Starbucks Is Closing 20+ Bay Area Stores. Is Your Town on the List?
Starbucks is preparing to close dozens of locations across the country — and the Bay Area is among the regions hit hardest. Multiple cafés from San Francisco to the East Bay and Peninsula are slated to shut down, many as early as the end of September 2025.
Niche names 5 Bay Area public high schools as best in California
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Niche released its 2026 rankings for “Best Public High Schools in California” with five San Francisco Bay Area schools in the top 20. The annual rankings are based on Niche’s analysis of several key factors, including U.S. Department of Education statistics and millions of reviews from students...
DUI driver fails to evade police during San Mateo’s Cruise Night
(KRON) — A DUI driver was arrested for more than a dozen criminal charges after he allegedly tried to evade officers during San Mateo’s Cruise Night. Thousands of classic car lovers were in San Mateo for the annual event Saturday when officers allegedly saw a Buick make an illegal U-turn near the intersection of...
Waymo pulled over by San Bruno police for making illegal U-turn with no driver,...
Think autonomous cars are programmed to follow traffic laws? Think again. San Bruno police officers pulled over a Waymo car with no driver while conducting a DUI crackdown.
Regional: Sf Dea Branch Warns Public Of Substance 100 Times More Lethal Than Fentanyl
REGIONAL: SF DEA BRANCH WARNS PUBLIC OF SUBSTANCE 100 TIMES MORE LETHAL THAN FENTANYL
Berkeley PD: Pot deal robbery led to gunfire outside Malcolm X
A Stockton man who came to Berkeley to sell marijuana has been charged with opening fire outside Malcolm X Elementary during school pickup hours, authorities say. In a statement to Berkeley police , Saul Camacho Ballesteros said he was the victim of a robbery Sept. 8, the day of the shooting. According to court...
Men killed in Newark crash mourned by community
(KRON) — Families are mourning two East Bay men who were killed in a single-car crash in Newark. Luis Alberto Deras, 31, of Union City, and Anthony “Pnut” Andres Reynoza Monchez, 33, of Hayward, died after their car crashed and one of the men was ejected. The deadly wreck happened near the intersection of Thornton […]
Tribute to Allen Temple Baptist Church Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith Sr.,...
“I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. Not too little gods…. but to God who is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” J. Alfred Smith Sr. Most tributes are written from the writer’s personal perspective of the deceased. My intent is to expand this tribute so that readers feel a sense...
Man in grave condition after head shot in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood
A man was shot in the head and critically wounded Saturday evening on Fruitvale Avenue near East 17th Street in Oakland, police said. Witnesses told 911 dispatchers they heard gunfire, saw the victim collapse, and reported up to five young males fleeing the scene. Oakland Councilmember Noel Gallo called the...
Multiple Arrests Made in Retail Theft Operation at Dublin Target
DUBLIN, Calif. — A targeted retail theft operation conducted by Dublin Police Services on Wednesday, September 24, led to multiple arrests and the recovery of stolen property and drugs. The operation took place at Target (East), located at 2800 Dublin Boulevard, and ran from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m....
