Hayward CA

The Christmas storm that pummeled the Bay Area also badly damaged the South Bay’s Lick Observatory, causing the worst destruction the beloved scientific institution has experienced in more than a century. The powerful winter storm tore across Mount Hamilton in the early hours of Dec. 25, with steady winds...

Protesters gathered in Oakland on Wednesday night to protest the killing of Renee Nicole Good. Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier in the day. The Department of Homeland Security is calling the shooting self-defense on ICE's part. Local officials say the video proves otherwise and...

Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region, from oil leaks to broken cooling fans and birds’ nests in equipment. A substation...

BRENTWOOD, CA – The City of Brentwood and the Brentwood Police Department are providing an update regarding the ongoing investigations into the incident involving Yolanda Ramirez. On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at a legally noticed special Council meeting, Mayor Susannah Meyer reported that the City Council and the...

We are kicking off 2026 with two events to keep you on the dance floor. If you like to move to the sounds of cumbia and salsa, Eli’s and Mad Oak are where you need to be. The Eli’s event is a one-off, but you can become a regular at the salsa night at Mad Oak, which takes place three times a month.

Kenneth Wade, a 59-year-old Berkeley resident, died Monday morning after spending more than a month in the hospital following an electric scooter crash on the UC Berkeley campus. The Dec. 1, 2025, collision happened on a downhill stretch near Moffitt Library, where Wade was found unconscious and then taken to a...

Pete’s Ace Hardware will mark a major milestone next month as the longtime Castro Valley business celebrates 100 years of family ownership and service to the community. To commemorate the anniversary, the Castro Valley and Eden Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, January 14,...

Yesterday, an Alameda County jury acquitted 26-year-old Harry Black of first-degree, premeditated murder in the Jan. 1, 2023, shooting outside a smoke shop in East Oakland, but could not agree on several other charges. The split decision keeps Black, who has already pleaded no contest to a felon-in-possession count,...

DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA – If you’ve driven by Dublin on the highway, you might have seen the signs for an outdoors store with a hilarious frank name. I always appreciated the lack of marketing or hype of any kind in this place’s name! Sadly, though, it’s now closing forever.

OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland family is demanding answers after a hit-and-run crash left their loved one fighting for her life. Surveillance video shows a silver car crossing an intersection on a green light before being struck by an SUV. The driver of the SUV later fled the scene. Crash...