• A mortuary and funeral services business in the South Bay is being sued by a family who says they were given a bag containing the remains of their son’s brain. The father said he emptied what he thought was a bag of his deceased son’s clothing into the washing machine before realizing it was biohazardous material. [KRON4]
• Nolan Leonardo, 36, of San Francisco, faces five felonies and two misdemeanors after allegedly following a woman home from SF to Berkeley on November 29. Leonardo, who has eight prior convictions, was allegedly found to be in possession of a pistol, condoms, a flashlight Taser, a BB gun, five crack pipes, gloves, and sex toys. [Bay Area News Group]
• Ten people were displaced after a second fire spread between two houses in SF Friday morning near Balboa Park on the 200 block of Niagara Street, but no injuries were reported. [Chronicle]

National:

• When some San Diego high school students showed up to use their school gymnasium one Friday night, they were shocked to find it was being used for a porn live-stream. Twitch user named Wubby, or “PayMoneyWubby,” rented out the gym for a 24-hour event, which was sponsored by adult content subscription service, Fansly, featuring adult babies and crucifixion scenes. [NBC San Diego]
• Several of the GOP Indiana senators who vetoed Trump’s state redistricting plan cited his extensive bullying for their decision. [Associated Press]
• Turns out the drunk raccoon that took the internet by storm last week when it was found passed out in a Virginia liquor store bathroom has quite a rap sheet. [BBC]

Video of the Day:

The BART mobile was aglow with festive lights last week for Livermore’s Christmas parade in the East Bay.

Image: Leanne Maxwell/SFist

Right now at HP Pavilion, as many as 20,000 officers, officials and civilians have gathered to mourn the deaths of Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler. The noted officers were ambushed and shot on February 26, "the first officers killed in the line of duty in the Santa Cruz Police Department's 150-year history."

Baker was a huge Sharks fan, which makes the setting all the more appropriate. Butler, a former UCSC graduate, was known for her excellence in handling sex crimes and interviewing sex crime victims.

The 200-car procession started at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and winded down Highway 17 and to HP Pavilion in Santa Cruz. According to Mercury News, "Gov. Jerry Brown, Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta of Carmel Valley and California Attorney General Kamala Harris are among the dignitaries expected to attend the memorial. They will reportedly meet with Baker and Butler's families."

CBS 5 has live video of the memorial now in progress.

San Francisco mourns the loss of firefighters Lt. Vincent Perez, 48, and firefighter-paramedic Anthony Valerio, 53, who succumbed from injuries they suffered during a blaze at a four-story home in Diamond Heights on Thursday, June 2, 2011. KGO has live footage of the procession now in progress,

Once the service start at 12:30, the S.F. fire chief, Mayor Ed Lee, and the fire captain of house 26 will all speak. State dignitaries, such as Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, will also be in attendance.

Firefighters from around the state have helped fill-in so that each San Francisco firefighter would be allowed to attend today's services.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Here's CBS 5's coverage of today's funeral:

We have to admit, the whole thing's a real tear-jerker.

As of 11:30 a.m., bagpipes play as the caskets carrying the bodies of Sgt. Mark Dunakin, Sgt, Ervin Romans, Sgt. Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Heg enter Oracle Arena. Gavin Newsom, Barbara Boxer, and Jerry Brown are in attendance, as are thousands of Oakland officers.

Here are a few images from today's funeral.

Fuzz from "throughout California and from as far away as New York and Florida" showed up today to attend the funerals of Sgt. Mark Dunakin, Sgt, Ervin Romans, Sgt. Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege. While every Oakland police officer has the day off to attend the services (or play hooky), officers from outside the OPD will take their place for the day. Same goes for 911 dispatchers. In related news, "Interstate 880 near Oracle Arena and surrounding streets are gridlocked as police officers arrive for the slain OPD officers' funeral," according to CBS 5. Use caution (or BART) when traveling in the East Bay today, folks.

Tiger attack victim, 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr., was mourned last night at the Five Wounds Portuguese National Church in San Jose by hundreds of loved ones.

His altar was decorated with a flowers, including Raiders logo. It seems Sousa was an Oakland Raiders fan, reportedly wearing a Marcus Allen Raiders jersey the day he was killed at SF Zoo. According to the Gate, some of Carlos' "friends showed up at the funeral wearing 'In Memory of Carlos Sousa Jr.' T-shirts emblazoned with his photo and the messages, 'Sunrise 9-26-1990. Sundown 12-25-2007. Rest in Paradise.'" (Hey, he was a Libra! Very nice.)

For more information on vigils, donations, and more for Carlos' family, visit his memorial page.

No word yet as to whether or not either of the Dhaliwal brothers paid their respects to their friend last night. Given the media surrounding their current case and what's at stake, probably not.

Update: Paul Dhaliwal and Kulbir Dhaliwal made cameo appearances at the funeral, "escorted by one of their attorneys," it seems! Smart move, kids. Smart move.