Livermore, Alameda lose new $1 billion nuclear fusion site to Albuquerque
Following a months-long search for a new $1 billion nuclear fusion site, Fremont-based energy startup company Pacific Fusion announced the winner is Albuquerque, New Mexico, which beat out Bay Area bids from both Livermore and Alameda. Pacific Fusion’s mission is to be using fusion – the process of smashing two...
Domestic Terrorist Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison for Firebombing Attacks
Casey Robert Goonan, 35, of Oakland and Pleasant Hill, California, was sentenced on Sept. 23 in the Northern District of California to 235 months in federal prison for committing a series of arsons and firebombings at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Oakland federal building in June 2024. In...
San Mateo Police Arrest South San Francisco Juvenile for Gun and Drug Charges
In a recent encounter that escalated beyond a casual check, San Mateo Police detained a 17-year-old from South San Francisco for gun and drug offenses. According to the San Mateo Police Department's social media post, at around 6:09 PM on Sunday, officers approached a group that included the juvenile and an adult on...
Blue city felon with violent history arrested in deadly train platform stabbing after parole...
A 31-year-old Redwood City man has been arrested after a fatal stabbing on a Caltrain platform. The suspect reportedly was on parole after a previous stabbing attack.
Most Bay Area renters are ‘cost-burdened’ — especially in these areas
Rising housing costs and soft income growth in the outer Bay Area has made it harder for renters to make ends meet.
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
