Wild history of East Bay 'haunted' landmark: Parties, a train crash, and hot springs interrogations - Top O' The Bay from SFGATE

Wild history of East Bay 'haunted' landmark: Parties, a train crash, and hot springs interrogations. Arrests up 40 percent on BART last year amid rise in violent crime. CHP clowns 680 driver for carpool cheating with a mannequin. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Top O' The Bay                   March 28, 2018         Wild history of East Bay 'haunted' landmark: Parties, a train crash, and hot springs interrogations   A Google search for the Byron Hotel, an abandoned former hotel on private property near Discovery Bay, yields a number of predictable results: ghost stories, detailing a man in white rags, or a child running around the grounds. If you ask the locals, they'll tell you about a deadly fire in an elevator, but warn you not to go, unless you want to get into trouble for trespassing.           Read More                   Arrests up 40 percent on BART last year amid rise in violent crime           Read More                   CHP clowns 680 driver for carpool cheating with a mannequin           Read More                   Orange County supervisors back Trump's 'sanctuary' lawsuit           Read More           Sign up for more Newsletters!           Mexican immigrants stuck at Richmond jail sue U.S. over denial of bond hearings           Read More                   Gran Electrica opens in Napa: Can a Brooklyn restaurant successfully bring Mexican food to the Bay Area?           Read More                   Vehicle crash at Oakland airport injures 4 pedestrians and causes delays           Read More                   Beer bandit hits 60-year-old San Francisco store clerk with bottle           Read More                   California Justice Dept. will review policing in Sacramento, joins probe in Stephon Clark case           Read More                   San Francisco man beaten with bike lock while lying on sidewalk           Read More             Support journalism. Support democracy. Get daily insights into stories that resonate throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Click here for current San Francisco Chronicle subscription offers.           Connect     Facebook     Twitter     Pinterest     Google+   About   Privacy Policy   Terms of Use         901 Mission St San Francisco CA 94103 ©2018 Hearst Communications, Inc.