Developer proposes townhomes for ‘agrihood’ in Santa Clara
SANTA CLARA — The Core Cos. proposed the construction of 44 townhomes as the last component of an agrihood development in Santa Clara. The neighborhood at 76 North Winchester Blvd. near Stevens Creek Boulevard currently has 165 affordable senior and veteran housing units, an active urban farm, community gathering space
E-40 and Too Short Headline Sacramento Hip-Hop Fest With Stunna Girl, Db Boutabag
E-40 and Too Short are set to headline the Welcome to the West Music Festival at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center on Friday, December 11, bringing two of the Bay Area's most enduring rap voices to the Sacramento stage alongside a deep roster of West Coast talent. The bill also spotlights hometown favorites Stunna Girl and
California Couple Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Son-In-Law in Public Park
A California couple has been charged with murder after authorities say they shot their son-in-law to death Saturday in a public park, days before he and the couple’s daughter were set for a hearing in a bitter divorce case. Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, both 77, were briefly in...
‘Pertinent evidence’ seized from home of slain NYT executive’s estranged wife, police say
Police say they seized property from the home three days after Jonathan McKinsey was killed but wouldn't elaborate on what was taken, saying only that it was "pertinent evidence."
This S.F. space has sat empty for nearly a decade. It’s about to become...
Asian grocery chain T&T Supermarket has announced an opening date for its highly anticipated San Francisco store.
Ahead of retrial, Sierra LaMar suspect’s attorney asks judge to drop charges
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — With jury selection already underway for a Sierra LaMar murder case retrial, the accused killer’s defense attorney asked a judge to drop charges and dismiss the case. Antolin Garcia-Torres’ defense attorney, Alfonso Lopez, made the pre-trial motion Monday based on double jeopardy grounds. Lope
Close the Victim-Blaming Loophole the Cornell Seven Exposed
Choosing to drink or take drugs is not consent to sex. New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie must allow a vote to close the state’s voluntary intoxication loophole. Ten years ago, Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Stanford University student and swimmer Brock Turner to six months in county jail for sexually assaulting an u
Bay Area Leslie’s Pool Supplies store closures as company files for bankruptcy
Leslie's Inc., which operates pool and spa supplies stores around the U.S., announced this week that it's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closing 76 stores, including many in the Bay Area.
Man Arrested After Driving Dead Wife to Hospital
Police are investigating after a Morgan Hill man drove his dead wife to a hospital and allegedly admitted he had killed her. Roy Lopez drove to Good Samaritan Hospital Saturday night, where police soon discovered his wife dead inside his vehicle. Lopez was detained at the hospital and arrested following an investigatio
Fairfield Deacon Charged in Two Cold-Case Killings May Be Unfit for Trial
A longtime West Oakland church deacon accused of strangling two women decades apart has spent four years in jail awaiting trial, and now the case itself is on hold while doctors determine whether he is mentally fit to face a jury at all. James Ray Gary, 80, of Fairfield, was charged with killing 46-year-old Latrelle Li
