Sunnyvale Bust Reveals Narcotics Cache, Two Suspects Arrested in Multi-Agency Operation
Earlier this month, an intensive multi-agency narcotics operation culminated in Sunnyvale with the arrest of two individuals linked to a series of violent threats. The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety confirmed the successful outcome of this coordinated effort on their social media channels, showcasing the...
Homelessness increasing in Santa Clara County
A startling trend has hit Santa Clara County over the past two years -- more people have fallen into homelessness for the first time and can't find a way out. San Jose Spotlight reports Santa Clara County's 2025 point-in-time count found more than 4,600 people have been homeless for a year or longer – with a...
Pilot program allowing California prosecutors to request gun restraining orders signed into law
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – On Friday, Governor Newsom signed AB 1344 into law allowing district attorney's offices in four California counties to petition the courts for gun restraining orders. The pilot program authorizes prosecutors in Ventura, El Dorado, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties to request a Gun...
Alameda County supes to vote on $3.6M emergency immigrant funds
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider a $3.57 million emergency funding request to support immigrant and refugee communities. Supervisors Nikki Fortunato Bas and Elisa Márquez said in an email that the money is necessary as "ICE enforcement increases nationally and civil...
Thousands of customers temporarily lose power in Bay Area during storm
Large outages had thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Oakland and Brentwood without power Monday afternoon as heavy rain and wind battered the Bay Area.
Two killed and three injured in San Leandro car crash
A high-speed car chase in San Leandro left two dead and three injured after the fleeing vehicle on I-238 crashed into a sound wall near the East 14th Street exit, per San Francisco Chronicle’s Christian Leonard. Around 3:40am, California Highway Patrol (CHP) tried to pull over a speeding white...
Kaiser workers launch historic five-day, multi-state strike
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees, including Bay Area health care workers, are walking off the job in a five-day strike over staffing and pay concerns.
Oakland Man Arrested in Turlock Human Trafficking Investigation, Charged with Pimping and Pandering
Arrest Made in Human Trafficking Investigation: Devonte Hinkston Charged with Pimping and Pandering. October 14, 2025 – Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on October 8, 2025, detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T) Taskforce arrested Devonte Hinkston, a...
From community college to Stanford: Bay Area student shares her ‘nontraditional’ journey to beat...
LIVERMORE, Calif. - A Bay Area student is detailing her unconventional story as a first-generation college student who transferred from community college and landed at Stanford University, as she addressed "stigmas" often associated with junior college. Leah Balakrishnan graduated from Castro Valley High School and...
Suspicious Circumstances: Antioch Police Looking for Missing Teen
On October 5th, the Antioch Police Department took a report from a resident regarding a missing person. The missing person, Morgan Crenshaw (17), was reported by a family member who had not seen her since September 29th. This is not a normal pattern of life for Crenshaw. Antioch Police Department...

















