Newark: Covid-19 Testing Providers Slapped With Nearly $4M In Civil Penalties
A group of Newark-based medical providers has been slapped with $3.8 million in civil penalties for allegedly charging patients for COVID-19 tests that were advertised as free, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office announced Friday. Article continues below this ad. Trovato Medical Group, Inc., American Expert...
Speed factored into deadly Hayward Mustang crash: CHP
(KRON) — Speed played a factor in a solo vehicle crash Thursday where a driver of a Ford Mustang died after colliding into a pole followed by a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol Hayward area office. The incident, which occurred on northbound Highway 238 near Ash Street, was reported on CHP’s traffic...
Milpitas Braces for Showdown Over Cesar Chavez Plaza After Holiday Shakeup
Milpitas is staring down a thorny question at City Hall: what to do about the Cesar Chavez Plaza now that the state has rebranded the holiday that once bore his name. The compact civic space, just east of the Barbara Lee Senior Center at the city’s Civic Center, was dedicated in 2017 and has been a regular backdrop...
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.
