Republic Services strike stretches into 9th day as trash — and frustration — pile...
HERCULES, Calif. (KRON) — As a sanitation workers strike stretches into its ninth day, negotiations remain at a standstill between Republic Services and the union. Meanwhile, trash is piling up. In parts of the East Bay, garbage hasn’t been picked up since before the Fourth of July. In one Hercules neighborhood just...
Bay Area cities prepare for legal action against Republic Services, demand refunds for customers
More Bay Area cities are threatening legal action against Republic Services to get money back to rate payers who have been without trash service.
Three die in separate San Jose traffic collisions
(KRON) — Multiple fatal crashes have unfolded in San Jose this July, including two involving hit-and-run drivers, according to police. On July 10 around 11 p.m., a hit-and-run driver caused a chain reaction collision at a red light on Quimby Road at Rigoletto Drive, San Jose Police Department spokesperson Stacie Shih...
Bay Area residents are grappling with overflowing trash as strike continues
A sanitation worker strike stopped trash pickup in many Bay Area cities last week.
Gilroy man with 6 DUI convictions had beer in backseat: Sheriff
(KRON) — A Gilroy man who has six DUI convictions on his record was arrested again this week for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Junior Bernardino, 28, of Gilroy, was allegedly drunk and speeding in a white sedan on Center Avenue in San Martin Wednesday,...
San Jose to cite and tow vehicles with expired tags
San Jose plans to clamp down on vehicles with expired tags, which will affect thousands of homeless residents across the city. Starting Aug. 17, vehicles with a registration more than six months out of date may be immediately towed without warning. This crackdown on expired registration will hit homeless people...
Oakland police misspent Measure Z funds on D.C. trip, ethics probe finds
OPD will likely get a slap on the wrist from the city’s ethics watchdog for using restricted funds to pay for police officers’ trips to Washington D.C. for a memorial event last year. According to an investigation by PEC staff, the police department spent $12,000 for 11 police...
150,000 People Live in Unincorporated Alameda County. What Does That Mean for Them?
View the full episode transcript. There’s a fire station in the East Bay, on Meekland Avenue, with a mosaic depicting big homes in a pastoral landscape. It evokes a time long ago when this area, the stretch of the East Bay flats sandwiched between San Leandro and Hayward, was known for its orchards. A local artist...
Silicon Valley Pain Index finds poverty, inequality continue to plague South Bay
Poverty and inequality continue to plague Silicon Valley, and are seen most acutely in housing, food insecurity and education, according to findings released Tuesday by San Jose State University researchers. This year’s Silicon Valley Pain Index aims to investigate “personal and community distress or suffering” in...
‘Demographic bomb’: Children are vanishing from this wealthy Bay Area city
It may not be visible even to the residents of this Wine Country city, but the area is a turbocharged example of a trend happening across the Bay Area: fewer and fewer children.
