The crash was reported around 1 a.m. Saturday on Highway 101 south of Brokaw Road.

In a statement, the CHP said a 2020 Toyota Camry was traveling northbound when it veered to the right, hit a 2023 Tesla Model Y and “continued out of control in a northeasterly direction.”

The Toyota then collided with a wooden traffic sign pole and a metal light pole before crossing the North First Street onramp and traveling down an embankment, the CHP said, adding that the car rolled over before coming to a rest on its wheels.

San Jose firefighters pronounced the male driver of the Toyota dead at the scene just before 1:30 a.m., the CHP said. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the driver’s identity once it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.

The other driver, a 45-year-old San Carlos man, was not injured, according to the statement.

The collision remains under investigation, but the CHP said it does not suspect alcohol played a role.

Anyone with information about the crash can contact the CHP San Jose area office at 408-961-0900.

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In a statement Monday, the White House said the president will visit with first responders, state and local officials, and communities impacted by the recent extreme weather; survey recovery efforts; and assess what additional federal aid is needed.

California has been hit by nine atmospheric rivers since Christmas. Across the state, the storms have killed at least 20 people and caused at least $1 billion in damage.

Biden on Saturday declared that a major disaster exists in California and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning on Dec. 27 and continuing.

Funding is now available to residents of Santa Cruz, Sacramento and Merced counties.

In a separate statement, the White House said assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help people and businesses recover from the effects of the disaster.

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The two-car crash was reported around 7 a.m. Saturday on eastbound State Route 156 west of Monterey Street.

In a statement, the CHP said the woman was driving a 2019 Honda Civic in the left lane when she lost control, veered across the right lane and hit a guardrail. The car then careened back into the left lane, where it was struck by a 2011 Honda Civic.

Both cars came to a rest in eastbound lanes of the highway, the CHP said, adding that a Good Samaritan stopped to help the drivers and called 911. Emergency medical personnel provided aid to the driver of the 2019 Honda Civic, but she died of her injuries.

The San Benito County Coroner’s Office will release the woman’s identity once it is confirmed and her next of kin is notified.

The other driver, a 53-year-old Hollister woman, was not injured, according to the statement.

The CHP said the initial collision was caused by “unsafe speed and wet roadway conditions.” As of Monday, it was not known if alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the collision can contact the CHP Hollister-Gilroy area office at 408-427-0700.

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The revelation comes a day after a threatening note was found inside a girls’ bathroom at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School at 480 East Meadow Drive, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. The threat said the author intended to bomb the school Wednesday.

The student who found the inscription reported the threat to staff members, who in turn contacted authorities.

The ensuing investigation determined that the threat was not credible, police said Wednesday. School leaders are “confident” they have identified the student responsible for the threat, and the issue is being handled “internally as an administrative matter,” the police department added.

To ensure everyone’s safety, officers were at the school Wednesday until the issue was resolved.

Police praised the student who reported the threat and encouraged any others with information about it to tell a trusted adult or contact police at 650-329-2413. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call or text 650-383-8984 or email paloalto@tipnow.org.

Henry Bermudez was charged this week with rape and four additional rape- and assault-related counts indicating that the victim was intoxicated and unconscious during the reported attack.

Mountain View police stated in a news release that the woman reported being assaulted Saturday night after she became separated from her husband along Castro Street. While she was on her own, she told police that she was taken to an apartment in the 200 block of Castro, near Villa Street, where she was raped.

At some point the woman was able to leave, and she called her family by borrowing a phone from a good Samaritan. She reconnected with her family — who had reported her missing — and on Sunday morning, they flagged down a Mountain View patrol sergeant downtown and reported the sexual assault.

Police said the woman directed investigators to her attacker’s apartment, and after visiting the site they considered Bermudez as a suspect and learned he worked on the same block.

Officers arrested Bermudez at his workplace after the woman identified him as her attacker, police said. He was booked into the Elmwood men’s jail in Milpitas.

