Bay Area Voters Sue Over Transit Tax Wording, Race Beats Ballot Deadline
A coalition of Bay Area voters filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Monday seeking to strike what they call misleading and biased language from the ballot measure for a regional transit sales tax, setting up a legal fight with a hard deadline attached. The plaintiffs want a judge to rule by August 28
Bay Area city plans 2,300 homes on former Navy base. A dispute over 25...
The housing development is in jeopardy because of a technical dispute about how federal rent assistance vouchers can be transferred.
APD Finds Stolen Property in Stolen Vehicle
Alameda Police Department (APD) officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Lincoln Avenue and Grand Street just after 6 a.m. on Monday, August 17, and found more stolen items inside. According to an APD report on Facebook, the owner of the vehicle had outfitted it with multiple...
San Andreas Fault just south of Bay Area is slipping faster than previously thought,...
A major earthquake centered just south of the Bay Area is more likely than previously thought, according to new research.
Upcoming events: Dead Sea Scrolls lecture, Rosh Hashanah mitzvah
So much happens in our community every day that it can be hard to sift through all of the events. We’re highlighting a few here, in every corner of the Jewish Bay Area, to get you started. You can find many more in J.’s online calendar. If you have a community event you’d like to share, go to J.’s “submit a calendar ev
Oakland Murder Case Collapses After Two Years — Ballistics Clear Suspect
Anthony Alonzo spent almost two years in jail, insisting he did not shoot Deandre Irvin, the 43-year-old father of two, killed on the 300 block of Peralta Street in Oakland in December 2022. On Monday, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office moved to dismiss the murder case against him, saying evidence problems h
This Bay Area commute ranked California’s most frustrating, new survey finds
The commute from the MacArthur Maze to the Bay Bridge has been ranked the most frustrating commute in California in a new nationwide survey, with many drivers saying they would pay money to avoid the congestion. Do you agree with the results?
Michigan transfer named Stanford starting QB for Week 0 vs. Hawaii
Stanford is under a lot of pressure to succeed in 2026, and the Cardinal will be leaning on a former Michigan QB to open the year.
East Bay apartment complex in ‘stunning’ building is nearly full and is adding retailers
ALAMEDA — Once the site of a longtime cannery operation, an Alameda apartment complex landed its first retailers and has nearly filled its residential spaces. Star Harbor Apartments, a 372-unit residential hub along the Alameda shoreline at 1501 Buena Vista Ave. and 1518 Clement Ave., is now 96% occupied, according to
Santa Clara County Fair Returns to San Jose This Week, and It’s the 82nd...
Gates open this week at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, where five days of carnival rides, livestock competitions and family entertainment mark the 82nd edition of a tradition that has run nearly every year since 1941. The fair takes place tomorrow through next Sunday at 344 Tully Road, with hours runni
