San Jose Dad Accused of Trafficking His Own Daughter
Confronting a parent over a child's appearance can lead to dangerous, false accusations of trafficking. Authorities should be contacted if there are genuine concerns, not public accusations without evidence. Incidents of interracial families facing suspicion due to appearance differences are not uncommon. San Jose dad
California’s August was the hottest on record, NOAA reports
Record-breaking August heat pushed global temperatures back above the 1.5-degrees-Celsius climate threshold, climate analysts announced Wednesday.
Judge Revokes Bail for Gilroy Man Accused of Molesting Young Girls at Morgan Hill...
A Gilroy man is in custody in the Santa Clara County Jail following a decision by a Superior Court judge to revoke his bail at his arraignment Friday for multiple counts of child molestation. The ruling by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Stuart Scott was in response to a...
New California Law Will Make It Illegal to Water Some Lawns — Here’s Who...
CALIFORNIA STATE – Some familiar patches of green around the Bay Area are approaching a deadline: California will soon prohibit watering certain decorative lawns with drinking water. The first restrictions begin January 1, 2027. But before you start worrying about your front yard, there’s a major distinction: ordinary
Scientist makes jaw-dropping fossil discovery in Bay Area
(KRON) — A scientist was recently conducting field surveys in San Mateo County when she found what appeared to be an oddly shaped rock lying in a creek bed. The discovery has since been confirmed by paleontologists to be an intact mastodon tooth, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District announced Wednesday. Brigid
Major BART delays hit Bay Area commuters after equipment problem
BART experienced major delays across the system Tuesday evening after equipment problems near the Daly City station disrupted service during the evening commute, officials said.
A Huge Festival Returns to Dublin Saturday With Food, Art and Music on Three...
DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — Summer isn’t quite finished in Dublin. The city’s Splatter festival returns to Emerald Glen Park this Saturday, bringing an afternoon and evening of food, art, live music and dancing. The festival takes place September 12, 2026, from noon to 8:30 p.m. at 4201 Central...
Sea levels are rising. This marsh could save Marin from drowning
Mill Valley business owner Liz Fiedler knew the water was coming. On a stormy day in December 2024, the rising tide in Marin County’s Richardson Bay breached the levee at Tam Junction and erupted through a drain in the parking lot. Despite her efforts to stave it off, eight inches of brackish water entered her restaura
Bay Area cities rethink downtown revitalization strategies
Kimberley Davidson has lived in Oakland her whole life and remembers when she could spend all day and all night downtown. She says you still “can-ish” but that it’s harder, and one has to know exactly where to go. “I’m scared for downtown sometimes,” she said....
Family of Nvidia researcher disputes suicide ruling, petitions AG to halt cremation
Family members of a 32-year-old senior artificial intelligence researcher at Nvidia are pleading for state intervention, questioning authorities' ruling that his death was a suicide and fighting to halt the scheduled disposition of his remains. Irfan Al-Hussaini was found unconscious in his Palo Alto home in July and d
