Many Bay Area locations use fireworks from other vendors than the company involved in Wednesday’s devastating fire and explosion.

Madsen’s career spanned more than 300 credits stretching back to the early 1980s, many in low budget films. He later became a regular performer in Quentin Tarantino’s films.

The ranking focuses strictly on Neapolitan-style pizza — the thin, round, fastidiously prepared variety from the city that considers itself the cradle of pizza — but to aficionados, it’s the only type that matters.

Richmond councilmembers and Police Chief Bisa French responded to a civil grand jury report on police staffing and reforms, disagreeing on key issues and agreeing on many others.

By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The head of the Italian Culture Ministry’s film department resigned Thursday following revelations that an American film director accused in a double homicide had secured nearly $1 million in tax credits from the ministry for a film he never made. The Culture Ministry announced the resignation of Nicola Borrelli

Get tickets to see Pablo Cruise in concert at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, Benicia Waterfront Festival.

They couple were arrested and charged with murder that month after hospital staff noticed the girl had suffered “multiple injuries that were inconsistent with statements made by the mother and her boyfriend,”

Authorities did not specify any possible link to a missing-persons case that was reported in the city Wednesday.

One of the newest units of the State Park System, Fort Ord Dunes State Park was added in January 1995.

A man who had followed his stolen vehicle from Redwood City to East Oakland was shot multiple times Friday morning by at least one of the suspects.