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.
New Alameda County report finds racial, economic disparities in gun deaths
The report found that Black residents in Alameda County are 33 times more likely to die from gun-related homicide than white residents, and the county's poorest neighborhoods in West Oakland face risks eight times higher than the county's wealthiest areas.
If California pauses new local building codes, it risks slowing climate progress
Guest Commentary written by David Cohen David Cohen is a San José city council member Vicki Veenker Vicki Veenker is Palo Alto’s vice mayor With the devastating Los Angeles blazes still fresh in memory, cities across the Bay Area region are developing plans to lower the climate-heating emissions that are fanning the...
Family pleads for help finding missing Oakland woman Heaven McGee, last seen in Stockton
An Oakland woman who went missing in January and is believed to be a human trafficking victim was last seen in Stockton, authorities said. Heaven McGee, 21, was last seen in Stockton on Jan. 20. She has ties to Oakland, San Jose and Stockton, according to the FBI. McGee's family joined the Oakland Police Department...
San Leandro man slain while walking dog identified
(KRON) — A man who was walking his dog in a San Leandro neighborhood was shot and killed earlier this month. On Friday, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau identified the victim as Ryan M. Christie, 47, of San Leandro. Christie was walking his dog on the morning of June 14 along Euclid Avenue […]
