Clipper 2.0 faces ongoing issues with transition, outages
The Bay Area’s transition to the new Clipper fare payment system continues to be rocky for some transit riders and agencies, which included three outages last month. On Monday, the Clipper executive board received an update on the rollout of Clipper 2.0 from executives from Cubic Transportation Systems, the vendor in...
Speed cameras in Oakland are real now…on the podcast
Oakland’s 60-day speed camera warning period ended March 15th. Road safety reporter Jose Fermoso breaks down what 140,000 warnings revealed about where speeding is worst in Oakland — and what comes next. And later in this episode, I’ll tell you about more recent news: thousands of Oaklanders joined...
Huge plumes of black smoke billow over San Francisco Airport as fire breaks out...
Huge, black clouds were seen emanating from San Francisco International Airport on Friday, due to a cargo pallet fire during the late afternoon hours
Dead bat at Fremont home tests positive for rabies
(KRON) — A dead bat found at a Fremont residence on Tuesday tested positive for rabies, according to officials. The Fremont Police Department and Alameda County Vector Control are alerting the community to the incident. According to officials, there is no known human or animal exposure to rabies from the bat.
These Calif. high schools had the highest acceptances to UCLA, UC Berkeley
New data shows California high schools' acceptance rates into UC campuses.
San Mateo child molester sentenced to 82 years to life in prison
(KRON) — A 59-year-old San Mateo man was sentenced Thursday to 82 years to life in prison after he was found guilty of over a dozen counts of child molestations and lewd acts on a child, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Jose Antonio Villalobos...
He was found dead in the Bay Area 36 years ago, but authorities know...
A toothless man was found in 1989 behind what was then an auto body shop in San Jose. Now, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s office is asking the public to help identify him.
Newark: 1 Dead Following Medical Emergency, Possible Fight Tuesday
Newark police are investigating the death of a man who may have had some kind of medical emergency following a fight, police officials announced Friday. The 57-year-old man died at about 9:10 a.m. Tuesday in the 39000 block of Cedar Boulevard. Article continues below this ad. Police believe he may...
A pioneering Bay Area vegan restaurant closes after more than 30 years
The restaurant made waves with its fine-dining approach to vegan food.
5 homes damaged in San Leandro fire; no reports of injuries, officials say
Alameda County firefighters were quick to put out three-alarm house fire in San Leandro that spread to four other homes. Firefighters are still investigating the cause of the fire, but say wind may have played a role.
