a strike.
“The district hasn’t changed their position since May of 2025. That is an untenable condition for us to be in,” Curiel said. If both groups don’t come to an agreement, the union’s more than 6,000 members will strike for the first time in nearly 50 years.
“Being in our schools is the place we want to be, but working for San Francisco Unified can be complicated at best,” Curiel said.
Officials say the district is planning for more budget cuts in the next school year, which plays a role in negotiations.
A spokesperson for the district wrote:
“We know many of you are closely following the ongoing negotiations between our district and United Educators of San Francisco (UESF). We are disappointed to share that we did not reach an agreement with UESF after today’s fact-finding session (part of the formal bargaining process). SFUSD remains committed to negotiating in good faith with our labor partners and to reaching an agreement that honors our educators while also balancing the need to be fiscally responsible.
Our goal is to have a stable district. We want to reach an agreement that supports our valued educators. However, we must also be able to afford the agreement long-term so that we can continue serving students now and in the future.”
Havah Kelley told CBS News Bay Area that her son, who has a learning disability, was transferred outside of the district because there aren’t enough special needs teachers.
“Especially since COVID, the high teacher turnover, the shortages, and just a myriad of other reasons, he was not getting the services that he needed,” Kelley said.
That experience makes her feel a strike is necessary, but she knows there would be real-life consequences.
“It would be ideal if we could avoid a strike. That’s a definite, and I’m not going to say otherwise,” Kelly said. “Any type of disruption, for our kids, we have almost immediate regression.”
Union members are holding their final vote to authorize a strike. If the majority votes yes, it is likely SFUSD educators will strike for the first time since 1979. The last day to vote is Jan. 28.
Registered nurse Silvia Lu was working the day shift at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland when she read about the shooting death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who was protesting the ICE immigration crackdown on the streets of Minneapolis.
On a day shift in the emergency department Saturday, where Lu often cares for children recovering from heart surgeries and car crashes, she struggled to hold back her emotions.
“I held my tears back the whole day,” she said.
She carried that pent-up grief outside the hospital Monday evening, where she joined about 200 others, mostly nurses, in a candlelight vigil to remember the 37-year-old Minnesota nurse whose death has become the latest flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge.
Just weeks earlier, videos circulating online showed an ICE officer shooting and killing Renee Good, another Minnesota protester and mother of three, as she attempted to drive away during a separate enforcement operation, according to media reports.
“I just felt I needed to do something. I needed to stand up for this and to just make myself present to the horrendous things that are going on in this country,” said Mary Dhont, a nurse in the hospital’s outpatient infusion clinic who joined the vigil organized by the California Nurses Association. “This is just the latest in a string. But it was horrible. The fact that he was a nurse just brought it closer to home.”
Registered nurse Hannah Pelletier, center, friend Tim McNamara, left, and others attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Healthcare professionals and others are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
The nurses’ vigil came after a weekend of scattered protests in San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland over Pretti’s death.
So far, the Bay Area has been spared the kind of sweeping federal operation underway in Minneapolis. There, videos and news reports have shown ICE agents pulling people from their vehicles and detaining children during enforcement actions. Separate bystander videos captured the shootings of both Pretti and Good.
In October, after President Donald Trump sent 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, he threatened to deploy them to San Francisco as well to clean up the city’s “mess.” But the president backed off after appeals from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech executives, including Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO whose family name is attached to the Oakland children’s hospital.
On Monday, in a petition circulating online, a group of tech workers urged Silicon Valley executives to flex their political muscle again and “cancel all company contracts with ICE.”
“This cannot continue, and we know the tech industry can make a difference,” they wrote. “Today, we’re calling on our CEOs to pick up the phone again.”
Nurses said they were especially worried about the families of their young patients.
Registered nurse Michelle Trautman, center, and others attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
“We take care of a lot of families, immigrant families, patients that may not have the ability to afford care otherwise,” said nurse Michelle Trautman. “And I’m concerned that they’re going to try and take advantage of that vulnerability to grab some of our patients and send them away when they obviously need care.”