During Bermudez’s arraignment Wednesday at the Palo Alto Courthouse, Deputy District Attorney Lauren Ogata retold the woman’s account, which alleges that as she went in and out of unconsciousness, Bermudez repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted her as she begged him to stop.

Ogata added that after Bermudez was arrested, he reportedly admitted that “he knew the victim was extremely intoxicated.” The prosecutor called Bermudez a “threat to all vulnerable women” in arguing against his release from jail.

During the bail discussion, the reported victim’s husband spoke briefly to the court via video conference, saying his wife will “go into shock at random points during the day” and that “she knows she escaped, but is in fear that (Bermudez) will be released.”

Judge Brian Buckelew agreed with Ogata, citing public safety concerns in remanding Bermudez back to jail without bail. Bermudez’s next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 7.

Police said the investigation is ongoing, and that detectives exploring the possibility of more potential victims linked to Bermudez. Anyone with information about the case can contact Detective Christine Powell at christine.powell@mountainview.gov.

Just before 9:45 a.m., officers were called to the 200 block of Gateway Drive for a report of a stolen vehicle, the Pacifica Police Department said in a statement. Officers spotted the driver as he was leaving an apartment complex parking lot and tried to stop him.

Police said the driver did not pull over and led officers in a pursuit. The chase ended after he hit a guardrail and came to a stop on the southbound Interstate 280 off-ramp to Serramonte Boulevard.

Officers told the driver and his passenger to get out of the vehicle, but they did not comply, police said. After 50 minutes of negotiations, the driver finally emerged and was arrested.

Police said the passenger was found inside the vehicle and taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The driver was booked into San Mateo County jail on charges of buying or receiving a stolen vehicle as well as evading a peace officer and causing injury to another person. Police said he was on probation for a previous auto theft conviction.

Anyone with information related to the case can contact the police department at 650-738-7314.

The incident was reported around 5:45 p.m. Saturday at the care facility, which Los Altos police did not name. In a statement, police said the suspect “gained unauthorized access into the facility and subsequently sexually battered the victim.”

The suspect then left the care facility on a bicycle, police said.

Authorities on Monday also released images of the suspect from the care facility’s surveillance footage.

Anyone with information related to the incident can contact Sgt. Steven Spillman at 650-947-2689 or sspillman@losaltosca.gov, or the anonymous tip line at 650-947-2774.

The collision was reported around 11:30 p.m. Saturday near North San Antonio Road and Yerba Buena Avenue, the Los Altos Police Department said in a statement.

The bicyclist, identified as a 42-year-old man, was taken to a hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. As of Monday, he was listed in critical but stable condition.

Police said the bicyclist was traveling northbound in the 300 block of North San Antonio Road when he was hit by a vehicle traveling in the same direction. The vehicle was described as possibly silver or a similar color.

Investigators are looking for witnesses to the hit-and-run or anyone who may have seen the bicyclist prior to the collision.

Anyone with information related to the case can contact Sgt. Michael Taylor at 650-947-2721 or mtaylor@losaltosca.gov, or the anonymous tip line at 650-947-2774.

National Weather Service forecasters expect storm to dump several more inches of rain, create more flooding concerns and bringing winds that felled trees and power lines. The storm is the latest in a series of them that have been powered by an atmospheric river.

According to Gov. Gavin Newsom, 12 people have died in storms across the state. On Sunday, President Biden declared a disaster in California, making the state eligible for federal aid.

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Strong thunderstorms possible after midnight

In a briefing late Monday, the National Weather Service said there was potential for strong thunderstorms after midnight.

The initial round of thunderstorms is expected to arrive between 1 and 4 a.m., and scattered thunderstorms are possible into Tuesday afternoon, according to the agency.

The weather service said hazards will include lightning, strong to locally damaging wind, hail and localized flooding. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are likely and there is even a small chance – less than 5 percent – for a tornado, especially along the coast.

Flash flooding is also possible if storms impact a burn scar or other “hydrologically sensitive areas.”

— Updated 10:20 p.m.

