CA is one step closer to adding high-speed cameras around freeway construction zones
AB 289 wants to place 75 mobile speed cameras in active highway construction zones across the state. Assemblymember Matt Haney, a former San Francisco Supervisor, says the bill draws on the city's new high-speed safety camera pilot program.
Thousands of arrests, stolen vehicles recovered across California, Newsom announces
A series of joint law enforcement operations launched by California Gov. Gavin Newsom has led to more than 6,700 arrests, nearly 5,000 stolen vehicles recovered, and hundreds of firearms seized across San Bernardino, Bakersfield, and Oakland, officials announced this week. Through these partnerships, officials aimed...
K-pop group Stray Kids draws early crowd at Oracle Park as fans eager to...
K-pop fans from all around California are gathering at Oracle Park to buy merch ahead of the Stray Kids concert on Wednesday.
Honduran national sentenced to prison for firing into crowded California bar, but used wrong...
A violent night in San Francisco’s Mission District has resulted in a lengthy prison sentence for a man who fired a gun outside a busy neighborhood bar. Fernando Aguilera, 37, was sentenced to three years and nine months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing ammunition, according to a statement from the United...
Castro Valley History Museum Looking for a Home
While Castro Valley's namesake began with the 1840 land grant given to Guillermo Castro, the town has not had an official history museum… that is, until now… and its members are looking for a permanent home. A small but eager group of historians has established the Castro Valley...
Federal Glover, Contra Costa County’s First Black Supervisor, Dies at 69
Federal Glover, the first African American elected to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, died on May 18 at age 69. Glover served District 5 for more than two decades, representing communities including Pittsburg, Martinez, Bay Point, and parts of Antioch. “Federal’s leadership and tireless commitment to...
Newsom Proposes to Cut Acupuncture From Medi-Cal, Alarming Patients and Providers
In the face of a $12 billion state deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget plan has sparked a wave of backlash among acupuncture advocates across the state. A coalition of San Francisco health care providers and patients gathered in Chinatown on Tuesday to slam Newsom’s exclusion of acupuncture from...
Randy Vanderbilt’s Roots Run Deep in Castro Valley
Randy Vanderbilt’s story is deeply intertwined with Castro Valley’s past, present, and future. A lifelong resident, Randy’s roots run deep—his parents both attended Castro Valley schools, and his mother was part of the first graduating class of Castro Valley High School in 1958. “I was born...
A 25-year-old guild is preserving Black quilting history, from the Deep South to Oakland
Enslaved people traveling the Underground Railroad risked death if they spoke aloud about their plans to flee. Instead, the story goes, they communicated in code through quilts hung on clotheslines. A quilted “monkey wrench” pattern referenced a blacksmith who traveled between plantations indicating when it was safe...
Convicted felon, 18, accused of bringing firearm to fight at crowded California cultural festival
San Francisco’s Mission District was bustling with energy during the annual Carnaval San Francisco celebration when an unexpected incident disrupted the festivities. According to a statement from the San Francisco Police Department, officers assigned to the Community Violence Reduction Team were patrolling the event...
