ICYMI, San Ramon! Headlines from Around East Bay You May Have Missed

Miss a day, miss a lot. Catch up with the stories that made headlines around the East Bay last week.

Sauced Sours on Service Charge

• The restaurant is dumping its service charge and going back to tipping, effective today.

Tri-City Police Seeking Purse Snatching Suspect, Accomplice

• Do you recognize the person using a stolen debit card?

Jobless Rate Declines in East Bay

• Both Alameda and Contra Costa counties report a decrease in unemployment in December. The drop from a year ago is even more dramatic.

I-680 Crash Victim Was San Ramon Teen

• The victim’s name has not yet been released.

County Launching New Mental Health Program

• The services will be provided on a voluntary basis to individuals with severe mental illnesses.

Injured Man Rescued from San Leandro Creek

• Firefighters used an apparatus from the fire truck to extricate the man from the creek.

Police Seeking Missing Tri-City Man Considered At-Risk

• Tim Graham, 47, was last heard from at around noon Thursday.

Remembering Supercentenarian Andrew Hatch: 1898-2016

• A look back at the amazing life of the man believed to have lived 117 years.

Man Charged with Murder for November Shooting

• According to police, Harrison shot Juan Hernandez, 30, of Oakland with a .45-caliber handgun in the 7500 block of Arthur Street.

How to Get a California Government Job

• California currently has hundreds of openings with competitive salaries, but it takes some patience, tenacity and know-how to get hired.

Man Posing as Customer Robs Pleasanton Gas Station

• The suspect was last seen fleeing from the Valero gas station on foot.

One Giraffe Born, Another Healthy Again; Disneyland’s Goats Move; Wandering Tiger Cub Dies: All in Calif.

• Patch has a wide array of unique animal stories from around the state this week. Some of the photos are darling.

Police Investigate Indecent Exposure Incident at Park Playground

• Police said a man exposed himself to another man and his two young sons and said he was going to harm them.

Wendy’s Credit Card Breach Prompts Company Investigation: Report

• Credit cards that reported unusual or fraudulent activity had a pattern of use at Wendy’s locations.

East Bay Crime Blotter: Man Arrested for Photographing Child in Bathroom; Toddler Fatally Struck; Crash Tears Truck in Two

• A look back at a few of the latest police incidents near Livermore and across the East Bay.

Super Bowl News

5 Things You May Not Know About Super Bowl 50

• What happened to the Super Bowl’s Roman numerals, and what does sex trafficking have to do with football?

Super Bowl: Safety, Traffic, Weather, Emergency Alerts Available by Text

• Broncos will meet the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 in less than two weeks. Traffic impacts are already being felt. Stay informed on your phone.

CHP Launches Super Bowl Traffic Website

• From San Francisco to Santa Clara and all points in between - gridlock is a danger during Super Bowl week. Bookmark this.

Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.

• Saturday Smiles: Rent a Treehouse for Super Bowl; Remembering East Bay’s 117-Year-Old Resident; Rainbows Everywhere

Photo via Alameda County Fire Twitter from Injured Man Rescued from San Leandro Creek