National Weather Service releases 24-hour rainfall totals

As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, 24-hour precipitation totals included 2.42 inches in Gilroy, 2.23 inches in Santa Rosa, 1.8 inches in Oakland and Napa, 1.77 inches in Redwood City, 1.44 inches in San Francisco, 1.18 inches in Fremont, 1.14 inches in Concord and 1.11 inches in Livermore, according to the National Weather Service.

— Updated 9:10 p.m.

Flooding reported near historic Monterey County mission

Along the Carmel River near the historic mission, the Mission Fields neighborhood began flooding Monday night. By 9 p.m., water was creeping up driveways to doorways.

The sound of pumps filled the air as streets filled with water, which some residents said was at least a foot deep.

One resident who didn’t want to be named said she evacuated earlier in the day but returned to check on things. After seeing the rising waters, she was ready to leave again.

The neighborhood near Rio Road and Highway 101 previously flooded in January 2021, according to news reports.

— Updated 9 p.m.

Highway 101 reopens in Gilroy

Following an hours-long closure due to flooding, Highway 101 reopened Monday night in Gilroy.

Southbound lanes of the freeway were closed just before noon at Mesa Road just south of Monterey Highway.

Flooding was also reported on Bolsa Road between Travel Park Circle and Carnadero Avenue.

— Updated 8:45 p.m.

Monterey County expands evacuation order

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on Monday night expanded an evacuation order for low-lying areas of the Carmel River until further notice. An emergency shelter is available at the Monterey County Fairgrounds at 2004 Fairground Road in Monterey and a temporary evacuation point is available at the Carmel Valley Library at 65 West Carmel Valley Road. The temporary evacuation point is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For animal sheltering, residents can contact the SPCA at 831-373-2631 or 831-646-5534.

— Updated 8:40 p.m.

Evacuation warnings issued in Santa Clara County

On Monday, Santa Clara County issued evacuation warnings to residents near Bolsa Road and Highway 101.

Areas under the warning included:

• South of Highway 152, east of Highway 101
• South of Pacheco Pass and east of Highway 101
• South of Luchessa Avenue and east of Thomas Road
• East of Santa Teresa Boulevard to Castro Valley Road
• North of Castro Valley Road to Luchessa Avenue
• North of Highway 25 between Highway 101 and Bloomfield Road
• West of Bloomfield Avenue between Highway 25 and Pacheco Pass
• East of Highway 101 to Pacheco Pass

In an advisory, the county urged residents to gather household members, pets, personal items, important documents, prescription medication, a change of clothes, nonperishable foods, water, extra batteries, flashlights and phone chargers, and to prepare to evacuate.

— Updated 8:15 p.m.

Even mail delivery has been slammed by storm

The Capitola Post Office is taking on extra mail because of the storm, because the the U.S. Postal Service had to halt operations in Soquel because of the floods and evacuation orders.

Retail and post office box services offered in Soquel will now go to the Capitola office, located at 826 Bay Ave. until the evacuations are lifted. Regular delivery will not be interrupted in Soquel as long as the roads remain passable and safe, according to the USPS.

— Updated 2:15 p.m.

PG&E sub-contractor dies in Mendocino County

A one-time resident of San Jose who was in Mendocino County after being contracted by Pacific Gas & Electric to clear vegetation from recent storms died Saturday, according to mendofever.com, a Mendocino County news source that cited the California Highway Patrol.

Edgar Castillo, 37, of Elk Grove, died after the vehicle struck a guard rail while making a turn, overturned, and went down a roadside embankment.

A family member in an email said Castillo was born and raised in San Jose and that he left behind a family of six. An online fundraiser created to help with the family’s expenses had raised nearly $15,000 since Sunday.

— Updated 1:15 p.m.

Southern California evacuations growing

The storm is not only wreaking havoc in the Bay Area. Southern California residents are under siege, too.

The Associated Press reported that authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order for the entire community of Montecito, California in Santa Barbara County. That order came on the fifth anniversary of the day mudslides in that area killed more than a dozen people.

— Updated 1:10 p.m.

City of Martinez declares local emergency

The City of Martinez declared a local emergency Monday, so that it will receive additional financial resources to recover from the storms. The city already was banking on financial help to comes its way its way after Gov. Newsom declared a State of the Emergency on Jan. 4.

