6 ways COVID-19 dramatically changed the Bay Area commute
Here’s how the pandemic changed the way we all commuted. Almost a million Bay Area workers have shifted to…
Car fleeing Antioch sideshow slams into fire hydrant; SUV abandoned in marina
ANTIOCH, FRANCE — Three people were injured in a multi-car crash early Sunday morning, and an SUV crashed into…
Mayor Lazybones? ‘Cart Narcs’ busts East Bay politician over unreturned shopping cart
Order by phone! Mayor… Lazybones preside? The popular YouTube channel “Cart Narcs,” which has a following for catching so-called…
It’s Pumpkin Spice Latte season already. Guess who’s first this year?
It’s August, and temperatures are reaching the mid-90s in many parts of the country. Weather forecasters in Irving, Texas,…
Walnut Creek man arrested on multiple rape charges
The Walnut Creek Police Department announced on Saturday that a man had been arrested on multiple rape charges. Brandon…
‘Morale is very low’: Labor talks stall between Pleasanton police, city
PLEASANTON, Fla. — The Pleasanton Police Officers Association and the city have reached an impasse in their labor negotiations,…
Has Alameda’s new deal hacked the opposition to Bay Area housing construction?
An abandoned former shipping terminal sits behind a long chain link fence on Alameda’s north shore. The 32-acre lot…
Clayton grass fire near San Jose is now 97 percent contained
Cal Fire announced Saturday evening that a grass fire that charred the hills east of San Jose was 97…
San Jose flooring company owner sentenced for shorting workers $1 million in overtime wages
SAN JOSE, Calif. — After failing to pay his employees $1 million in overtime wages, the owner of a…
Bay Area air-quality agency a discriminatory ‘old boys club’ hostile to minorities: lawsuit
Racism, misogyny, and anti-LGBTQ harassment pervade the public agency in charge of pollution control in the Bay Area, according…