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The crash was reported at about 5:30 a.m. just west of the metering lights on the westbound lanes of the bridge, according to CHP spokesperson Officer Mark Andrews.
Within two minutes of the 911 call, a CHP officer was at the scene and performing CPR on the rider, who was found lying unconscious in the roadway, Andrews said.
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Additional medical personnel soon arrived, including from the Oakland Fire Department, who declared the rider dead at about 5:45 a.m.
It’s unclear what caused the crash, but investigators are looking into the possibility that the motorcyclist hit another vehicle or was going too fast while splitting lanes. After being thrown from the bike, the rider, a man who appeared to be about 30 years old, was run over by a box truck, Andrews said.
The truck driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. The two right lanes were blocked until about 8:30 a.m.
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Health officials in the Bay Area and across the state are demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom restore proposed budget cuts of mobile crisis intervention services.
“We must protect and expand mobile crisis response,” said Mae Sampani, executive director of crisis services at Pacific Clinics, in a virtual briefing Thursday. “It saves lives.”
Pacific Clinics provides behavioral health services across the state, including in the counties of Santa Clara and Solano. One of its programs is for mobile crisis intervention, which are in-person, community-based programs where crisis response teams meet with patients at homes or schools to provide deescalation and support for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
Since 2023, these services have been covered by Medi-Cal, the state’s version of federal Medicaid.
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However, as part of his budget proposal, Newsom has proposed shifting mobile crisis response from a required Medi-Cal benefit to an optional one, thus placing the costs of the programs onto counties.
Marin County election officials will open three additional vote centers Saturday for the June 2 statewide direct primary election and another 15 centers the Saturday before Election Day.
A full list of all locations and hours is available at MarinVotes.org under the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election page.
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Most vote centers are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with expanded hours on Election Day. Available services include in-person voting, voter registration, ballot replacement and ballot drop-off.
The vote centers opening Saturday are:
-Marin City: Senior Center, 640 Drake Ave.
-Novato: United Methodist Church, 1473 S. Novato Blvd.
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-San Geronimo: Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
The first vote center opened in early May at the elections department in Room 121 of the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael. That site will be open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and weekends 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through June 1. On Election Day, extended hours will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
An Oakland man previously convicted of manslaughter is facing additional prison time after an Alameda County Superior Court jury found him guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday.
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James Wheeler, 45, was already in jail for a previous killing when he was arrested last September for the May 26, 2023 shooting death of Dexter Appleby in Emeryville.
The jury found that Wheeler killed Appleby at the intersection of 41st Street and San Pablo Avenue and was seen on surveillance video walking toward the area of the shooting, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
Two witnesses testified that Wheeler shot Appleby once while he was standing and then twice more while he was on the ground, according to prosecutors.
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An infectious animal pathogen has appeared at the Stockton Animal Shelter and staff are taking precautions by halting intake and closing through early June, the shelter said Thursday.
A case of Streptococcus zooepidemicus, also known as “strep zoo,” was detected and all stray intake, adoptions and other business with the public will be halted through June 4, according to the shelter.
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During this time, the shelter will undergo a thorough disinfecting of the facility to prevent the spread of the bacteria.
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The Animal Shelter will reopen for normal business hours on June 6.
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