Martinez has had to deal with seven mudslides, and downed trees at six locations, said Acting Asst. Commissioner Lauren Sugayan, who announced the declaration. The city also suffered major intersection flooding at Brown Street between Pacheco and La Salle streets; Alhambra Avenue at Highway 4; Golden Hills Park at Bernice Lane and Blue Ridge Drive; and the Martinez Marina.

— Updated 12:50 p.m.

Knee-deep water on Highway 101 in Gilroy

Uvas Creek sent flood waters knee-deep across the four lanes of Highway 101 south of Gilroy, stranding several cars and blocking traffic.

Tian Chong took off his socks and shoes and rolled up his pants to help push his minivan that was stranded in the middle of the southbound lanes.

“I was blocking the rest of the people,” Chong said. “It was cold!”

Southbound Highway 101 was closed at Mesa Road, just south of the Monterey Highway, according to Gilroy police. Bolsa Road also had flooded between Travel Park Circle and Carnadero Avenue.

— Updated 12:25 p.m.

More evacuations ordered in Monterey County

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for residents of the Bolsa Knolls neighborhood (just outside north Salinas in unincorporated Monterey County) because of flooding from the Santa Rita Creek. Residents and businesses north of Russell Road; east of Bellinzona Road; south of St Moritz Way; west of San Juan Grade; and West of Paul Ave; including England Avenue, Cornwall Street, Newlyn Street, Denner Road, Russell and Rogge Road all were under the order.

An updated evacuation map can be found here.

— Updated 12:20 p.m.

Pinnacles National Park still closed Monday

Extremely hazardous conditions kept roads and trails kept Pinnacles National Park closed all day Monday, according to a statement from the National Park Service.

“Having nearly exceeded our annual rainfall averages less than 10 days into the new year, most trail and road stream crossings are extremely swollen and moving quickly and extremely strong wind gusts of up to 60 mph are causing rocks and tees to fall on rods and trails,” the park service statement read. “The Pinnacles Campground will remain open to visitors with existing reservations, though park trails and roads are still closed to everyone — campers included — beyond the campground. Pinnacles will remain closed until hazards are mitigated.”

— Updated 12:10 p.m.

Southbound Highway 101 closed in Gilroy

Gilroy police said that southbound Highway 101 had been closed at Mesa Road just south of Monterey Highway due to flooding. Bolsa Road was also flooding between Travel Park Circle and Carnadero Avenue.

There was no estimated time of reopening for the stretch of highway.

— Updated 12:05 p.m.

New evacuation warnings in Watsonville

City officials added an evacuation warning for residents and businesses from state Highway 1 to Main Street. The order affects those on Ohlone Parkway, Industrial Road, Harvest Drive, Walker Street and Rodriguez Street, and all small residential roadways that may be in their area.

Areas east of Freedom Boulevard from Airport Boulevard to Atkinson Lane were ordered evacuated earlier, as were those from East Lake Avenue to the Pajaro River.

— Updated 11:25 a.m.

Overflow channel in San Jose “working good”

An overflow channel at the Guadalupe River on the edge of downtown San Jose seemed to be working as expected, officials said on Monday morning. The river crested with heavy rains, but the area had avoided flooding.

“The whole system is working good right now,” said Steve Holmes, executive director of the South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition. He stood on St. John Street watching the flow at 9:30 a.m.

— Updated 10:05 a.m.

Power outages pop up around Peninsula

Pacific Gas & Electric teams were once again scrambling to put power back on in homes and businesses that have been deprived of it because of the storm.

The utility said the Peninsula was home to about 30% of the region’s blackouts, with 4,771 customers in the dark. Overall, 16,095 Bay Area customers needed their power restored.

The number also was huge in the North Bay, with 8,413 homes and businesses affected. The utility said the power also was out for 2,076 customers in the East Bay, 748 in the South Bay and 87 in San Francisco.

— Updated 9:40 a.m.

