Intel CEO announces more layoffs, return-to-office mandate
(KRON) — Santa Clara-based chipmaker Intel plans to lay off tens of thousands of more employees by the end of the year and introduce a mandatory return-to-office, its CEO announced. In a letter to all company employees posted Thursday, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company would be reducing its headcount by 15% by...
Four arrested for gang-motivated beating, San Jose police say
Four known gang members are in custody for violently beating and robbing a man in the area of Loma Verde Drive and Winchester Boulevard in San Jose on the evening of May 22, according to the San Jose Police Department.
Fremont Breaks Ground on High-Tech Campus Aimed at AI Boom
(TNS) — Construction of a massive industrial complex in South Fremont began this week, with a development team and city officials holding a groundbreaking ceremony and Mayor Raj Salwan hoping that his city "is where the future gets built." The 473,250-square-foot complex spread over six buildings is only missing...
ICE Arrests an Immigrant Whom SF Judge Said May be Mentally Impaired
This story was originally published by Mission Local, a nonprofit newsroom covering San Francisco. You can donate to them here. Three asylum-seekers leaving routine court hearings at San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, including one man who a...
California health officials encourage vaccines before school year begins
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — As families prepare for the 2025-2026 school year to begin, state and county health officials are asking parents to make sure their children are vaccinated. The Association of Bay Area Health Officials wrote, “Vaccines are safe, effective, and a routine part of preventative healthcare that...
Day Around the Bay: 20,000 Safeway Workers Could Strike Saturday if Deal Not Met
Oakland Unified has hired Nelson Alegria as its first executive director of safety, five years after the district disbanded its school police. Alegria, a veteran in school emergency planning, says he’s focused on restorative justice and trauma-informed safety strategies. [Oaklandside]. Tickets go on sale July 30 for...
Construction worker ID’d after fatal accident at East Bay school
(KRON) — The Alameda County Coroner’s Office has identified a construction worker who died while on the job at a Berkeley elementary school on Thursday. The coroner’s office confirmed the deceased on Friday as Jonathan Dillard Guidi, 41, of Sacramento. The Berkeley Unified School District told KRON4 that the incident...
California Poodle Abandoned at 18 Because His Owners Claimed He Was “Stupid”
Human cruelty is hard to understand, especially when directed at the innocent dogs who ask for nothing but love. Figgy’s story is one of those heartbreaking moments that leaves you wondering how anyone could be so unkind. Time and again, dogs like Figgy prove just how much love they...
One arrested, $15,000 recovered in Bay Area elder fraud scams: PD
This week, the Morgan Hill Police Department recovered $15,000 from one elder fraud case and arrested a suspect accused of defrauding another elderly resident out of $30,000.
Oakland apartment complexes flop into default in ailing market
OAKLAND — Two apartment complexes in downtown Oakland’s Uptown district have gone into default on their real estate loans, according to documents filed on July 15 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office. Telegraph Arts, a 97-unit apartment building at 471 26th St., is in default on a...
