San Jose Police will use drones to ramp up enforcement on illegal fireworks
This year, the city of San Jose is launching a more coordinated ground and aerial effort to crack down on illegal fireworks.
Big East Bay retail mall lands buyer in $80 million-plus property deal
SAN LEANDRO — A big East Bay shopping center has been bought for more than $80 million in a deal that suggests this type of Bay Area retail property can command robust real estate values. Marina Square, a bustling outlet mall hub in San Leandro, was bought for $81...
Latest FCI Dublin Prison Controversy: Officers Getting Evicted From Mobile Homes That They Own
While rumors continue to swirl that the East Bay’s shuttered Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin could be turned into a migrant detention facility, numerous officers are embroiled in a messy eviction from homes they own on the property. The former Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin (FCI Dublin) was...
Day Around the Bay: US Bombings Expose Divisions In Local Iranian American Community
The three men who died after jumping into the water at Rattlesnake Falls in Placer County have been identified as Matthew Schoenecker and Valentino Creus of Los Angeles, and Matthew Anthony of New York City. They were part of a hiking party of six when the three men decided to jump into the water, and they never...
Months-long South Bay crime spree leads to multiple arrests
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A group of individuals suspected of committing a months-long crime spree have been arrested, the San Jose Police Department announced on Tuesday. Two adults and three juveniles have been arrested in connection to the crimes that left behind nearly $1 million in damages and losses in their wake....
ICE arrested newly released inmate outside Santa Clara County jail
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the details of an ICE arrest made outside a county correctional facility amid an increasing presence of immigration agents at county facilities.
They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the California DMV
A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions to the DMV, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.
Oakland’s Wood Street Shelters to Close on June 30
The Wood Street encampment in West Oakland was at one point the largest homeless encampment Northern California. In 2023, the city of Oakland completed final evictions of unhoused residents. Dozens of Wood Street residents ended up at a city-funded shelter site where part of the encampment used to be. It...
One Bay Area City’s Answer to Homeless RV Residents Shows Promise for State
Here are the morning’s top stories for Wednesday, June 25, 2025:. Cities throughout California have taken different approaches on how to deal with homeless residents. That also includes those dwelling in RVs. While many plans have been slow on yielding results, Berkeley’s approach may be the solution that city...
We blind tasted 17 rotisserie chickens from Bay Area restaurants. Here’s how Costco ranked
The Chronicle conducted a blind taste test of rotisserie chickens from restaurants, butchers and grocery stores — including Costco — to find the Bay Area’s best. Here’s our list of the top 10.
