Habitual Offender Arrested 41 Times in Alameda County
Guadalupe Robles-Romero, 47, of Livermore, is an habitual offender in. Alameda County with 41 arrests on his record. His latest arrest on June 14 involves burglary and receiving another stolen vehicle. A 46-year-old man with him, Jorge Aguilar, of Fremont,. was also arrested. Both suspects are implicated in a burglary.
Longtime Bay Area performer, KGO host recovering from emergency heart surgery
A fundraiser says Brian Copeland was hospitalized last week and later found to have a serious heart condition requiring surgery.
Bay Area farmers hopeful as California moves to restore canceled federal ‘safety net’ contracts...
Small farmers in the North Bay are celebrating a tentative agreement reached by California legislators this week to revive a canceled federal program that helped food banks purchase produce from local farms. The state legislative budget approved June 15 contains $15 million, pending the governor’s signature, to partial
Teen accused of killing 3 in Oakland crash released from custody
OAKLAND, Calif. - A teenager accused of killing three men after driving a vehicle into a crowd of people last month in East Oakland has been released from custody. An Alameda County judge stated he saw no evidence that the May 16 crash was linked to road rage. The judge added that the driver, who was 17 years old at th
San Francisco now leads the country in rent growth at 6.3% over the past...
Renters across San Francisco are absorbing the steepest annual rent increases of any major U.S. metro, with prices climbing 6.3 percent year over year as of January 2026. The city now sits at the top of the national rent growth rankings, a sharp reversal from the pandemic-era exodus that once sent Bay Area rents tumbli
CalFire Warns Dry Lightning Could Trigger Wildfires in Northern California and Sierra
CalFire warns that dry lightning may increase wildfire risks in parts of Northern California and the Sierra over the next several days. Thunderstorms could form as early as Thursday, with more widespread lightning expected on Friday in far Northern California, northeastern California, and the Sierra. Some storms might
This Bay Area-to-Tahoe road trip stop was just named America’s best pie shop
A longtime I-80 stop for Bay Area travelers headed to Tahoe has earned a national honor for its pies.
The East Bay’s Most Enticing New Cafe? It’s at the Library
As Kneaded Bakery’s first cafe has turned the San Leandro Public Library into a hotspot for food lovers. Last January, Iliana Berkowitz was paying her weekly visit to the main branch of the San Leandro Public Library with her kids when she noticed that the little volunteer-run cafe inside had been closed for some time.
Massive grocery store to take over former Macy’s in Bay Area suburb
The future store will be the grocery chain's largest California outpost.
Awards, Please! KQED’s ‘Check, Please! Bay Area’ nominated for Regional Emmy® Awards
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that Check, Please! Bay Area and Cecilia Phillips, host of the video series Cecilia Tries It, are nominees for 2026 Regional Emmy® Awards. Check, Please! Bay Area, which...

















