Six new fires break out in NorCal, one snarls I-580 traffic at Altamont Pass
Six fires broke out across Northern California Friday amid persistent hot, dry weather conditions and gusty winds.
A.I. is already stealing jobs. A new study finds which workers are most impacted.
SAN DIEGO — Researchers at Stanford University say more and more companies are phasing out jobs due to artificial intelligence. Younger workers, aged 22-to-25, are feeling the brunt of it. In a new study titled "Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial...
Coroner determines cause of death for man found hanging on Oakland hiking trail
A man who was found dead on the Bridgeview Trail in Oakland’s Oakmore neighborhood died by suicide, the Alameda County Coroner’s determined after an investigation. The 36-year-old man, who The Oaklandside is not identifying, was found unresponsive by a parkgoer on June 30 just off the popular trail, which winds along...
Former San Jose councilman sentenced to 18 years in prison for child molestation
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Disgraced former San Jose Councilman Omar Torres was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for molesting a child decades ago, prosecutors said. Torres, 43, was convicted in April after pleading no contest to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in 1999, according to the Santa Clara County District...
East San Jose students receive free bikes to improve school attendance
(BCN) — Two nonprofits teamed up to make it easier for students in East San Jose to get to school. Good Karma Bikes is partnering with YMCA Silicon Valley to provide third, fourth, and fifth grade students in the Berryessa Union School District with bicycles, some of whom have a longer distance to travel after the...
‘I’m really sad’: Bay Area mourns the loss of a breakfast institution
The Cal favorite has fed the Bay Area for 36 years.
Shooting at Elk Grove Chevron Station Leads to Hospitalization as Suspect Joshua Cash Turns...
The aftermath of a heated altercation that spiraled into a shooting at an Elk Grove Chevron station led to a 21-year-old man being hospitalized and the suspect subsequently turning himself in. The incident occurred on Kammerer Road and Promenade Parkway, where an argument reportedly escalated to an exchange of...
Mark Zuckerberg Sparks Backlash With Gift to Neighbors: What to Know
Zuckerberg is trying to ease tensions with his neighbors by gifting them noise-cancelling headphones, donuts, and sparkling wine.
Bay Area Catholics ‘shocked and very saddened’ by Minneapolis school shooting
Parishioners at a Catholic church in Berkeley are praying and grieving with their brothers and sisters in Minneapolis, after Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a school. San Francisco's archbishop asked local Catholics to join him in praying for the victims, the school community, and the perpetrator. The San Jose...
Man allegedly shouts racial slurs while attacking San Francisco security guard
A San Francisco grocery store security guard says he was attacked by a knife-wielding customer who yelled racial slurs at him. Safeway security guard Jihad Muhammad, 26, thought he might lose his life on the job earlier this month. He said it all started when a man tried to roll a trash can into a store on Mission...
