Monday Morning Headlines: Jelly Creatures Stranded En Masse on North Bay Beach
Bay Area freeway traffic has become an all-day, every weekday nuisance, thanks to hybrid schedules. There are certain peak times, but car-driving has rebounded and now appears to exceed pre-pandemic levels, with fewer people opting for transit. [Chronicle]. There is still no VTA light-rail service in the South Bay,...
30 homes flooded after water pipe bursts in San Jose apartment building
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Dozens of residents were displaced Saturday after a water pipe burst, flooding at least 30 units at a San Jose apartment complex, officials said. The San Jose Fire Department responded to the flooding after a municipal water pipe burst on the building's fourth floor around 7:45 p.m. at a complex on...
Coroner identifies driver killed in Highway 58 double-fatal crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the second person killed in a crash on Highway 58 in November 2024 as 34-year-old Edgardo Alexander Flores Rivera of Modesto. According to the coroner’s report, on November 15, 2024, at around 8 a.m., officers were called...
Weather Driving Toxic Blob Up California Coastline
The weather and ocean currents are helping to drive a toxic blob of sorts up the California coastline, threatening marine life there. The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) reports that an “unprecedented multiple-toxin event” is under way, with a toxic harmful algal bloom (HAB) spreading from...
Dead Body Pulled from Water on Bay Farm Island
Alameda police officers and firefighters recovered the body of a deceased person from the water near Bay Farm Island on Thursday, March 27, according to City officials and a KRON news report .
Rush hour is over in the Bay Area. Welcome to the era of permanent...
Rush hour has transformed in an era of hybrid work as people no longer work 9 to 5 at the office, meaning they commute at all hours of the day. It could make the Bay Area more like Los Angeles.
Delta Air Lines becomes latest carrier to poach Southwest fliers following baggage fee change
Delta Air Lines is making a bold move to attract Southwest Airlines customers following Southwest’s controversial decision to limit its once-iconic “two bags fly free” policy. Southwest passengers in lower fare classes now have to pay for checked bags, prompting frustration among frequent flyers.
Fremont ranks first as the most serene city in US, San Jose comes in...
The Bay Area is home to five of the nation’s happiest and low-stress cities, according to a pair of rankings. In the past year, the financial information website WalletHub has twice ranked 182 big U.S. cities – including 29 in California – for measures of what I’ll call “serenity.”
Forget New York and Chicago: California’s Pizza Moment Is Now
There’s super delicious pizza happening all over California right now. But should we call it California-style pizza?
Northern California weather: Big forecast shift as midweek storm disappears
Thunderstorms are possible across Northern California on Monday and Tuesday, with downpours and breezy winds expected to hit the Bay Area.