Madilynne Medina

San Francisco

News Reporter at SFGate

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'A huge blow': Here's how a Calif. refinery closure could affect gas prices

3 days ago | sfgate.com | Madilynne Medina

California’s gas and air quality regulations are some of the strictest in the country, which fuel industry analysts have blamed for causing high prices and for driving producers from the state. Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, a tech company that tracks gas prices, told SFGATE that Valero’s decision to close the refinery is part of a statewide pattern.
4 California cemeteries ordered to close amid unlicensed activity

5 days ago | sfgate.com | Madilynne Medina

The four cemeteries, which operate under the same ownership, are Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael, Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Chapel of the Light in Fresno and Evergreen Cemetery in Oakland, according to March 24 cease-and-desist orders from the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, a division the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
California woman who disappeared around Christmas 25 years ago identified

6 days ago | fresnobee.com | Madilynne Medina

Investigators have identified the skeletal remains of a California woman who disappeared around Christmas nearly 25 years ago, officials said in a Wednesday news release. The Placer County Sheriff's Office identified the woman as Zania Lynette Williams, who was 34 years old when she disappeared after last being seen at her Sacramento home.
California woman who disappeared around Christmas 25 years ago identified

6 days ago | sfgate.com | Madilynne Medina

Investigators have identified the skeletal remains of a California woman who disappeared around Christmas nearly 25 years ago, officials said in a Wednesday news release. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as Zania Lynette Williams, who was 34 years old when she disappeared after last being seen at her Sacramento home.
FBI investigating multimillion-dollar burglary at jewelry store in downtown LA

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Madilynne Medina

A Los Angeles jewelry store was robbed in a brazen heist after thieves dug a tunnel into the building. The break-in happened Sunday night around 10 p.m. at Love Jewels, a family-owned shop located in the 500 block of Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, according to an Instagram post from the store. Article continues below this adStore owners initially believed $5 million worth of merchandise was stolen, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Alleged motorcycle gang killing leads Calif. police on 9-hour chase

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Madilynne Medina

Two men accused of being motorcycle gang members were charged Tuesday after a violent attack at a Southern California bar left a member of a rival motorcycle gang dead, officials said. Clifford Michael Lavoy, also known as “Buckshot,” and Julian Pulido, “Juls,” allegedly members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club, are accused of confronting a member of the Vagos, a rival motorcycle group, at an Ontario bar early on March 4, the United States Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
Bay Area DMV office abruptly closes weeks before Real ID deadline

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Madilynne Medina

It will be even more difficult to get a Real ID before the looming May 7 deadline in the Bay Area after thieves stripped away the copper wire at the Oakland Coliseum’s Department of Motor Vehicles office, forcing an abrupt closure, local outlets reported. The office, at 501 85th Ave., closed on Monday and may not reopen for four to five months because of damage to the office’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, NBC Bay Area reported.
One of the harshest albums ever recorded comes to life in SF

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Dan Gentile |Madilynne Medina |Timothy Karoff |Kendra Smith

Blissed out with 1,000 other bodiesI’ve often joked that I’m a terrible San Franciscan because I don’t like to wait in line. Not at new food halls, not for brunch, not even to eat the best croissants in the country. Which is why when my friend texted me last Friday at 6:45 p.m. to say she was already in line for the event we were going to at 8 p.m., I got a little panicky.
Coachella temps may hit 100 in blistering California forecast

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Madilynne Medina

Music lovers venturing out to the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival should prepare for blistering heat with faint breezes, forecasters say. As festivalgoers enjoy hot-ticket headliners such as Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone, temperatures are forecast to be above average and could reach up to 100 degrees.
'Typical desert, dry heat': This year's Coachella will be scorching

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Madilynne Medina

Music lovers venturing out to the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival should prepare for blistering heat with faint breezes, forecasters say. As festivalgoers enjoy hot-ticket headliners such as Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone, temperatures are forecast to be above average and could reach up to 100 degrees.