A luxury Bay Area neighborhood’s $2 million pond problem — and the endangered frog...
A years-long ordeal in a posh country club community in the Bay Area shows what happens when a routine problem collides with environmental protections.
Bay Area animal shelter offers $14 ‘fur-ever’ Valentine adoption event
BURLINGAME, Calif. - With Valentine’s Day coming up, Bay Area residents are being offered a chance to bring home a fur-ever love for just $14. The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (PHS/SPCA) is holding a Valentine’s adoption special in an effort to find homes for dogs that have been at the shelter or a part of its...
Fremont Street Tragedy: Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Two Cars on Stevenson Boulevard
A Tuesday night walk across Stevenson Boulevard in Fremont ended in tragedy when a pedestrian was struck by two vehicles and later died at a local hospital, according to police. In a press release shared via the Fremont Police Department, investigators said the collision happened around 8:32 p.m. on the...
BART considers layoffs, station closures, reduced services to balance budget deficit
If drastic service cuts are adopted, it would set BART back by 50 years.
Heavy snowfall and rain to hit Northern California starting Sunday
Northern California residents planning to spend the Valentine's Day weekend outdoors or in the mountains should check the weather before heading out, as the region is expected to be hit by multiple storms starting on Sunday. The National Weather Service's radar captured multiple storms approaching next week, which...
Man in 20s dies in fiery Bay Area crash
(KRON) — A man, approximately 20 years old, was killed in a fiery rollover crash on Highway 237 in Mountain View Wednesday night. The BMW was traveling at a “high rate of speed” when the driver lost control near Dana Street at about 10:09 p.m., the California Highway Patrol told KRON4 News. The car rolled […]
Castro Valley BART Station at Risk of Closing
If voters in five counties fail to pass a sales tax increase this November, BART says it will make even deeper service cuts and shut down between 10 and 15 stations, including Castro Valley, starting next year. BART says it needs to close a projected $376 million deficit for its...
20 survivors rescued in countywide trafficking operation
20 survivors rescued in countywide trafficking operation. The Contra Costa County Probation Department joined 21 local agencies and 5 victim service providers in a major anti-human trafficking effort called Operation Reclaim and Rebuild. The operation was co-led by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office and...
Contra Costa Supervisors vote 5-0 to place 5-year 5/8-cent sales tax increase on June...
To pay for healthcare costs, offsetting cuts in federal budget. If passed, sales tax rate in 10 of the 19 cities in the county would increase by 0.625% to over 10%. During their regular, weekly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors decided to tell the taxpayers that they love...
‘The Optimist’ unfurls life story of San Rafael Holocaust survivor who touched hearts
The life of Herbert Heller, the longtime San Rafael resident and Holocaust survivor who died in 2021, was a sobering one. Born in Czechoslovakia, he survived the brutality of Auschwitz and came to America to start a new life. Now his tragic youth and his decision late in life to...
