South Bay businsesses prepare for boost from World Cup
San Francisco County captured the bulk of the financial windfall with $425 million, while Santa Clara County pulled in $195 million, and approximately $100 million went to other Bay Area counties.
Beloved former East Bay outdoor theater, Cal Shakes, is now site of new concert...
ORINDA, Calif. - A beloved outdoor theater and Bay Area landmark, with superstar Zendaya among those who had graced its historic stage, is set to officially launch a new chapter this week. The long-running, former Cal Shakes, which shut down in 2024, after a 50-year run, will be the site...
Friday Sizzle to Monday Drizzle
The Forecast: Day-by-Day Tonight: Skies remain mostly clear inland. The coastal fog machine will stay confined mostly to the Monterey Bay region and parts of the SF Peninsula by Friday morning. Friday (The Peak Heat): Friday is the hot one. Inland valleys will easily soar back into the 80s and 90s. Only the furthest in
Milpitas Unified School District accused of retaliation after Pomeroy principal’s demotion
This past March, Nichol Klein, who served as principal of Marshall Pomeroy Elementary School for nine years, was demoted by the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD), a move she claims was retaliatory. Klein has been with the district since 2015. She started out as an assistant principal and became a...
A Bay Area train continues to win huge support — including from many who...
For communities in Wine Country and along the Highway 101 corridor, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit is more than a commuter rail. It’s also a centerpiece of future development.
East Bay 5th graders get inspiring glimpse into aviation through Southwest
Approximately 40 fifth-grade students from San Lorenzo and Hayward visited the Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport for a hands-on aviation career tour. Hosted by Southwest Airlines' "Adopt a Pilot" program, this educational excursion marked the first time the program has hosted an airport tour since the pandemic. The fie
Former San Quentin death row prisoner sues Alameda County for $290M
RICHMOND, Calif. - A 73-year-old Black man who was incarcerated on San Quentin's death row for three decades is suing Alameda County, specifically the District Attorney's Office, for $290 million, alleging that he never got a fair trial because the jury who convicted him was chosen unconstitutionally – all but one were
‘Vegan restaurants are closing left and right’: One of Bay Area’s best plant-based burger...
This Oakland-based vegan smashburger restaurant started out as a hit food truck before debuting as a full restaurant in 2020. Now it’s closing.
California to get hot before a big weather change
Friday could be the hottest day of the year so far in Northern California. But then the outlook changes.
Juneteenth in the Bay Area: Your Event Guide for 2026
Although Juneteenth wasn’t designated a federal holiday until 2021, it’s been celebrated by Black communities since 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, discovered they were free — over two months after the end of the Civil War, and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Here in...

