In the hours after Pretti’s death, Trump administration officials said the shooting was justified, arguing that because Pretti carried a legally registered handgun in his waistband, he posed a threat to officers and intended a “massacre.” Trump adviser Stephen Miller called Pretti an “assassin.”
Those characterizations outraged his family and Democratic politicians, who pointed to bystander videos showing Pretti helping a woman who had been pushed by an ICE agent and holding only his camera.
He was pinned to the ground by multiple ICE agents, the videos show, and his gun had already been pulled from his waistband by an agent when he was shot several times.
The Bay Area’s Democratic congressional delegation has responded by voting against a Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that would provide additional funding for ICE.
Healthcare professionals and community members attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Healthcare professionals and others are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
“I cannot and will not continue to fund lawlessness or federal agencies that terrorize families in their own neighborhoods and criminalize people for seeking opportunity and refuge,” U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Oakland, said in a statement. “What we’re witnessing is cruel, immoral, and completely at odds with the promise of the American dream.”
U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo, San Jose’s former mayor, also voted against further funding.
“ICE has abandoned its mission of removing violent criminals in favor of detaining children, shooting Americans, and terrorizing our communities,” he said in a statement.
At the busy intersection of 52nd Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way on Monday evening, streams of cars honked and waved as they passed nurses and other supporters holding signs reading “Melt ICE” and “Justice for Alex Pretti.”
Aaron Cortez, of Oakland, attends a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Healthcare professionals and others are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Aaron Cortez, 28, of Alameda, said fear drove him to attend the vigil.
His family has lived in California for generations, with relatives who served in the U.S. military, but he still worries about a potential ICE raid.
“They just see me by the color of my skin, and that worries me,” said Cortez, who cares for ailing relatives at home. “And so I decided to come out because I had to, I needed to show that we’re all here together, that no matter what happens, we will all protect each other.”
Former San Francisco city attorney Nancy Tavernit, right, attends a protest at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Healthcare professionals and others are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Healthcare professionals and community members attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Nurse practitioner Sarah Malin-Roodman attends a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Healthcare professionals and others are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Healthcare workers and community members protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Retired nurse Gina Shepherd attends a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Healthcare professionals and others are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Registered nurse Hannah Pelletier, center, and others attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Healthcare professionals and others are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Community members Mary Larson and Simone Schmidt, from left, attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Healthcare professionals and community members attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Healthcare workers Wendy Bloom, Holly Alley and Sherry Alcock, from left, attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Registered nurse Michelle Trautman, and friend Hannah Pelletier, from right, attend a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Nurse practitioner and midwife Kate McGlashan, right, and others protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
Healthcare workers and community members take part in a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Protesters are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)l
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Former San Francisco city attorney Nancy Tavernit, right, attends a protest at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Healthcare professionals and others are demanding justice and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) in the wake of the killing of Veteran’s Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Jurors have convicted a 27-year-old man, Irvin Hernandez-Flores, in connection with the August 2022 shooting deaths of his father and stepmother in SF’s Bret Harte neighborhood. The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced the conviction Monday, saying his sentencing is scheduled for February 27.
