4 apartment units damaged, 3 cats rescued in San Leandro fire
(KRON) — The Alameda County Fire Department said four apartment units were damaged after a fire broke out at an apartment building in San Leandro on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported, and firefighters rescued three cats from the scene. The fire was reported just after 6:50 p.m. in the 4700 block of Springlake
Alameda County to pay $12M over death of 8-year-old Sophia Mason
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will pay $12 million to the grandmother of Sophia Mason, 8, who died in her mother's care despite repeated child abuse calls to the county welfare system. As part of the settlement, a public bench in her name will be erected in Hayward and...
Trendy coffee, matcha spot opens in sleepy Bay Area suburb: ‘It’s about time’
(KRON) — A new cafe has opened in a quiet East Bay suburb. Over the weekend, Lalala Cafe in Newark celebrated the second phase of its soft opening. “It’s about time Newark gets a cafe that specializes in coffee & matcha,” Lalala wrote on Instagram. Lalala is the sister cafe of ChaChaCha in Fremont, which […]
Workers in Alameda County pushing for $30 minimum wage
The measure would phase in the $30-dollar wage depending on the size of the business. Large employers would reach that level by 2030, mid-size by 2035, and small businesses by 2037.
Pedestrian severely injured in San Jose vehicle crash Tuesday
(KRON) — The San Jose Police Department said one person suffered major injuries in a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Tuesday. SJPD said officers responded to the collision at 12:05 p.m. in the area of Tully Road and Lucretia Avenue. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, and police […]
Caltrain warns of weekday, weekend service cuts if November transit fails
San Francisco officials received a bleak outlook at Caltrain’s future that includes the possibility of service cuts that would start in the fiscal year of 2028. Caltrain officials presented a financial update to the San Francisco County Transportation Authority board last Tuesday that outlines what the transit agency w
Traffic stop for decade-old, expired tags leads Alameda PD to seize 40lbs of ‘budder’
(KRON) — What started as a traffic stop for registration tags that expired more than a decade ago, ended with the discovery of a treasure trove of drugs and paraphernalia. According to the Alameda Police Department, an officer stopped the vehicle on Sunday, August 2 for having registration tags that had expired 11 year
2 restaurants specializing in Vietnamese broken rice opening, including buzzy Broken Dreams
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Friday night DUI checkpoints to take place later this month in the Bay Area
(KRON) — Two Bay Area Police Departments have announced they will conduct DUI checkpoints later this month. The Vacaville Police Department said it will conduct a DUI checkpoint from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Friday, August 28, at an undisclosed location. The San Rafael Police Department said it will also conduct a DU
Bay Area air quality advisory issued due to smoke from Pacific Northwest fires
An air quality advisory has been issued for the San Francisco Bay Area, as smoke from fires burning in the Pacific Northwest drifts into the region.

















