Palo Alto Braces For 8% Water Bill Soak This Summer
Palo Alto water customers could be in for a summertime soak of the financial kind, after the city’s Utilities Advisory Commission backed an 8% rate hike that would tack roughly $10 onto a typical monthly bill. The increase, if ultimately approved by the City Council, is slated to take effect in July. The...
Mountain View’s Shoreline Gets Serious SLR Attention
The first question any local asks when they hear about a shoreline construction project is always the same, no matter which corner of the Bay Area they hail from: “How long will the trail be closed?”. Almost everyone who enjoys the outdoors is familiar with a specific stretch of...
Police front counter closed last Wednesday monthly
The Hayward Police Department front counter will be closed to the public on the last Wednesday of each month. This change helps maintain service levels with current staffing. Officers and dispatchers will still respond to all emergency and non-emergency calls.
The Incredible Bookstore In California Where Everything Is A Steal
Some places charge premium prices and call it luxury, but the real luxury is finding quality for practically nothing and feeling like you’ve pulled off a heist. Recycle Bookstore in San Jose is where you can walk out with armfuls of books, spend less than you would on a single new hardcover, and feel like you’ve...
A Bay Area home where Coppola wrote ‘The Godfather’ hits market for $6.8M
Can a property inherently inspire some of the world's most successful artists? It would seem that 8 Laurel St., nestled in Marin County's woods, can. Here, for the price of $6.75 million, not only is a Mill Valley mini-compound on offer, but so is an extraordinary creative legacy. On this...
Redwood City Classroom Shock As Sequoia High Intruder Walks After Kidnap Bid
A man who grabbed a 16-year-old inside a Redwood City classroom last July has been sentenced to two years and six months, yet walked out of court without heading to state prison. A judge credited him for essentially the same amount of time already spent in jail while his case crawled through the courts, a result that...
U.S. Figure Skater Alysa Liu’s Moment With Alameda Police Officer Draws Attention
A simple ice cream visit turns into a viral moment for Alysa Liu.
Bank shuts several Bay Area locations and chops more than 100 jobs
SAN JOSE — Heritage Bank of Commerce has decided to slash well over 100 Bay Area jobs in the wake of its agreement to be bought by another bank. The bank intends to eliminate 121 jobs in the Bay Area and San Benito County, according to WARN notice information posted by the state Employment Development Department.
Hayward police officer charged with taking bribes to protect suspected brothel
A police officer was charged with taking bribes, including cash and access to sex workers, to protect the operators of a brothel in Hayward, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said.
East Bay Man Nabbed After $60K FedEx Drop Goes Missing
A pricey FedEx delivery that vanished on its way to a Strawberry home has landed an East Bay man in jail, after Marin County investigators traced the missing package worth about $60,000 to a car that crossed into Hayward. Authorities say someone signed for the delivery, and that signature ultimately led deputies to a...
