• The City of Burlingame is removing most of the 400 eucalyptus trees that line El Camino Real, due to their dangerous condition. People have long fought the tree-removal plans, but the project is now underway and 80 trees have been felled. [Chronicle]
  • An overturned big rig was blocking multiple lanes of southbound I-880 in Oakland Monday following an overnight crash. [KPIX]
  • More than 300 TSA agents have quit around the country and many others are taking unscheduled time off after missing paychecks during the current partial government shutdown. [CNN]
  • Nvidia's GTC Conference, one of the world's largest AI conferences, is getting underway Monday at the SAP Center in San Jose. [KTVU]
  • White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. [CNN]
  • Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who is from the Bay Area, became the first woman ever to win the Academy Award for Best Cinematography Sunday, for her work on Sinners. [Chronicle]
  • And, of course, Oakland's own Ryan Coogler took home the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and Sinners won four total awards. [KTVU]

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