Suddenly, motorists who find themselves jammed up on Highway 101 peer out their windows at a tantalizing sight: The diamond lane appears to be empty.

WALNUT CREEK — Cara De Jong woke up, splayed out and covered in blood, on the corner of Treat Boulevard at the end of September. She had landed there after a four-door sedan collided into the side of her Urban Arrow cargo bike during her Monday morning commute to the office, while she was turning left onto Buskirk Avenue shortly before sunrise.

Four people, including a child, were involved in a terrifying DUI crash on Interstate 280 in San Jose on Oct. 26, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened around

Deputies with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a man armed with a knife during a traffic stop Monday evening in San Jose, police said. The fatal encounter

Law enforcement officials deployed what appeared to be stun grenades to break up a group of protesters attempting to block traffic to Coast Guard Island.

Organizers expect big numbers, with protesters citing concerns about immigration enforcement, limits on free speech and an increase in authoritarian rhetoric from the Trump administration.

Maintenance work on the Leo Frigo bridge, Interstate 4, and Highways 172 and 29 will lead to some road closures during the week.

Petaluma police said they arrested a Mendocino County man and recovered weapons, meth and fake IDs after the pursuit late Thursday.