Day Around the Bay: North Bay Evacuees Ring In Halloween

Tensions ran high on Wednesday surrounding a hearing on the "Mental Health SF" ballot measure that is making its way to the 2020 ballot. At least two arrests were made amid a rally outside City Hall. [Examiner]
A suspect was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of arson in the area of the Kincade Fire in Geyserville. The suspect, who was allegedly trying to start a small fire, has a criminal record, and his mental competency has been questioned before. [CBS SF]
Via satellite images, the Chronicle has a dramatic interactive feature showing where the Kincade Fire ignition point was. It shows the PG&E transmission tower that may have been the culprit relative to the first houses burned on Red Winery Road. [Chronicle]
North Bay families who evacuated to San Francisco hotels this week had to figure out how to make Halloween happen for their kids. For one family it meant a quick trip to the Haight so two young girls could get hippie costumes. [KRON 4]
An officer-involved shooting appears to have happened in San Jose Thursday afternoon following reports of a man with a gun on the 23000 block of McKee Road. [KTVU]
The Berkeley Unified School District has reached a contract agreement with teachers for a 12 percent raise. [Berkeleyside]
Salesforce had its annual Halloween party, and there were lots of costumes. [SF Business Times]
KQED has a rave review of Netflix's The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorsese.
After a three-year delay, an Indian restaurant called Bhoga is moving into the long vacant A.G. Ferrari space in the Castro. [Hoodline]

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