A large search effort is underway for a missing, at-risk, 73-year-old woman who went missing Sunday in Mill Valley, and who can not walk very fast due to a medical condition. [KRON4]
While tech CEOs Andy Jassy, Tim Cook, Lisa Su were all in DC kissing the Trump ring over the weekend at a screening of that ridiculous Melania documentary, there was evidence of a growing Silicon Valley revolt over ICE’s killing of a second person in Minneapolis, and the administration’s general amorality. [New York Times]
Coastal residents in Pacifica are currently in a legal limbo in which they are able to rent their homes on Airbnb and Vrbo while inland Pacifica residents can not, and it’s causing some community strife. [Chronicle]
National:
The death toll in the massive snowstorm that hit Sunday and Monday across the South, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast has risen to 22. Frigid cold temperatures are following the storm, and officials are warning about the potential for more deaths, particularly among the unhoused. [New York Times]
In case you missed it, the Seattle Seahawks are heading to the Super Bowl, a week after trouncing the 49ers, and they will be duking it out with the New England Patriots. [CNN]
Kanye West, also known as Ye, is apparently back on his meds, or on better meds, and is apologizing for all of his egregious antisemitism and other bizarre and offensive behavior in recent years, blaming an undiagnosed brain injury from years ago that triggered his bipolar disorder. [CBS News]
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The Grammy Awards are happening on Sunday. This Bay Area News Group music guy has some predictions. But here is Best New Artist nominee (and shoe-in?) Olivia Dean’s official video, if you haven’t seen it, for the ’80s-inflected instant classic “Man I Need.”
(KRON) — TikTok’s takeover by a new, majority U.S. owned company with ties to President Donald Trump has some users crying foul, State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) among them. Wiener, who is running for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat, took to X Monday to slam TikTok as “state-controlled media.”
“This morning I posted a TikTok about my legislation allowing people to sue ICE agents,” Wiener continued. “It’s sitting at zero views, and I’m not the only person this is happening to.”
Wiener accompanied his post with a screengrab of his TikTok feed showing the post in question with a “0” for number of views. A quick check of Wiener’s feeds showed the video still sitting at no views, while most of his other videos had views in the thousands and tens of thousands.
TikTok’s new U.S. ownership group, TikTok USDS Joint Ventures, is controlled by a group of Trump-aligned investors, including Oracle’s Larry Ellison, Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, and venture capital firm Revolution, which once employed Vice President J.D. Vance.
The group was established in compliance with an executive order signed by President Trump to facilitate the deal.
“The majority American owned Joint Venture will operate under defined safeguards that protect national security through comprehensive data protections, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurances for U.S. users,” the social media platform said in a post announcing the deal.
President Trump took to social media last week to back the American takeover, posting on Truth Social, “I am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok! It will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice.”
Wiener is not the only person to cry foul since TikTok was acquired by the U.S. group.
“Hacks” star Megan Stalter called out the app for allegedly censoring one of her videos in which she explained why she believes “Jesus would abolish ICE.”
“Hi so today I will be downloading my videos and deleting my TikTok page,” Stalter wrote on Instagram. “TT is under new ownership and we are being completely censored and monitored. I’m unable to upload anything about even after I tried to trick the page by making it look like a comedy video. Let’s delete the app love you!”
According to a report in Newsweek, many rank-and-file TikTok users are also deleting the app in protest over its new American-majority ownership.
The video-sharing app has not announced any updates to its community guidelines.
KRON4 has reached out to TikTok for comment. We have yet to hear back.
HONOLULU — Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded “enemy aliens.”
The seven were students at the University of Hawaii and cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, on track to become Army officers, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. They initially served in the Hawaii Territorial Guard, but soon after the attack the U.S. barred most Japanese Americans from service and deemed them enemy aliens.
From left to right (top row first), Univ. of Hawaii ROTC cadets Jenhatsu Chinen, Daniel Betsui and Howard Urabe, Hiroichi Tomita, Grover Nagaji, Robert Murata and Akio Nishikawa.
U.S. Army Pacific via AP)
The seven cadets instead worked with a civilian labor battalion known as “Varsity Victory Volunteers,” which performed tasks such as digging ditches and breaking rocks, until American leaders in early 1943 announced the formation of a segregated Japanese American regiment. The seven were among those who joined the unit, known as the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
The combat team, along with the 100th battalion comprised of mostly Japanese Americans from Hawaii, went on to become one of the most decorated units in U.S. history. Some of its soldiers fought for the Allies even as their relatives were detained in Japanese American internment camps because they were considered a public danger.
