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Robots Making Deliveries: Concord May Streamline Permit Process
City staff says streamlining would encourage other firms to test their autonomous tech in Concord, cementing the city as an innovation hub.

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City staff says streamlining would encourage other firms to test their autonomous tech in Concord, cementing the city as an innovation hub.

The California Judicial Council is doling out $75 million between 16 county courts across the state, including Sonoma County.
The California Judicial Council is doling out $75 million between 16 county courts across the state, including Napa County.
Temperatures are expected to peak on Wednesday with highs up to 105.
The device was reported in the area of a shopping center at 3110 Crow Canyon Place near Crow Canyon Road and Camino Ramon.
A search of the RV also found a handgun and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, in addition to heroin, Santa Rosa police said.
It is the first teachers' strike in Sonoma County since 1980.
A high-pressure system over the Bay Area is expected to bring high temperatures and delay ocean breezes.
The mayors joined others across the U.S. urging Senate leaders to "immediately call the Senate back to Washington to take action."
The mayors joined others across the U.S. urging Senate leaders to "immediately call the Senate back to Washington to take action."
An HVAC contractor accidentally started a fire, officials said.
Jewish and African American community leaders showed their solidarity with the Latino neighbors.
The vehicle was traveling north on Highway 1 south of Ocean Street when it struck the child walking across the road.
The service, which is known as 511 Emergency Alerts, will inform users who opt in to the messages of transportation emergencies.
Prosecutors said 7-Eleven stores failed to properly train employees on the use of carbon dioxide for carbonated fountain beverage systems.
They joined 247 other U.S. mayors in signing a letter urging Senate leaders to take action on bipartisan legislation to curb gun violence.
The victim reported that she scheduled the ride while intoxicated at a bar in San Mateo and passed out in the backseat, according to police.
The 24-year-old man died at the scene; a 52-year-old man and 51-year-old woman from Santa Cruz suffered major injuries.
The 92-year-old woman was a passenger in a 2011 Lexus SUV driven by her daughter, according to police.
After an extensive search with a K-9 team, a Police Department drone and PA announcements, he was found 20 feet up a tree, police said.