Hayward CA

(KRON) — A preliminary magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck the East Bay at 8:17 a.m. Thursday morning. The quake’s epicenter was less than 1 mile east of Union City and about 3 miles north-northwest of Fremont, according to the United States Geological Survey. There were no initial reports of damages or injuries related...

BRENTWOOD — The Brentwood Planning Commission on Tuesday denied an application to build a new downtown fire station, citing that the building’s architectural design did not resemble others in the area or reflect the city’s agricultural roots. The commission unanimously rejected a design review application from the...

Police in Suisun City are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash involving a train Wednesday night. The crash happened in the area of Sunset and Railroad avenues. [KRON4]. An East Bay family had their minivan stolen from a parking garage at Kaiser Oakland on Monday after their daughter was receiving chemo treatment...

MARTINEZ, Calif. - The Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder's office is about to start looking for official prejudice in county property records. The county announced Wednesday the launch of its initiative "Mapping Prejudice in Contra Costa County," a community-driven initiative to identify and map racially restrictive...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Two men who were injured Tuesday in a shooting near Oakland City Hall have been placed under arrest, and police are searching for a third who fled the scene. The Oakland Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon that Lamont Williams and Derrick Johnson were placed under arrest for their...

Prosecutors in California used new fingerprint and DNA evidence to arrest Willie Sims in connection to the 1977 killing of Jeanette Ralston in the Bay Area.

A major weather shift is forecast to hit the Bay Area by the weekend.

According to a recently submitted permit application, Marufuku Ramen, an “authentic Hakata-style Tonkotsu ramen restaurant” chain, is opening a new Bay Area location, this time in Palo Alto. Coming to 374 University Avenue, the eatery will land near establishments such as Cafe Venetia, Crepevine Restaurant, and...

Seven years is a long time to wait for a fabulous fresh seafood meal. But it turns out that diners can bank on the Pleasanton promise made by Cook’s Seafood, a Menlo Park mainstay for almost a century. The Koll Center restaurant at Bernal Road will finally open to...

Blink and you’ll miss it: a sliver of sand tucked beside a Coast Guard station, hidden beneath the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge—so close to the tourists above, yet so empty you can hear gulls echo off the steel. Where Exactly Is This “Secret” Beach?...