Best Ramen and Japanese Comfort Food for Solo Weeknight Dinners in Santa Clara County
Weeknight after work, you don't want a scene. You want a counter seat, a hot bowl, maybe a small plate of something grilled, and out the door in 45 minutes. Santa Clara County quietly has one of the deepest ramen benches in California — Yelp put three spots from this area on its 2024 Top 100. Here is the solo weeknight short list, ranked by...
Teen charged in San Jose death of ‘Baby Jaxon’
The Santa Clara County District Attorney on Monday announced charges against a then-17-year-old for the death and sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy nicknamed "Baby Jaxon."
Institute for Justice: Three San Jose Residents File Federal Class Action Lawsuit Over City’s...
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6 Easy Spring Wildflower Hikes Near Redwood City Worth the Short Drive
Short loops, big bloom, free or $6 parking — here's where to take your crew or your girl this spring without an epic uphill grind. San Mateo County Parks just put out its spring wildflower guide and the message is clear: bloom windows run through May, weekends fill the lots fast, and a weekday or early Saturday morning is the move. Bonus — most of these...
Roommate Pot Hustle Becomes San Francisco’s $1 Billion Weed Pipeline
Two San Francisco engineers quietly turned a roommate side hustle into one of California’s biggest cannabis distribution machines in less than a decade. What began as hand-delivered boxes from a Bay Area apartment has grown into a tech-driven wholesale marketplace, a fleet of delivery vans, and massive warehouses serving retailers across the state. Founders now say the company processes roughly $1 billion...
DA Charges San Jose Man with Murder in Fatal DUI Crash
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged a San Jose man with murder, alleging that he drove drunk the wrong way down a Sunnyvale highway and killed a 52-year-old Mountain View woman on her way home from work at a Denny’s. Brian Burke, 34, is accused...
Body Found Near SF On-Ramp Shortly After Weekend Construction on I-80
A deceased person was found near a SoMa freeway onramp Sunday night, not long after Caltrans construction crews completed their work on a section of eastbound I-80, which had caused some weekend congestion in the area. California Highway Patrol reportedly found a dead body near the freeway on-ramp at Harrison...
Fremont police warn against ‘Assassins’ game played by Bay Area high school seniors
FREMONT, Calif. - Fremont police are raising awareness about a game played by high school seniors that authorities say poses serious public safety risks. The game – called "Assassins" – involves 12th-grade students using toy guns, such as water guns and Nerf guns, to target other students, according to the Fremont Police Department.
Rakhi Israni Surges to Commanding Lead in CA-14 Race with $2M Fundraising Haul
Rakhi Israni Surges to Commanding Lead in CA-14 Race with $2M Fundraising Haul: In a striking show of financial dominance, Rakhi Israni has established a commanding lead in the race for California’s 14th Congressional District, reporting a fundraising haul of over $2 million in just ten weeks. The total outpaces the rest of the candidate field combined for the East Bay’s open seat...
Storm moving into Bay Area, significant snow in Sierra
OAKLAND, Calif. - A cool and vigorous Pacific storm system is moving into the region, bringing a multi-day weather event to the Bay Area and significant snowfall to the Sierra Nevada. Meteorologists expect the storm to unfold in three distinct phases starting Monday. Phase 1: Monday. Light to moderate rain...

















