UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland employees call off strike
(KRON) – The employees of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland said they would end their strike on Monday morning. The group’s scheduled picket line for Sunday was canceled. According to the union, a federal judge denied their request for an injunction that would have stopped UCSF Health from proceeding to...
Illegal fireworks, dry East Bay hills raise fire concerns heading into July 4 holiday...
So called "safe and sane" fireworks are now on sale in Dublin. The sales are a popular way for local sports and community groups to raise money. But across the Bay Area, the threat of illegal fireworks remains a danger even more so with the dry hills.
Fatal Car Fire Claims Life in Walnut Creek, Police Investigate Cause
This morning, Walnut Creek was disrupted by a fatal incident that claimed the life of a driver on Ygnacio Valley Road, near N. Broadway. The Walnut Creek Police Department responded quickly to the scene, making their presence known within 60 seconds following the emergency call at approximately 02:14 AM. On site,...
Intense Video Shows Boater Allegedly Running Over Jet Skier in Discovery Bay Boat Rage...
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – A shocking confrontation on the water in CC County’s Discovery Bay last week was caught on camera, showing a Malibu ski boat packed with passengers allegedly chasing—and ultimately running over—a personal watercraft inside the busy marina. One rider suffered an ankle...
This Unassuming Donut Shop In California Serves Up The Best Buttermilk Bars You’ll Ever...
In the heart of San Francisco, where fog meets foodie culture, there exists a donut paradise that operates when most of the city sleeps. Bob’s Donut & Pastry Shop stands unassumingly on Polk Street, its modest exterior belying the magic happening inside. It’s not trying to win any architectural...
Deportation flights draw weekly protests at Sonoma County airport
One demonstration in Sonoma County is being noted, not for its size, but for its persistence.
Day 109 at the 16th St. Plaza: Impact of a drug bust appears minimal...
As visitors arrived at the 16th Street BART Station and headed to Dolores Park on Saturday for the Dyke March, another universe persisted on Mission Street. Unpermitted vendors on the commercial corridor still outnumbered drug users at 2 p.m., but if past is prelude, that will change as the afternoon wears on. No one...
ACSO asks for help solving 18-year-old cold case
(KRON) – The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office asks for assistance in an 18-year-old cold case. Gary Wayne Jones was fatally shot while he was buying gas at ABE gas station in the intersection of Mission and Lewelling boulevards in Hayward on June 28, 2007. Investigators believe Jones was also robbed. The suspect,...
When the Golden Gate Bridge turned 50, and a good city descended into chaos
San Francisco threw the Golden Gate Bridge a birthday party expecting 50,000 revelers. When 800,000 people showed up, things got messy.
Family shares frustrations after FDA rejects drug for ultra-rare Barth Syndrome
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — With the FDA recently rejecting a drug application that aims to help those living with Barth Syndrome, one Bay Area family is frustrated by the delay of approved treatments in the rare disease community. Approximately 150 people live with Barth Syndrome nationwide, an ultra-rare genetic...