“It is important for us to really kind of give back and recognize our forefathers and these veterans that we stand on the shoulders of,” said 1st Sgt. Nakoa Hoe of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Regiment, what the unit is now known as in the Army Reserve. He noted the once-segregated unit now includes a “multitude of cultures.”
The seven “sacrificed so much at a challenging time when their loyalty to their country was questioned and they even had family members imprisoned,” he added.
The seven men — Daniel Betsui, Jenhatsu Chinen, Robert Murata, Grover Nagaji, Akio Nishikawa, Hiroichi Tomita and Howard Urabe — died fighting in Europe in 1944. All but Murata were killed during the campaign to liberate Italy from Nazi Germany. Murata was killed by an artillery shell in eastern France.
They will be promoted Monday to 2nd lieutenant, the rank they would have had if they completed the ROTC program. Relatives of at least some of the men are expected to attend the ceremony, scheduled to be held in a Honolulu park.
Even though Hawaii was not yet a state, the cadets were American citizens because they were born in Hawaii after its annexation in 1898.
“Fighting an injustice at home, these seven men later gave their lives fighting on the battlefields of Europe,” said a news release from U.S. Army Pacific. “They were unable to return to school and finish their commissioning efforts.”
Monday’s ceremony capping efforts to honor the men comes amid growing concern and criticism that President Donald Trump’s administration is whitewashing American history ahead of the nation celebrating 250 years of its independence, including last week’s removal of an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park.
Last year, the Pentagon said internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down — but it staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers “DEI.”
Honoring the seven isn’t about DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion — but recognizing them for their merit and that “they served in the ultimate capacity of giving their lives for the country,” said Lt. Col. Jerrod Melander, who previously led the University of Hawaii’s ROTC program as professor of military science.
Melander said he launched the commissioning effort in 2023 during former President Joe Biden’s administration and that the promotions were approved last year during the Trump administration.
The university awarded the men posthumous degrees in 2012. Laura Lyons, interim vice provost for academic excellence at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, called their promotions especially important.
“Everyone’s contribution to and sacrifice for the ideals of freedom and the security of this country should matter and should be acknowledged, regardless of who they are,” Lyons said.
The long-awaited Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts has officially reopened in Oakland, marking a major milestone for the city’s cultural scene after two decades of closure.
Located next to Lake Merritt, the historic venue was once one of the Bay Area’s most prominent concert halls. Over the years, it hosted legendary performers including Elvis Presley, James Brown and Tina Turner. The Grateful Dead alone played at the venue more than 50 times.
After a hiatus lasting more than 20 years, the building was once again welcoming the public, complete with music, dancing and celebration on Saturday, the venue’s opening day.
Vanessa Whang, chair of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Commission, said the venue holds deep personal meaning for her. She previously helped coordinate concerts at the center and was eager to see how it looked after years of restoration.
“Such a beautiful building,” Whang said.
She added that while the center has been modernized, its original spirit remains intact.
“The feel of it, it feels very much the same,” Whang told CBS News Bay Area. “I’m happy that they kept the character, the architectural details.”
Exterior of the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts in Oakland, which reopened on Jan. 24, 2026 following a 20-year closure.
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Originally named the Oakland Auditorium, the building was constructed in 1914 and opened a year later. Over the decades, it became a major gathering place for concerts, graduations and historic moments, including an appearance by Martin Luther King Jr.
For many Oakland residents, the reopening brings back powerful memories.
“I saw James Brown here for the first time,” said Sherron Conway, who grew up in Oakland. “And [I had] my high school graduation [here], Castlemont [High School], 1968.”
Terri Trotter, CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, said the building was once the largest public assembly space west of the Mississippi River.
The venue closed in 2005 and underwent an extensive renovation and restoration process that cost about $100 million. The revitalized center includes an arena, the 1,400-seat Calvin Simmons Theater and three ballrooms.
“This is the HJK arena. And this is our largest space,” Trotter said as she gave CBS News Bay Area a tour. “It will seat anywhere from 3,000 to 6,000 people, depending on how it’s configured.”
