VTA sticking with single tunnel BART plan after report reveals high cost of twin...
The report found the twin bore design is not only more expensive, but it would create significantly more construction issues for Downtown San Jose.
This Bay Area hiking spot has a secret: A town hiding beneath its clear...
San Francisco’s water comes from a reservoir adored as a hiking spot by residents in San Mateo County. But few know its contentious backstory.
San Leandro Lawsuit, Documents Shed Light on Company at Center of Oakland FBI Probe
It was late 2023 when Frances Robustelli found herself in the Oakland waterfront showroom of Evolutionary Homes. The company was converting shipping containers into housing for homeless people and attempting to sell them to local governments. Robustelli, who was San Leandro’s city manager at the time, had been...
Redwood City Police Arrest East Palo Alto Man on Multiple Charges After Kidnapping Incident
In a troubling example of public disturbance escalating into an alarming criminal incident, the Redwood City Police Department responded to a sequence of emergency calls yesterday. The first reports came in around 8:22 AM, concerning a man who had forcefully taken control of a vehicle at Franklin and Monroe Streets...
Pedestrian pushing shopping cart in Fremont struck, killed by vehicle
A pedestrian crossing a major thoroughfare in Fremont while pushing a shopping cart was struck and killed by a vehicle early Tuesday morning, police said.
Pamela Price Unfiltered: Either You Believe in the Constitution or You Don’t
“The issues in Alameda County mirror ongoing debates elsewhere.” – Pamela Price. Former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price release a new podcast episode this week, A Culture of Cheating and Lies, highlighting the systemic misconduct in capital cases and the ongoing constitutional crisis in California’s...
APD, Make-A-Wish Bring Magic to Local Little Girl
Alameda Police Department (APD) enlisted the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation to bring magic to our island over the weekend, turning one child’s dream of going to Disneyland into a reality.
Search Intensifies for Missing Man with Medical Needs Last Seen in Castro Valley
Authorities are intensifying the search for Ahassahullah Aminyar, a 31-year-old man who went missing from Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley yesterday. According to a social media post by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Ahassahullah, who is considered at risk due to a recent major surgery and medical...
Deputies raid controversial West Menlo Park gift store, find illegal drugs
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office says it found evidence that controversial West Menlo Park business Blazin Gifts was selling tobacco, weed and psychedelic mushroom chocolate when they served a search warrant on the business on Aug. 12. Blazin Gifts’ storefront at 3536 Alameda de Las Pulgas in unincorporated...
Palo Alto residents push back on proposed El Camino Real apartment project
A plan to replace a former restaurant on El Camino Real in Palo Alto with a six-story, 120-unit apartment building has triggered pushback from about a dozen neighbors, who say the project would loom over their three- to four-story condo complex, block sunlight and add to traffic congestion in the area.