Hayward CA

As far back as the early 1900s, Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood was home to small Italian-owned businesses. Genova Delicatessen opened in 1926 on the site of a former train barn. The long-gone G&G hardware store’s neon sign still looms above the businesses on the designated landmark Cattaneo Block, which stretches...

A coordinated law enforcement push has landed a suspect in custody in connection with a string of residential burglaries in Redwood City and a break-in at a San Carlos home, according to police. The arrest was announced today, in a press release shared on the department’s official social media account.

(KRON) — A serial REI thief was detained on Tuesday after stealing from the same Berkeley location twice in two months. According to the Berkeley Police Department, the suspect was detained near the store around 7:33 p.m. after Flock cameras detected their vehicle. Officers then located the suspect vehicle in REI’s...

Biting into fish and chips in California felt like my taste buds had smuggled themselves onto a London double-decker. Crispy cod flaked like tiny golden confetti, fries piled like a greasy skyline, and malt vinegar fogging up the edges of my reality. I half expected Big Ben to chime between...

A suspected drunk driver is believed to have caused a multi-vehicle crash in Danville Tuesday after driving the wrong way on northbound I680. Four cars were reportedly involved in the crash, with two sustaining the most serious damage. California Highway Patrol officers closed the northbound lanes of the freeway...

A former city worker went rogue and bought a $285,000 custom ambulance in 2022 without proper authorization, and the City Council quietly and retroactively legitimized the purchase the next year, according to a new report from the city auditor. The purchase exposed gaps in how the city goes about buying...

In March 2026, Mountain View, California, is enforcing one of the strictest oversized-vehicle parking bans […]

A Bay Area woman dubbed "the party mom" for hosting alcohol-fueled parties for teens has, four years after being arrested, been convicted. Shannon O'Connor of Los Gatos was found guilty of more than 60 charges, including child endangerment and the sexual penetration of an intoxicated child.

An unhoused man believed to be 46 has died after a driver hit him while he was lying in a traffic lane in East Oakland, according to police. Officers found him in a westbound lane on the 7100 block of San Leandro Street yesterday, then had him rushed to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities said...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors moved forward with placing a sales tax measure on the June Ballot. In an effort to mitigate Federal and State cuts, the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 (Andersen dissenting), to place a five-year 0.065% general retail sales and use tax on the June 2 ballot.