Trotter said she hopes the Calvin Simmons Theater will become a hub for more intimate performances and gatherings.
“The Calvin Simmons Theater has been completely restored and renovated,” she said. “We can do everything in here from a lecture, to a theatrical show like you’re seeing on stage now, to a Broadway show.”
Looking ahead, Trotter emphasized that the center’s success will depend on drawing audiences from across the region, not just within Oakland.
“I see a renaissance happening around us,” Trotter said. “I think this building will be part of that and will benefit from that. But I also think this building is really going to help drive that.”
Whang echoed that sentiment, saying artists and performers can play a key role in revitalizing the city.
“I hope that it becomes a vibrant center for the community, for artists, artists from all over,” she said.
Still, some community members noted that the city must continue working to ensure people from outside Oakland feel safe attending events and spending money in the city.
The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts will host a Super Bowl watch party and fan zone on Feb. 8. The event is free, but attendees must RSVP, as seating is limited.
A weak weather system is expected to bring light rain to parts of the Bay Area this week, along with hazardous beach conditions midweek, while winds remain mostly light, according to the National Weather Service.
In a briefing released on Monday morning, forecasters said weak offshore winds will continue through the middle of the week.
A slight chance of rain is expected late Tuesday into Wednesday, with the best chance focused on the North Bay. Rainfall totals are expected to be very light, generally less than a tenth of an inch, though the Sonoma County coastal ranges could see up to about two-tenths of an inch.
Light rain or drizzle may also reach San Francisco and the San Mateo Peninsula during that same period, but impacts are expected to be minimal, the weather service said.
Farther south, including the East Bay, South Bay, Santa Cruz County, and Monterey and San Benito counties, rain chances are lower during the week. Forecasters said there is another chance for rain next weekend across much of the region, though confidence remains low and details are still uncertain.
Beachgoers are urged to use caution late Wednesday and Thursday as a high swell is expected to move into the Pacific coast. The weather service warned of breaking waves up to 20 feet, along with an increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents.
Forecasters said conditions should remain mostly quiet outside of the brief rain chances and beach hazards, with no major storms expected at this time.
DEAR JOAN: Recently I noticed mushrooms growing at the base of one of the juniper trees in the backyard. It was interesting, so I took a picture.
A couple of days ago, I noticed that the mushrooms were gone, and there were scratch marks in the damp earth at the base where the mushrooms had been.
I am curious as to what animal could have eaten the mushrooms, and if that animal is in any danger from poisoning. I see raccoons, possums, squirrels, and birds on my backyard camera.
Who is the most likely culprit, or victim?
— Nancy McKiernan, Sunnyvale
DEAR NANCY: The winter rains can turn our Bay Area yards into fairylands with mushrooms popping up all over. While it is never a good idea to eat one without knowing exactly what type it is, animals don’t have the benefit of being able to call on a mycologist to determine the identity.
Instead, they rely on taste, outcome and experience. If a wild animal eats a mushroom that later makes it ill, it will avoid those mushrooms in the future, provided they survive. They’ll likely also stay away from anything that has a same or similar taste. That provides them with some protection against eating the poisonous ones.
In the Bay Area, there are two mushrooms that are unsafe for any creature, and those are the death cap (Amanita phalloides) and the western destroying angel (Amanita ocreata). Both are commonly found near and around oak trees.
As for what animal would eat the golden hued mushrooms you observed, the list is long. Mushrooms are a treat for wildlife as they have a high water content, are a good source of protein, and a good source of vitamins and phosphorus.
Rats, squirrels, deer, box turtles, wild turkeys, and wild boars, just to name a few that might be visiting your yard, all love mushrooms. The scratches you observed lead me to think of turkeys, but there’s no way to know for certain.
DEAR JOAN: I’m already thinking about spring and what I’ll be planting in my vegetable garden. Last year, much of the garden was eaten by rats, birds and squirrels. I’m wondering if one of those plastic owls would scare them away?
