Hayward Residents: City Council to Vote on Hotel Tax Increase to Support Local Services
The Hayward City Council will consider a proposal on December 16, 2025, to raise the city’s Transit Occupancy Tax (TOT) from 12 percent to 14 percent. The TOT, or hotel tax, applies to guests staying in Hayward hotels and short-term lodging. City officials say the increase would help address a budget deficit in the...
San Lorenzo Man Charged With Drug Trafficking in Major ACNTF Operation, Seizure Includes ‘Ghost...
Following a meticulous investigation by the Alameda County Narcotics Task Force (ACNTF), a San Lorenzo local has been taken into custody on charges of drug trafficking. Erik Salas, 26, was arrested on Tuesday, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office confirmed in a detailed social media post following the event. The...
Release of emails from architect of CA’s troubled Next Gen 911 system faces long...
More than a year after NBC Bay Area filed a public records request seeking the emails of the former leader behind California’s long delayed, half-billion-dollar “Next Generation 911” system, the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has yet to release a single message sent or received by the project’s...
Dramatic doorbell vid captures moment home blown to bits in explosion that left 6...
DRAMATIC doorbell video has captured the moment a home was devastated in an explosion that left six people injured and two missing. Debris rained down on the street in the...
Gas Line Blast Shatters Quiet California Street: Homes Gone, Six Rushed to Hospitals
What Sparked the Devastating Blast? (Image Credits: Flickr) In the midst of a routine Thursday morning, a sudden roar echoed through the air, turning a peaceful neighborhood into chaos under a clear Bay Area sky. What Sparked the Devastating Blast? A construction crew’s routine work took a terrifying turn when they...
Hayward cannabis bust yields over 6,000 plants
(KRON) — An unlicensed cannabis cultivation site in Hayward was raided in a multi-agency operation last month, resulting in thousands of plants and nearly 200 pounds of processed cannabis being seized, the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife-led...
Juveniles Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Cars in 2 Counties
MARTINEZ — A multi-agency investigation resulted in recent arrests of two male juveniles suspected. of stealing cars in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The suspects are a 16-year-old from. Richmond, and a 17-year-old from San Pablo. Several cars were reported stolen to Livermore police in Alameda County, between...
Chop shop investigation leads to stolen cars and trailer at San Leandro home
(KRON) — San Leandro police shut down a suspected chop shop when they recovered seven stolen cars and a stolen trailer at a residence in San Leandro Thursday. San Leandro police responded to the report of a stolen vehicle at a home in the 700 block of Alice Avenue. Police said they set up a […]
They earn $70 an hour and are in high demand. So why are so...
In Elena’s 15 years as a dental hygienist in San Francisco, she has polished the teeth of Fortune 500 CEOs before board meetings, flossed cab drivers between rides, and cleaned molars for cancer patients awaiting chemo appointments. It wasn’t always the plan. When Elena — who provided only her...
These eggs are recalled over possible salmonella risk in California
A San Francisco Bay Area farm is recalling eggs due to a possible Salmonella contamination, according to health officials. Vega Farms Inc., which is based in the Solano County city of Dixon, recalled eggs on Dec. 5. More specifically, the Vega Farms brand eggs recalled are the 12-count cartons and 30-count flats of...
