• A high-surf advisory that began earlier this week has been extended through 9 p.m. Thursday. Breaks of up to 22 feet are possible along the coast. [ABC7]
  • Lombard Street was briefly closed Tuesday after a car struck a light pole in the center median, causing it to lean over the road. All six lanes of the street had to be closed while the pole was removed. [Examiner]
  • George Charles Shackleton, Charlie for short, was the first baby born in San Francisco in the new decade, at the new CPMC Van Ness hospital at 12:43 a.m. Wednesday. The first baby born in the Bay Area Wednesday appears to be Christopher Santiago Tercero of Castro Valley, who was born at 12:05 a.m. at Kaiser Permanente's San Leandro Medical Center. [KRON4 / NBC Bay Area]
  • Two people have been arrested in connection with an Oakland laptop theft that resulted in the death of the laptop owner on Tuesday. [Chronicle]
  • A 3.9M earthquake struck near Morgan Hill at 11:16 p.m. on Wednesday night and parts of San Francisco felt a little bump. [CBS SF]
  • Two Sonoma County deputies were injured in a crash in Highway 12 Wednesday night when they were responding to a domestic violence call. [Bay City News]
  • Minimum wage workers in Oakland, San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara all saw pay increases that took effect Wednesday. [ABC7]
  • Julian Castro has ended his presidential campaign. [New York Times]