The scammers say they just happened to notice a problem they can fix quickly and cheaply, then tear chunks out of roofs so they can press victims to hire them to repair, police say.

Terrance Davis, praised for his “steady hand” after taking over an embattled department reeling from high-profile departures, will be deputy city manager in Brentwood.

Health experts say people used to foraging elsewhere in the world are confusing death caps with edible, visually similar mushrooms found in their home countries, and hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise.

The Jewish Studio Project, co-founded by a rabbi whose mother was an art therapist, celebrates its 10th anniversary next month.

Jensen also led programs at the Berkeley library and Alta Bates, counseled incarcerated young women through Alameda County Girl’s Home and held librarian roles at the Lawrence Hall of Science and Stanford.