Milpitas Rider Dies After Traffic Island Smash-Up In Newark
A 29-year-old Milpitas man has died after a violent motorcycle crash at the intersection of Cedar Boulevard and Stevenson Boulevard in Newark last Thursday, according to police. Emergency crews rushed the rider to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Newark police said alcohol may have been a...
Police reviewing license plate reader practices
The Santa Clara Police Department is reviewing its Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) program after concerns were raised at a recent City Council meeting. A community member questioned data sharing with the United States Postal Inspection Service and out-of-state agencies, and asked the department to pause ALPR use.
Fikscue Craft Barbecue powers the Bay area food scene forward
The aroma of smoked meats, bold flavors, and a perfect fusion of cultures, there’s a barbecue hotspot turning heads in the Bay Area. Fik and Reka Saleh, the husband-and-wife team behind Fikscue Craft Barbecue, joined host Jessica Wills to share their journey, showcase their James Beard-nominated menu, and talk bout...
Gott’s Roadside gets its opening date with the Original Farmers Market
While plenty of high-speed, go-quick, get-there-in-a-fast-flash routes, inventions, and magical modes of transportation have been dreamed up for the Southern California-Bay Area corridor, nobody has yet invented a doorway leading straight to Gott's Roadside. This tummy-tempting portal could have been created...
Burglars Rob Nine Alameda Businesses in Early Morning Smash-and-Grabs
During the early morning hours of Monday, February 23, Alameda Police Department (APD) responded to a series of commercial burglaries in Alameda. Nine businesses were impacted, according to an APD report on Facebook. The first burglary was reported shortly after 3 a.m. During the initial stages of the investigation,...
West San Jose parking lot shooting a murder-suicide, police say
Police in San Jose released additional details about a deadly shooting Tuesday morning, saying a man killed his former girlfriend before turning the gun on himself.
Tourists return to Bay Area after cartel violence strands travelers in Puerto Vallarta
OAKLAND, Calif. - Bay Area travelers are describing fear and uncertainty after cartel violence in Puerto Vallarta left tourists sheltering in place, hiding inside an airport and scrambling to get home. Fleeing violence. Banned By Big Pharma: The Gelatin Trick Doctors Now RevealCeleb Magazine |. Mexican special forces...
Berkeley woman killed in Poet’s Corner fire identified
County investigators have identified the 74-year-old Berkeley woman who died when her home caught fire Feb. 4. Mary Ellen Bruns had lived at 1301 Poe St. for a little over a decade, and had struggled in recent years, according to her landlord. Her cause of death remains under investigation, according to the Alameda...
Lucid slashes hundreds of East Bay jobs as electric car maker fights red ink
NEWARK — Lucid Group will slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs, a downsizing ushered in by billions of dollars in red ink that has stained the electric vehicle maker’s balance sheet. Slated to occur on April 21, the company will eliminate 319 positions at its headquarters in Newark,...
Alameda County Officials Look to Stave Off Mass Hospital Layoffs as Medicaid Cuts Loom
Alameda County leaders are sounding cautiously optimistic about stopping mass layoffs at the East Bay’s public safety-net hospital system ahead of a hearing on the layoff plan on Wednesday. The latest proposal from Alameda Health System would cut 187 positions, down from earlier plans for close to 300, as...
