Might civility soon return to Oakland’s city council? Shoot to kill (birds) at San Jose airport? Battle over Daly City’s sand dunes, more.
- A battle is brewing in Daly City over plans to build homes on a remnant of the city’s historic sand dunes. Mercury News
- Crime caper of the holiday weekend: Morgan Hill police arrested a murder suspect while he shopped at Walmart on Black Friday. Mercury News
- With three new members to Oakland’s city council to come aboard in January, the Oakland Tribune’s Mathew Artz writes that hopes are high that the contentious council might actually become more civil.
- San Jose’s city council is considering letting airport staffers and biologists shoot birds to clear them from near the runways at San Jose airport. Mercury News
- A couple died and their 16-year-old son is missing after they went into the water to save the family dog at Big Lagoon near Eureka Saturday afternoon and were pulled out to sea. AP