— Alice B., Clayton
DEAR ALICE: Decoys do work, however briefly, against the birds but it’s unlikely the rats and squirrels will even raise an eyebrow.
Stationary owl statues and other decoys might keep the birds away for a day or two, but then the birds figure out there’s no threat, and before you know it, they’re perching on the fake owl’s head and having a good laugh.
You want something that will move unpredictably. Objects that are pushed and pulled by the wind, and which add unexpected flashes of light have a better and longer track record of success. You can hang reflective ribbons or old CDs throughout the garden.
For the rats and squirrels, the only thing stopping them are physical barriers. Surrounding your garden with a hardware cloth fence and a shock wire on top will do wonders.
The Animal Life column runs on Mondays. Contact Joan Morris at AskJoanMorris@gmail.com.
Newark Memorial High School in the East Bay began dismissing all 45 of its athletic coaches and assistants at the end of their respective seasons last month, telling them they may be rehired next year as part of a new policy.
As NBC Bay Area reports, the Newark Memorial High School community was blindsided Thursday by the news that all of the school’s coaches and assistants were being let go at the end of their seasons and told to reapply next school year, with no certainty about getting their jobs back. Very little information was provided by the school district aside from the move being part of a new hiring policy.
“Newark Unified School District is strengthening its coaching hiring practices to ensure the safety and well being of students,” said Newark Unified School District’s Superintendent Tracey Vackar, who’s retiring this year, per KPIX. “Releasing coaches at the end of each season allows the district to complete required vetting, background clearances, and mandatory trainings so students are supported by properly qualified adults.”
Per Bay Area News Group, coaches are being released on a rolling basis as their seasons end.
“I can’t help thinking about the negative impact on athletics in general,” Gordon Crosby, who coached swimming and water polo at the school for over 30 years, told NBC Bay Area. “When there are question marks and no consistency in a program, then programs fail.”
“These coaches have been here for so long,” parent Jazmin Padilla told KPIX. “It’s surprising. It’s a decision that, why all of a sudden are they doing this?”
Per KPIX, while the school has yet to provide any comments to the media, some community members have speculated whether the school district is dealing with legal concerns surrounding a particular coach, prompting routine background checks.
“I think they should just let everybody know if there is,” said Padilla, “just so nobody is doubting or has any thoughts of ‘what ifs and buts.’”
Crosby told NBC Bay Area he reapplied for his position but was skeptical others did the same. “Will some coaches say ‘Enough is enough, I’m tired of being jerked around’? Crosby said. “I think it’s hard not to think that way after the way it’s all been handled.”
“I would think that they would have the foresight to see that this is not going to attract quality candidates to a school,” Crosby told KPIX, “but it’s going to chase them away.”
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Bay Area airports are seeing some big ripple effects from frigid, snowy conditions back east. It’s causing flight delays and headaches for travelers.
Travelers heading out from SFO Sunday saw flight cancellations piling up like all the snow back east.
“I’m ready to go home. California is good but home is best,” said Jacqueline Thomas.
Thomas needed to get back home to Memphis after a Bay Area work trip but frigid temps and snow cancelled her connecting flights. She was rerouted by her airline.
“I’d leave Los Angeles at 12 a.m., then to Chicago, then to Memphis, arriving at 10:30 p.m. Monday — a journey,” Thomas said.
About 10,000 flights nationwide were cancelled on Sunday — the most since the Pandemic, according to aviation analytics company, Cirium. SFO saw nearly 150 cancellations. The airport duty manager said that on a typical day, there might be less than a dozen flights canceled due to weather or mechanical issues.
“We haven’t had any sleep. If we stay here, it’s going to be three nights with no sleep,” said Angelina Cummings.
Cummings and friend, Anita Basilio, were stuck at SFO. They were returning from a vacation in the Philippines, now trying to get home to the DC area.
“They said they can’t do anything. Everything is cancelled, flights canceled,” Cummings said.
