October heat, wildfires strain Southern California grid as thousands lose power
Utilities urge conservation as extreme heat persists and the Bouquet Fire threatens structures and power lines. Extreme October heat is straining Southern California’s power system as thousands of customers face outages and firefighters battle a wildfire in Los Angeles County. Southern California Edison and other power
Super El Niño Comes for California as Homeowners Struggle Through Rare October Heat Wave
Sweltering weather has extended from Los Angeles to San Diego, with extreme heat warnings putting homeowners on alert.
Virus that can cause rare polio-like illness rising in Northern California
Enterovirus D68 is circulating in the Bay Area yet again.
When is too old for jury duty? New CA law to allow those 80...
A new California law allowing residents 80 and older to permanently opt out of jury duty without documentation is prompting a broader conversation about aging, public service and when people should step aside from civic responsibilities.
Hot stretch continues
The Bay Area October hot stretch continues. A Heat Advisory is in effect for most of the Bay Area until 10 pm Wednesday. Projected highs for Monday range from the mid 70s near the coast to 102 well inland.
California’s housing crisis is changing how people buy homes
California's unaffordable market is rewriting the rules of homeownership.
Cox Construction lands $36.6M contract for new Camp Parks barracks
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has broken ground on a new Advanced Skills Trainee Barracks at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California. The $36.6-million project was awarded to Cox Construction Co. of Vista. The 48,000-square-foot barracks will provide accommodations for up to 300
Sunnyvale’s New Transit Option BEAM
Just in time for the new school year, Sunnyvale launched its new citywide low-cost ride service, BEAM, on Aug. 18. A Sept. 1 ribbon-cutting ceremony gave the service its official inauguration. “Today’s event was about celebrating the launch of this new service for the city — it’s brand new,” said...
Stanford professor among 3 Nobel Prize winners
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. Deisserroth works at Stanford University.
Deadly I-280 crash blocks lanes north of Highway 87
(KRON) — One person was killed in a crash on the northbound lanes of I-280 in San Jose on Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol incident log, units responded at around 5:45 a.m. to find a person unconscious inside a gray Toyota sedan. At least four vehicles were involved in the crash, which […]
