PG&E shutoff could leave parts of Berkeley dark for 2 days
More than 2,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley may have their power cut Thursday due to a "potential dry offshore wind event." PG&E said about 70,000 customers across 29 counties in the state may be impacted. In Berkeley, that number is expected to be 2,053 customers, including more than 80 Medical Baseline customers who depend on power for certain medical and independent living needs. In Oakland, 2,570 PG&E customers may be affected, including 127 Medical Baseline customers. The overall number of a
Bay Area Tragedy: Former SFPD Sergeant Identified as Gunman in Double Murder-Suicide
A horrific double murder-suicide in Marin County, California, has left a mother, daughter, and a former SFPD sergeant dead. Authorities responded to emergency calls on Sunday to find the three bodies inside a Strawberry residence. Local detectives are actively investigating the domestic timeline leading up to the tragedy to understand how a former law enforcement official could carry out such a devastating act.
PG&E could shut off power to parts of these Bay Area counties as wildfire...
PG&E may shut off power in 22 California counties this week as strong winds and critically dry vegetation raise wildfire risk.
Berkeley woman displaced after house fire on California Street
A fire caused substantial damage at a South Berkeley home Sunday night, displacing at least one resident. The Berkeley Fire Department has asked its Fire Prevention staff to assess the scene, which generally means at least $100,000 in estimated damage, authorities said. Someone called 911 to report the fire Sunday in the 2600 block of California Street, near Carleton Street, at about 7:20 p.m. Neighbors reportedly fought the flames with garden hoses to prevent the fire from spreading, according
Making Their House Into a Home Full of Black Art
Living rooms are often filled with family mementos, shelves full of books, or maybe a TV, turned on as background noise for rowdy conversations. Meanwhile, the walls inside the East Oakland home of Nyallah Muntaqim and Musa Bey are filled with art. On a recent visit, as Muntaqim sits on the green couch, a white painted hammer nearby looks as if it were smashed into the wall, with roots growing from it, by Antioch artist Tunmi da Silva.
Bulldozers to raze 44-acre mall to make way for apartments & hotel – but...
A 44-ACRE mall property is slated for a major revamp as officials plot to ditch retail for residential. The Tanforan Mall is in for a major redevelopment, to be transformed...
Fresno County firefighter missing for months was last seen in the Bay Area
Fresno County authorities are asking for public assistance to locate firefighter Michael Jacinto Cetz, who has been missing since June 2026.
Tesla crashes into front door of East Bay home
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (KRON) — A Tesla drove through the front door of an East Bay home over the weekend, leaving behind major damage, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. Alameda County firefighters were called to the 19000 block of Gannett Lane on Saturday, Oct. 10 after reports of a vehicle that crashed into a […]
Rescue cats arrive from Kauai for adoption in the Bay Area
(KRON) — A special delivery to SFO’s cargo facility Monday as 26 feline friends arrived via jet from Kauai. “Berkeley Humane has been working with our partners Nine Lives to bring animals that have been affected by the recent hurricanes and storms at the Kauai shelter to the Bay Area to give them a better […]
Students left confused after UC Berkeley mistakenly reduces, corrects, Middle Class Scholarships
About 8,000 UC Berkeley students had their Middle Class Scholarship awards mistakenly reduced by the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office on Oct. 5. Students noticed charges of up to several hundred dollars on their CalCentral billing statements before awards were corrected on Oct. 7. Students were first notified of an...

















