BREAKING: Family members said that Taptejdeep Singh, 36, a light rail operator married with two small children was gunned down in a stairwell. Coworkers told them that Singh had left an office where others were hunkered down to help others escape.
Mt. Diablo HS principal Lorne Barbosa said he was not opposed to students participating in protests, but after the student government decided not to do a walkout, the school was not expecting a march. So he locked the gates because parents might not want students leaving campus.
BREAKING: Stanford, home to the most successful intercollegiate athletic program in the country, has eliminated varsity 11 teams because of coronavirus-related financial constraints.
THREAD: The nine victims of the San Jose VTA shooting were husbands, fathers, brothers and sons. They ranged in age from 29 to 63. One was a "tinkerer" who could fix anything. Another was "the life of the party." Two spent their final moments helping coworkers get to safety.
Tenants and housing advocates protesting evictions during the coronavirus pandemic blocked the entrance to the Santa Clara County Superior Court in downtown San Jose this morning. Our photojournalist
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says he saw eight people being taken into custody.
BREAKING: Lori Loughlin and three Bay Area parents are hit with new charges in the college admissions scandal. The charge, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, is punishable by up to five years in prison.
JUST IN: Newsom says California will prohibit the sale of all new gasoline-powered cars starting in 2035.
California is the first state in the U.S. to take such a step.
The Mercury News and
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Adrian Balleza, 29, was the youngest of the victims. He was a light rail operator who had been with VTA since 2014 when he started as a bus operator trainee. A coworker called him "a gem of a person," adding that he was killed while helping others get to safety.
After marching through downtown San Jose, demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd stopped traffic on Highway 101. The protestors have been peaceful and have moved on toward city hall. Video: Maya Ayoubi