APD Issues Warning on Scam Calls Impersonating Local Police
“You have a warrant out for your arrest. If you pay $2,000 you will avoid jail time.”. Those are words you will NEVER hear from a legitimate police department or sheriff’s office—not over the phone, not in person, not by text message, and not by email, according to a warning issued by the Alameda Police Department...
Palo Alto faces glaring concerns over new ‘dark sky’ law
Hoping to turn down the lights at night to protect wildlife and reduce glare from neighboring properties, Palo Alto officials are set to adopt a “dark sky” ordinance with a broader reach and more stringent requirements than the law they were mulling earlier this year. In doing so,...
TIMELINE: Rain, potentially damaging winds return to Bay Area this week
The worst rain and wind will occur between 5 a.m. - 8 a.m. Wednesday. ABC7 News meteorologist Drew Tuma has a timeline.
Bay Area Communities Rally to Support Families as SNAP Benefits Run Out
As thousands of families across the California Bay Area face depleted SNAP benefits, local farmers markets and community organizations are stepping up with immediate relief efforts.At the Marin Civic Center's Sunday farmers market, vendors are offering free and discounted food to families in need. Fire Swamp...
‘A Title Bomb’: How Forged Deeds and a County Clerk Glitch Are Stealing Homes...
You paid your mortgage for 20 years. You have the deed. You have the keys. You pay your property taxes. And in the eyes of the State of California, none of it matters. A new, terrifyingly simple scam is exploding from LA to the Bay Area. It’s called “title fraud,” and it’s a quiet bomb that detonates your life.
Several Oakland restaurants are giving SNAP recipients meals while benefits are stalled
An Oakland restaurant’s viral Instagram post last week had a ripple effect in the Bay Area: “Monster Pho will now offer children a free meal until the SNAP is funded,” it said. Several other restaurants then followed Monster Pho in offering free meals to the thousands of...
Woman who killed passenger after driving off 100-foot Bay Area cliff pleads no contest
The driver was charged with vehicular manslaughter in the death of her passenger when she drove her car off a 100-foot cliff at Pescadero State Beach on Oct. 13
East Bay regional mall is bought by investors from New York City area
HAYWARD — Southland Mall, a major regional shopping center in the East Bay, has been bought by a group of real estate bargain hunters from the New York City area who like to buy big retail hubs that few others desire to own. The regional mall in Hayward has...
‘No Kings’ movement takes to San José and Sunnyvale streets
Bay Area residents took to the streets as part of the nationwide “No Kings” movement on Oct. 18. The movement gained considerable support: the October “No Kings” protest garnered an estimated 7 million people, according to the official website, while thousands drew to the streets for the San José and Sunnyvale rallies.
2 Bay Area residents killed in Highway 101 crash in San Jose
A man and a woman died following a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 101 in San Jose on Sunday, officials said.

















