Coast Guard seeks control of Oakland bridge after protests
Two weeks after an ICE protest shut down the bridge to the U.S. Coast Guard base near Oakland, the Coast Guard is moving to ensure that such demonstrations can’t happen there again.
Suspect Arrested in Ongoing Identity Theft and Fraud Investigation
SAN RAFAEL, CA — Detectives from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman on suspicion of identity theft involving fraudulent purchases. Aisuluu Mursalieva, 27, of Hayward, was booked at Marin County Jail on October 29. An ongoing investigation was launched in August when a Marin County resident...
‘UC workers are going to end up homeless’: 86,000 University of California employees plan...
In what could become one of the largest labor actions in the University of California’s history, more than 86,000 UC nurses, health care professionals and campus workers plan to walk off the job.
Safeway will close Hayward supermarket in 2026 but aims to save jobs
HAYWARD — Safeway has decided to shut a store in Hayward but intends to shift all of its affected workers to one or more locations in the area, according to a WARN letter sent to the state Employment Development Department. Safeway estimated that 76 associates who work at the...
‘She Had Deep Cuts on Her Wrists’: Family Says California Cops Killed 72-Year-Old Woman,Then...
The family of a 72-year-old woman filed a legal claim against a police department in the San Francisco Bay Area, alleging that a violent arrest […] ‘She Had Deep Cuts on Her Wrists’: Family Says California Cops Killed 72-Year-Old Woman,Then Covered It Up
Elon Musk Threatens to Open a Tesla Diner in Palo Alto
Bay Area, prepare yourselves: Tesla Diner could be arriving in Palo Alto next. In a post on Twitter X, the Tesla CEO took a moment from his busy schedule to brag about his burger-slash-car charging diner and mull over its next potential locations, as first reported by the San Francisco Business Times.
Safeway to close fourth Bay Area store in just over a year
The grocery chain already closed stores in San Francisco, Pinole and Vallejo this year.
Silicon Valley layoffs deepen as three more tech companies announce job cuts
The wave of tech layoffs sweeping the Bay Area shows little sign of slowing, with new filings revealing job cuts at two major technology firms, along with smaller reductions at a biotech firm.
Oakland’s Morcom Rose Garden theft leaves thousand of dollars in damages
It wasn't cash or jewelry that was the focus of thieves in the East Bay - it was roses, dozens of them, dug up from a popular park in Oakland. Neighbors now hope police can catch the suspects responsible for causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. Nancy Friedman...
Santa Cruz looks like paradise but we’re the most distressed county in the Bay...
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. Many people think we live in paradise — but the mental health data from Santa Cruz County tells a different story. Over the past two years, Santa Cruz County has consistently recorded...

















