San Carlos RV Showdown: City Weighs Sweeping Street Parking Ban
San Carlos is edging toward a citywide ban on RV street parking after a City Council study session on Monday, with most councilmembers signaling that an across-the-board prohibition would be easier to understand and enforce than a permit system. The push follows a steady drumbeat of complaints from east-side businesses about employees and customers losing parking and about growing visual blight...
Save Mount Diablo makes secures environmental protections for more than 300 acres
Nonprofit organization Save Mount Diablo on Wednesday announced it had secured environmental protections for over 300 acres of land in the Mount Diablo State Park area. The organization conveyed the title for 160 acres of property to the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, and secured a perpetual conservation easement on an additional 155 acres.
Oakland, SFO End 2-Year Name Fight
(This content was created with the help of AI.) Oakland's airport can keep "San Francisco" in its new name, but with some strings attached. A two-year trademark fight between the neighboring cities ended with a settlement announced Tuesday that lets the facility stick with "Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport"—which the Mercury News notes it's been "quietly using"—not the earlier "San Francisco...
Fremont police equip patrol cars with sensory kits to better serve neurodiverse residents
FREMONT, Calif. - In a move to improve interactions with neurodiverse residents, the Fremont Police Department announced it will now equip every patrol car with sensory kits designed to de-escalate high-stress situations. The initiative, launched during Autism Awareness Month, is part of a broader strategy to provide officers with the...
UC Berkeley sued for allegedly stonewalling probe into violent ambush at TPUSA Rob Schneider...
Rob Schneider and the Center for American Liberty allege UC Berkeley violated public records law by ignoring requests tied to a TPUSA campus event.
Wrong-way crash on I-580 in Oakland leaves 1 dead
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — One person was killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 580 in Oakland early Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at 2:30 a.m. on westbound I-580 just east of Seminary Avenue. Three cars were involved in the crash, CHP said. Further details of the crash were […]
Hayward Fault ‘Big One’ Could Slam East Bay Harder Than Expected
High-powered supercomputer runs are putting the Hayward Fault back in the hot seat, with fresh simulations showing some East Bay neighborhoods could shake far harder than earlier maps suggested. The new results, built from dozens of magnitude‑7 rupture scenarios on federal machines, are cranking up pressure to speed up retrofits on vulnerable buildings, bridges and lifelines. Local emergency planners say the upgraded...
Wall Street Colossus Moves In: Blackstone Plants AI Flag In San Francisco
Blackstone is quietly tightening its grip on the Bay Area AI scene, folding its growth arm into a new West Coast division called Blackstone N1 to centralize the firm’s artificial intelligence and high‑growth technology bets. The reshuffle plants senior dealmakers in San Francisco and is meant to link Blackstone’s private equity, tactical opportunities and wealth vehicles more directly to the AI companies they...
Tickets for dozens of Bay Area concerts are $30, from Santana to TLC
Live Nation has launched a week-long discounted ticket sale, with more than 4,000 participating events across North America.
San Francisco Police Alert Bay Area Seniors to Jewelry Robbery Risks After Daylight Assault
A Sudden Violence in Plain View (Image Credits: Unsplash) San Francisco – A brazen attack in broad daylight left an elderly woman without her necklace and prompted police to issue a stark warning to seniors throughout the Bay Area. The violent robbery highlighted the dangers of targeted jewelry thefts, even under the sun’s watchful eye. ... Read more
