Staff Photographer

Morgan Ellis

While your friends are partying at Burning Man, spend your long weekend at an art fair in the redwoods or Off the Grid’s tasty kick-off event. 

Firefighters responded to the blaze that was sending thick plumes of smoke over the bay late Sunday afternoon.

Prosecutors want Rickey Dancy jailed as he awaits trial, saying he assaulted a bus driver before jumping from the still-moving vehicle. 

The incident stopped eastbound traffic from San Francisco to Oakland for nearly a half-hour, authorities said.

Of hundreds of California beaches monitored, only two made it on the cleanliness ‘Honor Roll’ compared with 51 last year.