Catch Me Up: Daily news roundup for May 27, 2025

This Daily News Roundup for the 24 hours from 4:00 PM Monday 5/26 to 4:00 PM Tuesday 5/27 is based on news articles created by Bay City News reporters and editors. We prompted ChatGPT to analyze the articles produced by our staff and to choose 5 stories to highlight. Then we used ElevenLabs and other tools to help us convert the text into audio based on the voice of Leslie Katz, one of our Bay City News editors. This content was verified by a human editor.

Hello, and welcome to Bay City News for Tuesday, May 27th, 2025. Here is a look at some of the top stories from across the region.

BART is reporting delays of up to twenty minutes this afternoon on the Peninsula. The delays are impacting trains in both directions, and stem from a fire near the trackway between the Balboa Park and Daly City stations. BART issued an alert shortly after one-fifty p.m. on Tuesday. More details regarding the cause or extent of the fire were not immediately available as of this afternoon.

Shifting our focus to the South Bay, a San Jose cold case from more than four decades ago has seen a breakthrough with the identification of a woman whose dismembered torso was found in a field. Prosecutors in Santa Clara County announced on Tuesday that the victim is Vivian Moss, a fifty-four-year-old grandmother with possible Oakland ties. Her remains were discovered on July eleventh, nineteen eighty-one, in an empty field where the Berryessa Transit Center parking structure now stands. Investigators used genealogical testing, comparing the victim’s DNA to that of her granddaughter, to make the identification. The District Attorney’s Office has released an AI-generated photo of Moss, hoping the public can provide information on what led to her death. District Attorney Jeff Rosen stated, “If her murderer is still alive, they will know that we don’t forget in Santa Clara County.” Anyone with information is asked to call four zero eight, seven nine two, two four double-six.

Meanwhile, in Vallejo, two men have died and a third suffered life-threatening injuries following a shooting on Memorial Day evening. Police responded around five-thirty p.m. Monday to the area of Sacramento Street and Daniels Avenue, where they found the three victims. Two were pronounced dead at the scene, while the third was hospitalized. An update on his condition was not immediately available on Tuesday morning. Authorities have not yet released the names of the deceased, nor have they shared details about a suspected shooter. This incident marks Vallejo’s fifth and sixth homicides for 2025. Police are urging anyone with information to contact Detective William Carpenter at (707) 651- 7146.

In San Francisco, a pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle in the South of Market neighborhood early Tuesday morning. San Francisco police responded around five-fifteen a.m. to the collision reported in the area of Tenth and Harrison streets. The pedestrian was transported to a hospital but later succumbed to their injuries. According to Officer Robert Rueca, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department, the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. A portion of Tenth Street was closed for several hours during the investigation but reopened by about nine-twenty a.m.

Moving to statewide news, California’s community colleges are grappling with financial aid fraud. On Tuesday, the board overseeing the state’s 116 community colleges voted to make identity verification mandatory for all applicants. This move follows a CalMatters article that brought national attention to the issue, leading to calls for investigations and audits. The board also considered imposing a nominal application fee, potentially up to ten dollars, but ultimately rejected that proposal for now. Instead, they’ve asked staff to further explore a fee policy. Students across the state voiced concerns that even a small fee could create significant barriers for low-income individuals. Officials noted that colleges have lost millions in federal and state aid to fraud in the past year alone. If financial aid fraud continues to increase, state and federal measures may still be implemented, according to officials.

Finally, some good news from Solano County. The Cherry Fire, a grass fire that started Monday near Vacaville, was fully contained by Tuesday morning. Cal Fire officials announced that the blaze, which burned fifty-two acres, began around one-fifteen p.m. Monday off Cherry Glen Extension Road, north of Interstate Highway eighty. Crews worked overnight, and by about seven a.m. Tuesday, the fire was extinguished. No injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported, and there was no structural damage. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though crews will continue to monitor the site for several days.

And those are some of the top stories we’re following. Thank you for joining us for Bay City News.