Olivia Hebert

United States

News Reporter at SFGate

news reporter @sfgate former lifestyle reporter @the independent

Articles

New moon tides to swamp low-lying Bay Area shoreline Tuesday night

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Olivia Hebert

A coastal flood advisory is in effect for much of the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday night into early Wednesday, as high tides caused by the new moon may lead to shoreline flooding in low-lying areas. Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to surge later in the week, bringing fire weather concerns.
Watch deal turned violent in robbery near UC Berkeley hazmat facility

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Olivia Hebert

A robbery near UC Berkeley’s hazmat facility on Monday evening left one person injured and three people on the run — including one wearing a Spider-Man T-shirt. According to a campuswide WarnMe alert, the robbery unfolded at about 5 p.m. on Frank Schlessinger Way, when three people met with another individual to purchase several watches. One of the people has been described as wearing the Spider-Man T-shirt and blue jean shorts, while another one was in a black Nike tracksuit, police said.
Netflix's most vulgar show comes to San Francisco

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Timothy Karoff |Gabe Lehman |Olivia Hebert |Andrew Chamings

To keep track of hyperlocal moments like these, we started Fogcutter, SFGATE’s weekly column of odds and ends. Every week, our journalists trawl through the Bay Area to report from bookstores, dive bar concerts and block parties to deliver a snapshot of local life between the headlines.
National parks ordered to police ‘negative’ history under Trump directive

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Olivia Hebert

May 23-The Trump administration is enlisting national park visitors into the Republican president's fight to rewrite American history, with a new directive that forces all park units to display signs that encourage guests to report any information that is critical of American history.
National parks ordered to police 'negative' history under Trump directive

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Olivia Hebert

The Trump administration is enlisting national park visitors into the Republican president’s fight to rewrite American history, with a new directive that forces all park units to display signs that encourage guests to report any information that is critical of American history.
Hunger strike at Stanford University enters its 11th day

2 weeks ago | pressdemocrat.com | Olivia Hebert

A pro-Palestinian hunger strike at Stanford has progressed to its 11th day, with university officials issuing a warning that it could have harmful health effects. In a statement to SFGATE, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Michele Rasmussen addressed the ongoing strike.
540-acre fire evacuates Calif. mountain town, shuts down Highway 395

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Olivia Hebert |Julie Hirschfeld Davis

A fast-moving fire near Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra has forced the evacuation of a small mountain town of 332 residents and shut down a key section of U.S. Highway 395, a vital artery that links rural communities along the eastern spine of California’s Sierra Nevada. U.S. Forest Service officials confirmed to SFGATE that one structure was impacted early in the fire but could not say whether it was a residence or a commercial building.
‘Unthinkable loss’: Mechanic dies in SF workplace accident

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Olivia Hebert

May 22-A longtime Recology mechanic and union member died in a tragic workplace accident in San Francisco last week, prompting an outpouring of grief from co-workers, loved ones and labor leaders. Alfredo Romero was working his shift at the Tunnel Avenue Recology facility on May 16 when he died, according to his family. He spent more than four decades in the waste management industry, they said in a GoFundMe post, remembering him as a "quiet dependability" among his peers.
Hunger strike at Stanford enters its 10th day

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Olivia Hebert

May 22-The Stanford University pro-Palestinian hunger strike has entered its 10th day. The hunger strike began May 12 with 15 students, faculty and staff pledging to stop eating until the university meets a list of demands, including calling for Stanford to divest from companies linked to Israel's war in Gaza, such as Chevron and Lockheed Martin.
Stanford protesters enter day 10 of hunger strike calling for divestment

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Olivia Hebert

The hunger strike began May 12 with 15 students, faculty and staff pledging to stop eating until the university meets a list of demands, including calling for Stanford to divest from companies linked to Israel’s war in Gaza, such as Chevron and Lockheed Martin. Since its beginning, other protesters have joined the strike participants nightly in White Plaza, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus since October 2023.