3,400 pounds of fireworks, IEDs found in SJ undercover busts
(KRON) — Three men were arrested and approximately 3,400 pounds of illegal fireworks and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered during multiple recent undercover operations in San Jose, authorities announced Friday. San Jose Police Department officers conducting investigations into the illegal sale and...
Bay Area cities target drivers as new buildings rise without enough parking
In San Francisco and across the Bay Area, city policies are increasingly hostile to private drivers. Red zones are expanding, curbside parking is vanishing, and parking enforcement is intensifying. At the same time, a surge in new apartment construction is bringing hundreds of new housing units—without providing...
2 stolen car suspects lead officers on separate chases in 3 Bay Area counties
BERKELEY, Calif. - Multiple law enforcement agencies were kept busy on Friday when two suspects in a suspected stolen car led police departments from separate jurisdictions on separate chases. Multiple pursuits. What we know:. This started in Vallejo when officers spotted a car without a license plate driving...
SFPD arrest nearly 100 people in one-day fugitive enforcement crackdown
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Nearly 100 people were arrested Wednesday during a one-day enforcement operation focused on fugitives with outstanding warrants, the San Francisco Police Department announced Thursday. SFPD and other participating agencies made 97 arrests in what Interim Chief Paul Yep characterized as the...
Affordable housing construction is taking off in Oakland
The slow trickle of affordable housing construction in Oakland has turned into a steady stream. The city issued permits for about 700 low-income homes last year, and another 100 priced for “moderate-income” residents, according to a new housing “progress report” from the city. At the same...
Top executives at San Francisco nonprofit groups working with homeless rake in big bucks
Top executives at several San Francisco nonprofit organizations tasked with tackling the area’s growing homelessness issue are making more than twice as much as the city’s average household income, a new investigation found. These nonprofit groups, while independent from government, are central to the city’s...
Oakland’s public safety issues are tied to ongoing budget crisis, report says
A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute points to a deeper problem: Oakland's public safety issues are directly tied to its ongoing budget crisis.
2 men arrested after reckless boating incident in Discovery Bay
(KRON) — Days after a reckless boating incident in Discovery Bay injured one person, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that two men allegedly involved were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Videos of the June 22 incident were “widely shared on social media,” the sheriff’s office...
USS Hornet Transforming into a Steel Beach for the Fourth of July
The USS Hornet is all decked out and ready to celebrate Independence Day with a Steel Beach BBQ party on the Flight Deck—and we’re all invited. The Fourth of July celebration starts at 10 a.m. and will finish at 5 p.m. after a Memorial Squadron flyover.
Fourth of July 2025: The best parades, festivals and fireworks across the Bay Area
Here’s a region by region guide to Fourth of July celebrations — fireworks and drone shows, parades, county fairs and more in the Bay Area.