Basilio has health concerns.
“I’m diabetic, I’m almost out of my medicine,” she said. “My husband told me we have nine inches of snow already at our house,” said Connie Hartman.
Hartman, from New Jersey, decided to change her plans and fly to San Francisco a day early.
“I’m very glad I made it and didn’t get stuck somewhere or not be here for my conference,” Hartman said.
Travel experts say to check with your airline carrier before heading to the airport if you’re flying out.
Beaches along the San Mateo County coast are a favorite visiting spot for Bay Area residents.
But one beach in Daly City has had much of its access cut off by a man who claims to own the property above and has erected a chain link fence to keep people out.
“It’s just beautiful, you know? Scenic trails and beach, and so a lot of folks–dog walkers, hikers, bikers, everybody is accessing this area,” said Annie Ellicott, who has made it her mission to protect and preserve the bluffs overlooking Thornton State Beach in Daly City.
It is a place of wind-swept, unspoiled beauty. Or, at least it was.
“So, this is the fence that has been put up over the last couple of weeks by the individual living in that trailer,” Ellicott said, walking along the 8-foot-high fence that went up, seemingly overnight.
Annie Ellicott talks to CBS News Bay Area reporter John Ramos next to a fence blocking access to Thornton State Beach in Daly City, Jan. 25, 2026.
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“Because he has blocked off the entrance to this particular part of the path–which is again not on his property–at both the southern end and at this end, nobody can actually come from the vista down the path to access this trail. And this is the only trail down to the beach,” she added.
The beach’s parking lot is virtually cut off from access, with a handwritten “DO NOT TRESSPASS” sign. But that’s mild compared to the sign that was first put up, with a drawing of a pistol and warning that the property owner has a 9mm gun and “TRESSPASORS WILL BE SHOT!!”
The neighbors said the police made him take that one down, but the message is clear.
Zachary Leyden owns the Ocean View Stables on the north side of the fence. His trail rides used to access the trail down to the beach.
“This is the last part that they put up, which blocked us out of the whole thing. At first, they were being very cooperative saying, ‘No, the horses can ride on it.’ But when they put the last piece on it, they said, ‘Never mind, they can’t.’ So, like, wow…alright,” said Leyden. “He’s got a plan, I’m not sure what the plan is and he seems to be the kind that will bulldoze anybody who’s not aligned with the plan.”
A fence blocks access to Thornton State Beach in Daly City on Jan. 25, 2026.
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That includes San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa, who lives near the beach. He has written a letter of objection to the California Coastal Commission, demanding the access be restored.
There is still some question about whether the man in the trailer actually owns the property. And there are concerns that first responders have lost vehicular access to the beach because of the fence.
“We’re going to fight really hard on this,” said Canepa. “We are working in concert with the City of Daly City. He has not sought permits from the City of Daly City for that fencing. And I firmly believe, in terms of access, he’s in violation of the law.
That’s yet to be determined, especially since technically Thornton Beach has been “closed” for years by the state, meaning there are no ranger patrols to the area. But people have still been arriving to take in the beauty, and that’s something the Coastal Commission has worked to protect in the past.
(BCN) — The Mill Valley Police Department is asking the public to help locate an older woman who went missing Sunday.
Judy Gilbert, 72, was last seen Sunday at noon in the area of Sheridan Court and Vista Linda Drive near the back of Mill Valley Golf Course. She left on foot, wearing a blue parka and pink hat.
Judy Gilbert, 72, was last seen Sunday at noon in the area of Sheridan Court and Vista Linda Drive. (Mill Valley Police Department via BCN)
Gilbert is a white female who is 5 feet, 4 inches tall. She has mobility issues. Police are asking members of the public who live near the area to check their properties. Marin County Search and Rescue was also in the area looking for Gilbert.
If seen, members of the public are asked to call the department at (415) 389-4170.
