- Four suspects have been arrested in a smash-and-grab robbery at Stanford Shopping Center on Sunday. Three 19-year-old women and a 28-year-old woman are suspected of grabbing "armloads of clothes and shoes" at the Macy's store there. [CBS SF]
- After firing at least six prosecutors from the DA's office last Friday, new District Attorney Chesa Boudin has hired two people from the Public Defender's Office. Tal Klement and Dana Drusinsky are among a group of new hires which also includes former SF assistant district attorney Asit Panwala, who most recently has worked as a defense attorney. [Examiner]
- A Palo Alto group called Mothers Against Murder is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of three men who robbed a Safeway pharmacy last week. The robbery happened around 12:40 a.m. on Friday, and the store has released photos. [CBS SF]
- East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee, commenting after the departure of Senator Corey Booker from the 2020 race, says that an upcoming all-white Democratic debate proves that the party's process is "systematically discriminatory." [Chronicle]
- Senator Bernie Sanders is leading in a tight new California poll, and he just opened a new campaign office in Oakland. [NBC Bay Area]
- A new report delivered to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has found that the Kincade Fire and PG&E's power shutoffs last fall cost the county $725 million in economic losses. [NBC Bay Area]
- A 9-year-old Hayward boy found a loaded handgun and a Santa Clara County Sheriff's badge in an Airbnb rental home in South Lake Tahoe. [KTVU]
- Governor Gavin Newsom's homeless task force has recommended pursuing a constitutional amendment that would require all California cities to provide shelter to every homeless person there. [Chronicle]
- An 11-year-old Placerville boy who disappeared Saturday has been found dead, and his death has been deemed suspicious. [KCRA]
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