Palo Alto Braces for Steep Jolt in Gas and Power Bills
Palo Alto utility customers might want to start planning ahead. City staff are backing a multiyear set of gas and electric rate hikes that would kick in on July 1, with additional increases in later fiscal years to shore up utility finances and bankroll major infrastructure upgrades. The proposal is aimed at covering...
After 22 years, Trumer Pils has been acquired and will leave the Bay Area
This popular brewery’s longtime Berkeley taproom will close at the end of May.
After dry stretch, rain ahead
The Bay Area's recent stretch of dry weather and above-normal temperatures is expected to come to an end next week as a pattern change brings rain back to the forecast.
10,000 people lined up for opening of highly anticipated Bay Area H Mart
On Thursday morning, the largest Asian supermarket chain in the United States opened its first East Bay store to great fanfare. The new H Mart in Dublin drew an estimated 10,000 people throughout the day, with lines so long in the morning that it took an hour just to get inside the store, an H Mart spokesperson told...
I rode California’s new Gold Runner train. I hopped off before the end.
The train runs between the Bay Area and Los Angeles — with a catch.
Tenderloin Fentanyl Pipeline: Oakland Dealer Gets 8 Years In Federal Lockup
A federal judge has handed an Oakland man an eight-year federal prison sentence after prosecutors said he was selling fentanyl and other drugs in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. Andy Cruz, 40, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and to failing to appear in court. Senior...
Suspect arrested for grand theft at Hillsdale Mall
On March 25, 2026, around 1:54 p.m., officers from the San Mateo Police Department responded to Lululemon at 17 Hillsdale Mall for a theft in progress. The suspect, Jamir Ortiz, was seen walking away from the store and was detained after matching the description given by witnesses.
Beloved Oakland restaurant threatened by early morning fire
OAKLAND, Calif. - An early morning fire broke out an Oakland-based insurance agency’s office on Friday. The flames threatened a neighboring restaurant but were extinguished by Oakland Fire Crews, who arrived on-scene within minutes. The fire started at 1001 Fruitvale Avenue at 2:47 a.m. Friday morning, as reported...
H Mart opens new mega-store in Dublin
The East Bay is celebrating the grand opening of a new H Mart, marking the arrival of one of the nation's largest Asian supermarket chains in Dublin.
“Godfather of Bay Area sports producers,” former KPIX producer Art Dlugach dies in Texas
Art Dlugach, a longtime sports producer for KPIX in San Francisco, died Thursday morning in Texas, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was 82.
