Fremont CA

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods.

An Alameda County judge has thrown out the murder charge against 51-year-old Isaac Landry in a fatal Emeryville confrontation that left 43-year-old Robert Abeyta dead, easing the legal pressure on one man while leaving a troubled neighborhood and grieving family still searching for answers. Landry no longer faces a...

California’s barbecue scene feels bolder than ever right now, and you sense it less through headlines than through the way oak, post oak, and mesquite seem to drift through entire neighborhoods like a low, irresistible dinner bell, pulling you off course and into places that are serious about fire in a quiet, focused...

ABC7 News caught up with an East Bay couple who were among the millions of people cut off from their SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

PG&E is offering $200 bill credits to residents impacted by the outage and up to $2,500 for businesses that lost inventory or revenue. But many in the community say that doesn't come close to covering their losses.

Editor’s note: We’re republishing some of our best reads of 2025. This exploration of Oakland’s estuary was a beautiful swan song from our Nature and the City reporter, a self-described “water geek,” Callie Rhoades. “Thank you for this extensive report on the state of the Oakland estuary and shoreline,” one reader...

Contra Costa DA’s Office conducting parallel Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident protocol investigation. On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at around 10:55 p.m., Brentwood Officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of Balfour Road and Foothill Drive for suspicion of DUI. Officers...

Christmas in the Bay Area is arriving with sirens, not sleigh bells. Flash flood alerts, screaming winds, and a rare tornado risk have turned a festive morning into a high-stakes weather sprint. You will want to know when to stay put, when to move, and how to prepare as waves of storms push in. Here is what matters...

Storms brought waist-high flooding to Broadmoor, causing an untold amount of damage.

Frustration and disappointment with the Democratic Party are at generational highs, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ quixotic effort to provide reparations for black Americans is a case study that illustrates why. Almost three years ago, the city’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee released...