Housing Advocates Call This Big Plot of San José Land the Most Important in...
Whether the Bay Area’s biggest city can meet its lofty housing goals to help cool a red-hot affordability crisis in the coming years could hinge on the fate of a former golf course. Housing advocates say the 113-acre former Pleasant Hills Golf Course in East San José, a huge...
Oakland teachers avert strike, up to 13% raises on the table
A teachers' strike in Oakland was averted early Friday morning after the union representing educators in the district announced it reached a tentative agreement with school officials following an 18-hour bargaining session. The tentative agreement includes a 13% wage increase for the highest-paid educators and an 11%...
🚨 Arrest Made After Knife Threats on E. 3rd Avenue
On February 26, 2026, around 8:15 p.m., San Mateo police responded to the 100 block of E. 3rd Avenue after reports of a man asking for money while holding a knife. Officers found 42-year-old Jorge Castillomorales, a San Mateo resident, and arrested him for first-degree robbery, criminal threats, brandishing a deadly...
Oakland Unified School Board approves major staff reductions
Last night, the Oakland Unified School Board voted to eliminate hundreds of district positions. The Oakland Unified School District has known that it needs to make $100 million in cuts to next year's budget. Last night they took a step toward that goal. " We gotta stop the bleeding before we...
Review: Jimmy Smits, Wanda De Jesús power a gripping ‘All My Sons’ at Berkeley...
The third act of “All My Sons” is explosive. Actors Jimmy Smits and Wanda De Jésus (a married couple in real life as well as in the play) are firing on all cylinders. Actually De Jésus has been doing so throughout the entire play; her arrival toward the middle of an otherwise stilted first act is electrifying.
Female burn victim found in Berkeley dies at hospital
An unidentified woman found unresponsive today in Berkeley with extensive burns on her body was pronounced dead at the hospital Friday night, according to police and early reports. The call began when the Berkeley Fire Department was dispatched to a medical emergency at University Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr....
Pedestrian deaths prompt changes in Hayward
Three separate vehicle-pedestrian collisions in a 10-day period have prompted safety advocates to demand Hayward city leadership take steps to make roads safer for pedestrians.
‘Everyone assumed he had done it:’ Bay Area teacher accused of abuse sues famous...
Can a teacher at a famous Bay Area school prove his innocence after accusations of decades-old sexual abuse?
A powerful Wine Country family is trying to kill the SMART train with a...
This book makes the case that taxpayer support should end for a 48-mile long passenger rail system connecting the Bay Area’s fifth largest city with small cities and towns across two counties.
BART Green Line Meltdown Strands Rush-Hour Riders Between Oakland And SF
The BART Green Line hit a wall this morning when an equipment problem shut down service between West Oakland and the 24th Street Mission station, throwing the Transbay commute into chaos during the morning rush. Green Line trains stopped, service across the corridors sputtered, and riders were left facing long waits,...