Evacuations announced in Watsonville

The City of Watsonville told residents in a large swath of its city to evacuate for higher ground. The evacuation area, runs from E. Lake Avenue in the north part of the city to the Pajaro River in the south. It also includes parts of Sakata Lane, Walker and Grove streets, and the entire area west to east from Union Street to Bridge Street.

Riverside Road from Main Street to Blackburn Street also was evacuated.

— Updated 9:25 a.m.

A river in Santa Cruz County is dangerously high

The San Lorenzo River hit 23.18 feet at 6:15 a.m. on Monday, nearly 2 feet higher than the level that indicates a major flood stage (21.76). On New Year’s Eve, the flood level reached 22.15 feet.

Water rose just inches from the bottom of two bridges, including the historic Covered Bridge. County officials ordered evacuations that began early Monday in the Felton Grove neighborhood near the Covered Bridge and the Paradise Park area down river near Santa Cruz.

The flooding created havoc for the San Lorenzo Valley’s many commuters, some of whom could not reach Highway 17.

— Updated 8:50 a.m.

24-hour rainfall totals

The wettest spot in the Bay Area during the 24 hours leading up to 8 a.m. was Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountains, which recorded 4.39 inches. Just behind was Loma Prieta with 4.06 inches. On Mount Umunhum, 3.6 inches fell.

Santa Rosa received 2.5 inches of rain, and Petaluma had 2 inches, the highest figures in Sonoma County. The San Francisco International Airport recorded 1.58 inches and the Oakland International Airport had 1.37 inches. Concord received 1.12 inches, and San Jose received 0.83 inches.

— Updated 8:35 a.m.

Evacuation shelters open up

With evacuations occurring in Santa Cruz County, the Cabrillo College campus in Aptos announced it would be a shelter for those fleeing for safer ground.

The college is located at 6500 Soquel Dr. It opened for evacuees at 8 a.m., with the cafeteria in the 900 building serving as the main location for checking in and gathering. College spokeswoman Kristin Fabos in a statement said the college will have approximately 100 cots available, as well as food, drinks and other amenities.

Other areas on the campus that will be available for evacuees include parking lot K for RV and trailer parking; parking structure P for overnight car parking; shower facilities at the campus’ Health and Wellness Center and Gymnasium; and laundry facilities.

The campus evacuation center will remain open until further notice.

— Updated 8:20 a.m.

Flight cancellations at San Francisco International Airport

Air travel through the biggest Bay Area airports has been a challenge during the series of storms, and Monday created more issues.

At San Francisco International Airport, 11 cancellations of flights within, into or out of the United States already had been announced by 7:45 a.m. Another 49 flights were delayed.

Travel seemed more promising at Mineta San Jose Airport and Oakland International Airport. Only one flight had been cancelled out of Oakland and none from San Jose. Oakland listed 14 delays early Monday, while San Jose listed 18 delays.

— Updated 7:45 a.m.

Evacuations ordered as floodwaters rise

Rising water levels in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties brought evacuation orders from safety officials in each county.

In Santa Cruz County, the San Lorenzo River went above major flood stage and was still rising. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office issued orders that included areas north of Fairway Drive, south of Glen Haven Road, east of Soquel San Jose Road and west of the Eight Verse Trail Loop. Residents in those areas were ordered to get out of the area and to seek higher ground.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for the low-lying areas of the Carmel River. The county opened an emergency shelter for evacuated residents in the Monterey County Fairgrounds located at 2004 Fairground Road.

— Updated 7:20 a.m.

Traffic troubles slow morning commute

The California Highway Patrol closed state southbound Highway 13 early Monday after a tree fell down and blocked lanes near the Moraga Avenue exit. Crews cleaned up the mess but traffic remained slow through the area for much of the morning.

A slide also blocked both lanes of northbound state Highway 9 just north of Glen Arbor in Santa Cruz County. And both directions of Highway 1 were closed from Division to Oso Flasco near Guadalupe because of flooding.

—Updated 7 a.m.

