Berkeley leaders consider changing landmarking process amid demand for more housing
On Tuesday, councilmembers tentatively approved a change in the law, increasing the number of signatures from 50 to 200.
Milpitas and Fremont Asian Cafes Worth the Drive from San Jose This Weekend
If you're in San Jose and your Saturday boba run is starting to feel repetitive, point the Mazda up I-880. Milpitas and Fremont have quietly become the densest Asian cafe corridor in the South Bay — Taiwanese teahouses, Vietnamese phin cafes, Hong Kong cha chaan teng, ceremonial matcha bars, all within a 20-minute drive. Here's the crawl, clustered so you can actually finish...
The Best Birria Spots on the Peninsula: Crispy Tacos, Quesabirria, and Consommé Worth the...
If you're on the Peninsula and craving birria — the slow-cooked, cheese-draped, consommé-dipped kind — the stretch from San Mateo to Redwood City is stacked. A couple of longtime picks are gone (Chico's in San Mateo and La Vaca Birria in San Bruno both show closed on Yelp as of late 2025), but the scene is still deep. Here's the lineup worth your...
An arrest by BUSD’s only police officer prompted a student walkout, and now a...
A family has filed a lawsuit accusing a school resource officer employed by the Berkeley Police Department of assaulting a student last year after a required therapy session the 17-year-old attended on the Berkeley High campus. This story was written in partnership with the Berkeley High Jacket, the student newspaper...
Boat crash injures 6 during high school fishing tournament in Contra Costa County
A collision between two boats during a high school bass fishing tournament near Orwood Resort in Brentwood injured six people, prompting a large emergency response and an ongoing investigation.
These are the Bay Area’s worst traffic spots. No. 1 is a brutal stretch...
A look at the Bay Area’s top ten traffic chokepoints shows a recurring theme: traffic patterns from workers commuting south for jobs in tech or aerospace.
Bay Area rain Monday: Timing, totals and wind gust forecast
Rain and 30 to 40 mph coastal wind gusts arrive Monday as a slow-moving spring storm kicks off a wet, stormy week across Northern California.
California couple charged with murder in death of toddler skip court
A Bay Area couple charged in the murder of a 2-year-old girl who reportedly overdosed on fentanyl earlier this year failed to appear in court last week to face the charges. The tragic incident occurred just after 5 a.m. on Feb. 12, according to the San Francisco County District Attorney’s Office. Officers with the San […]
SoCal Gets Slippery Spritz As Bay Area Braces For Real Soaker
Southern California is in for another quick hit of wet weather this week, with forecasters warning that Tuesday's afternoon commute in Los Angeles County could turn slick in a hurry. Coastal neighborhoods around L.A. are expected to see light showers, while higher terrain and parts of the Bay Area look primed for more impressive totals. Officials are also flagging gusty winds in the mountains...
Leak surge and pipe failures detected following earthquakes in San Ramon Valley, California
A surge in underground water and sewer pipe failures has been reported across San Ramon and nearby communities in California’s East Bay following multiple earthquake sequences in the area since last year, including 3 earthquakes above M4. The failures have been detected primarily through abnormal water usage patterns, elevated utility bills, and delayed leak identification rather than immediate surface disruption.
