What’s the Deal With the Roadside Zebra on I-680 in Danville? We Got the...
DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA – If you’ve ever driven up I680 near Danville and seen a zebra casually wandering along the hill beside the road, you might think someone had spiked your morning coffee. Cows and goats, yes. We see those all the time in California. But an animal mostly...
Sera Jey Tibetan Buddhist Monastery welcomes Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia
"On January 7, 2026, the monks and the Tibetan community who gathered at Sera Jey Foundation in El Cerrito, California, to commemorate the special event of Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen, were deeply honored to welcome the honorable Mr. John Gioia, Contra Costa County Supervisor, District One and Miss Oo, at the special...
Oakland installs controversial license plate readers to deter speeding
After much debate and despite strident opposition, Oakland installed Flock cameras this week at 18 locations, making it likely that if you drive through the city, your license plate will be scanned — possibly multiple times — and stored in a database. In a 7-1 vote, with Councilmember...
Victim identified in fatal Oakland flea market shooting
Authorities identified Jorge Alberto Rivas Rodriguez as the victim killed in a shooting last week at a popular flea market in Oakland.
Suspects arrested in Bay Area car chase the left 3 injured
San Francisco Police Department officers were alerted about 1:10 p.m. to a stolen vehicle near the area of 3rd and Evan Street, the department told KTVU. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the department reported that it refused to yield and instead led the SFPD on a pursuit that led onto the Bay Bridge.
5 earthquakes rock California: what you need to know now
Five earthquakes have rattled California’s Bay Area, putting communities from Gilroy to San Jose on alert and renewing questions about what comes next. I will walk through what is known so far about the sequence, where it hit hardest, how far the shaking spread, and what the latest mapping and swarm data suggest for...
Saturday Links: Berkeley Police Arrest Man in Texas Connected to Seven East Bay Cold...
Berkeley police arrested a man in Texas who is suspected of seven kidnappings and sexual assaults in Berkeley and Oakland between 1994 and 2008. The breakthrough in the case was through a state grant that funded the processing of over 500 cold sexual assault cases. [Bay Area News Group]. BART...
Years After A’s Deal Died, Port of Oakland Looks to Soccer Club for Waterfront...
The Port of Oakland once again has its eyes on a new waterfront sports stadium, years after the Athletics walked away from a deal to build a 35,000-seat ballpark. In letters sent to developers this week, the port authority wrote that it plans to pursue two deals to transform Howard Terminal, including one with the...
Oakland historic building owner facing foreclosure scouts for a buyer
OAKLAND — The owner of the historic Athenian-Nile Club Building in downtown Oakland has found a potential buyer in a deal that could ward off a foreclosure on the property and bring a bankruptcy proceeding to a conclusion. Lamumba Inc., operating as Geoffrey’s Inner Circle, has attracted interest from...
West Contra Costa School District faces $127 million deficit, plans major cuts
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is confronting a $127 million budget shortfall over the next three years, prompting officials to propose widespread staff reductions, program cuts affecting 400 positions and restructuring that could merge small middle schools and reconfigure K-8 campuses. Superintendent...

