A little over 24 hours after a federal immigration agent shot and killed Alex Pretti amid protests a few miles away from Target Center, causing the postponement of Saturday’s game between the visiting Warriors and the Wolves, the longtime Golden State coach gave his first public statements on the situation.
“I love the city of Minneapolis, and people here are wonderful. And it’s very sad, what’s happening, and I feel for the city,” Kerr said. “There’s a pall that has been cast over the city. You can feel it, and a lot of people are suffering. Obviously, loss of life is the No. 1 concern. Those families will never get their family members back. And you know, when all the unrest settles down, whenever that is, those family members won’t be returning home, and that’s devastating.”
Kerr said Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy alerted him Saturday morning that the league was considering postponing the game.
He also received calls from both Wolves coach Chris Finch and veteran forward Joe Ingles, who let Kerr know that the Wolves players were “feeling really uneasy” about the situation.
“I told Chris and Joe, ‘We trust you guys. We trust the league, whatever makes the most sense,’” Kerr said. “So ultimately, obviously, the game was postponed. I totally agree with the decision. Everything should be about safety and concern for not only the players and the fans, but everybody here in Minneapolis with what’s going on.”
BCA officers stand near the scene of a fatal shooting that took place yesterday, in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Ultimately, the NBA postponed the game just under three hours before tipoff. Kerr’s teams have previously gone through sudden postponements.
The Warriors coach was just a rookie on the Phoenix Suns when his team had its game cancelled in Miami during the riots of 1989. Over three decades later, the Warriors’ games against the Jazz and Mavericks were postponed after the sudden death of Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojević.
The Warriors arrived in Minneapolis on Friday afternoon and watched as tens of thousands of people marched down the streets to protest the protracted presence of federal immigration officers in the city.
Though protests did not break out near the arena on Saturday, they were in full force a few hours before tipoff on Sunday afternoon. Hundreds held signs expressing displeasure at Immigration and Customs Enforcement being in the city, and chants rang through the crowded streets.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told reporters on Saturday that a 37-year-old man was killed on Saturday morning but did not identify him, citing limited information about what led up to the shooting. The man was identified by his parents as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley (10) and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) celebrate after Conley scores during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
The protests continued inside the arena.
During a moment of silence held in honor of Pretti, several fans could be heard yelling “(expletive) ICE,” although no physical signs or written messages in opposition to immigration personnel were seen in the lower bowl.
During a break in the action with about five minutes left in the first half, chants of “ICE out” were heard while De’Anthony Melton was shooting free throws. In the third quarter, several members of the Target Center’s dunk crew entertainment team were seen wearing “ICE OUT” shirts.
When the game was being played, neither team was very sharp. The Timberwolves, understandably, appeared to lack focus during the first half, turning the ball over 16 times in the first 24 minutes.
The Warriors led 47-46 at halftime as both sides seemed to just go through the motions, and Golden State pulled away in the third quarter after outscoring the home team 38-17. The Warriors (26-21) snapped a two-game skid, which was the same number of games the team had played without Jimmy Butler, who was lost for the season on Monday with a torn ACL.
Steph Curry scored 26 points, passing John Havlicek and tying with another Celtic great, Paul Pierce (26,397), for 19th on the all-time scoring list.
Teammate Moses Moody scored 19, while Brandin Podziemski put in 12 points. Anthony Edwards poured in 30 points for the Timberwolves, while former Warrior Donte DiVincenzo scored 22.
The teams will play again here on Monday at 6:30 PT.
Kerr decried the death of Good when it occurred several weeks ago, blasting the federal government during an impassioned monologue.
But on Sunday, Kerr struck a message of unity, asking his fellow Americans to respect one another.
“It’s hard to decipher what’s real and what’s not, what’s true and what’s not true,” Kerr said. “People arguing over the exact same video and saying, ‘This happened. No, that happened.’ It is a confusing time to be alive and to be an American, and so what I would appeal to everyone is to remember what our constitution stands for, what our values are, and what that means to how we treat each other and our fellow citizens.”
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