BART running slowly

BART put out an advisory that its trains will be running slower than usual because of the wet weather and encouraged commuters to add 20 minutes to their planned travel time. Trains have been running slower than usual since the onset of the previous atmospheric river last week.

— Updated 6:30 a.m.

Bay Area News Group staff writers Julia Sulek and John Woolfolk and the Monterey Herald contributed to this report.

In a report released Friday, prosecutors said all available evidence indicated Officers Brian Jewell and Mario Guillermo were justified in believing 33-year-old Cody Chavez posed a significant threat of death or serious bodily injury to others when they shot and killed him Feb. 17 outside an apartment in the 4800 block of Willow Road. Officers had tried to stop Chavez with less-lethal means before shooting him after he lunged at them.

“The overwhelming, credible and admissible evidence shows that Officer Jewell and Officer Guillermo acted lawfully and in defense of others,” prosecutors wrote.

According to the report, officers were first called to the scene by a woman who said that Chavez, a boyfriend from whom she had previously sought court protection with a restraining order, had come to her apartment. She told dispatchers he had assaulted her, covered her face with a pillow, taken her mobile phone and prevented her from leaving her apartment over the course of the previous night.

The woman told dispatchers she had allowed Chavez to talk his way back into her apartment even though she had sought a restraining court order to keep him from being around her or the apartment. The report said the order she’d sought wasn’t served, had expired and no others were in effect at the time.

Chavez eventually allowed the woman to leave her apartment so she could go to work.

The woman gave officers permission to enter her apartment, but every time they punched in the code to unlock the front door, Chavez relocked it, prosecutors said.

Following repeated attempts to reach Chavez by phone and a public address system, a SWAT team and an armored response vehicle, or ARV, were summoned to the scene. They were joined by a team of crisis negotiators, who asked Chavez to “come outside peacefully” and “tell his side of the story,” according to the report.

Chavez told one negotiator he was at work in San Jose, but officers had already spotted him inside the apartment through a window. Prosecutors said Chavez also sent text messages to the woman telling her to make the officers leave because they were “gonna kick this door in and kill me.”

Officers went on to obtain a warrant for Chavez’s arrest based on the woman’s allegations. They then forced open the door and tried to send in a robot equipped with a camera and a two-way communication system. However, Chavez blocked the door, picked up the robot and threw it out of the apartment, according to the report.

At that time, Chavez was spotted holding a “large kitchen knife” with an 8-inch blade, prosecutors said.

Officers then broke a window to send in a drone to gather information about what was happening inside the apartment. As a team of four officers worked to pull out the blinds to clear a line of sight, Chavez left the apartment with the knife in his right hand, according to the report.

Prosecutors said officers repeatedly ordered Chavez to drop the knife but he did not comply. As Chavez turned toward the team, which was about eight feet away to his right, one officer fired two bean bag rounds at Chavez’s left thigh, but the rounds did not appear to have any effect. Chavez then lunged at the team, leading another officer to fire five projectiles from a less-lethal riot gun at Chavez’ head and chest. Like the bean bag rounds, the projectiles did not appear to have any effect.

Officers Jewell and Guillermo in turn shot Chavez a total of seven times with their department-issued rifles, according to the report. Chavez fell to the ground and was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy identified three gunshot wounds as his cause of death. The officers were not injured, police said.

Jewell and Guillermo told investigators they opened fire because they feared for the lives of their fellow officers, prosecutors said.

According to the report, to charge the officers with a criminal offense, prosecutors would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they did not act in lawful self-defense or defense of others in the police department’s attempt to apprehend Chavez.

It wasn’t Chavez’ first run-in with the law. In August 2021 he pleaded guilty to assault with great bodily injury for an unprovoked June 28, 2020 attack on a Jamaican man on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz, and was sentenced to two years probation and a suspended 180 days of jail time.

“When Mr. Chavez ran towards officers from a distance of eight feet with a knife, he was a danger to multiple officers,” prosecutors wrote. “Officer Jewell’s and Officer Guillermo’s use of deadly force was necessary because Mr. Chavez posed an imminent threat of death or serious physical injury to the officers at the window.”