Fremont CA

These days, his "objective is not to charge you 300 bucks to sit down."

SAN FRANCISCO — As the sun peeked over the horizon on a recent Friday morning, only a few people stood on a platform in Pittsburg, California, to wait for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that would whisk them nearly 40 miles southwest to San Francisco. The working-class town...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that 408 public middle schools and high schools were selected as 2026 California Distinguished Schools. The annual award recognizes exceptional schools that distinguish themselves on the basis of exemplary student outcomes for...

Santa Clara County voters will be asked on June 2 to sign off on a new parcel tax that supporters say is key to protecting hillsides and creeks and keeping wildfire risk in check across the county. The citizen-sponsored measure is pitched as a steady revenue stream for buying open-space...

Rize Up Bakery’s (opens in new tab) sourdough has appeared on the menus of famed Bay Area restaurants and at farmers markets across the city. Soon, fans of these crusty, chewy, and occasionally colorful loaves will be able to get them straight from the oven. Founder Azikiwee “Z” Anderson’s...

San Mateo just got a bold new breakfast obsession, and it goes by the name Whisper. 🍳. In the heart of downtown, this modern Asian fusion brunch spot is turning heads and filling seats — fast. From its very first day, it was clear something special had arrived in...

On the corner of Third and I Street in Niles sits what may be Fremont’s smallest park, just 250 square feet of carefully tended ground beneath towering trees. Here, a white bench and picnic table rest behind a picket fence, wind chimes singing softly in the breeze. Passersby stop...

As a 35-year Santa Clara resident and taxpayer, I am very concerned about the City staff’s report on the proposed Stadium Authority Budget for FY 2026/27. Firstly, the fact that Staff would not tell ManCo (the 49ers’ Management Company) that any further requests that the public pay a private company’s rent for...

Under towering redwoods and bay laurels, Kourtney Boone sits in a small wood cabin brimming with puppets, fake scat and Samuel P. Taylor State Park history. The walls inside this cozy multipurpose space are covered with sepia-toned photos and fauna life cycle charts. Boone, an interpreter with the Marin County park,...

If Bay Area voters don’t pass a regional sales tax to fund BART in November, the agency will reduce service, cut its Red and Green lines, and close 15 of its 50 stations starting next July. While BART ridership is recovering, it remains far below pre-pandemic levels. Average daily...