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check out the positivity rate statewide. two months ago in mid-march it was 1.2%. today, though, 5%. here's the upside. the surge has just about run its course. that's according to one of our covid experts. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney has the details. >> leaders say keep your mask handy and use them in crowded indoor settings, and here is why. two months ago san francisco was seeing an average of 79 reported new cases each day. now the average is 400. it's a trend we are seeing across the bay area and the state. the positive news, the surge may have just about run its course. >> i...

Watchdogs have characterized binding arbitration as a barrier to police accountability. So in 2021, when Palo Alto police's top brass had to fire one of their own, they faced a steep hurdle: convincing an arbitrator to allow the move.

It took the Palo Alto Police Department more than a year for its internal investigation into a violent 2018 arrest by one of its officers to really take off. By that time, news of the highly questionable conduct was spreading fast.

On Sept. 1, 2021, former Palo Alto Police Agent Thomas DeStefano received a strongly worded letter from then-Police Chief Robert Jonsen informing him that he was being fired. This is the story of how that decision came about.

(KRON) — A former Palo Alto police sergeant nicknamed “The Fuse” is taking court-ordered anger management classes and LGBTQ sensitivity training this winter after pleading guilty to assault. Wayne Benitez, 66, pleaded guilty last month for assaulting a man he arrested at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park on Feb. 17, 2018. The sergeant and other […]