Bay Area Briefs

At approximately 9:15 a.m., the man entered the bank and gave a teller a demand note that said he was armed with a gun and wanted money.

The teller complied and the man left. He was last seen walking north toward Massachusetts Street.

He is described as a white man, 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet, 200 to 230 pounds.

Speed team coming

The California Highway Patrol will be deploying its "speed team" to Interstate 280 near Edgewood Drive Sunday afternoon to catch speeders.

The team is part of the CHP's "Zero Tolerance Speed Campaign."

Police chief wanted

Oakland City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente said Friday that he will recommend to Mayor Jerry Brown on Monday that he appoint an interim chief for the city's Police Department.

Richard Word, the current chief, recently announced that he will be stepping down to become police chief in Vacaville, effective Nov. 22.

But De La Fuente said Word will be taking vacation time most of the next two weeks so he thinks that an interim chief should be put in.