First Bay Area Baby Of 2019; Sweet Rock Garden: Saturday Smiles

If you are looking for lighter news for your weekend, check out these sweet NorCal stories.

First Bay Area Baby Of 2019 Born At NorthBay Medical Center

• "This little girl was saying she wanted to come out on her time. I guess she really wanted to be a New Year's Baby."

Miracle Cat Up For Adoption Eats Rat Poison, Defies Odds

• A cat up for adoption at the Peninsula Humane Society defied the odds with one of its nine lives by surviving ingesting rat poison.

Longtime Petaluma Police Officer Retires

• Paul Accornero grew up on the eastside and has served the Petaluma community for 27 years.

San Leandro Girl Scouts Install Rock Garden

• The Kindness & Inspiration Rock Garden furthers the theme, “One message at just the right moment can change your whole day, outlook, life!”

Bollywood Bar & Clay Oven: A 2018 Add To Local Restaurant Scene

• “Dining at Bollywood Bar & Clay Oven will challenge what you think you know about Indian food."

Jewels Of The Maharajas On Display At San Francisco Museum

• On your 2019 must-do list, add viewing the "East Meets West" exhibit at Legion of Honor, the fine arts museum in Lincoln Park.

UC Berkeley Professor To Receive Award

• Janet Yellen is also the former chair at the Federal Reserve.

Photo courtesy Girl Scouts of Northern California from San Leandro Girl Scouts Install Rock Garden