Day Around the Bay: Shipping Containers Tumble Into Port of LA
The process of removing 97 street trees from Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park, in preparation for the city's major renovation project that will conjoin the two into a new waterfront park, began today. A few will be transplanted but most will be replaced with a mix of species. [NBC Bay Area]
These Mexican brothers want to bring rock en español to the Bay’s forefront
It’s not often, if ever, that rock en español is coming out of the Bay Area. Even less likely is that it’s written and locally recorded by a family of Mexican brothers from Cherryland—a small, unincorporated community just north of Hayward. But for The Cires (an...
The Bay Area has become a brutal place to start a career — and...
It’s one of the toughest job markets for new graduates in the past decade, and landing a job in the Bay Area has become particularly daunting.
14-year-old girl dies after Union City collision
(KRON) — A 14-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Union City on Friday morning has died, police announced Monday. The girl was seated in the front passenger seat of a Mazda sedan when the car was involved in a crash with a large commercial box truck at the intersection of […]
CDC warns of 100% fatal rabies threat with multiple Calif. hot spots reported
Rabies is almost always fatal after symptoms develop.
Oakland’s newest movie star is an old college campus
When Oakland filmmaker Joslyn Rose first toured the former Holy Names Campus University last fall, she had no sense of what possibilities the 70-year-old site might offer as a film location. The veteran director, producer and writer has been in the filmmaking industry since 2003. She’s directed music videos for...
Hornets Shut Out Jets During 71st Island Bowl
Alameda’s 71st annual Island Bowl was held on Friday, September 11, 2026. This year, the city’s high school rivals clashed in front of a sold-out crowd at Encinal’s newly constructed Jets’ field. The Alameda High School (AHS) Hornets had captured the most recent three titles to establish a series lead over the Encinal
South Asian Art Gallery Muditā Opens on San Carlos’s Laurel Street
A new storefront dedicated to South Asian art and history has landed on one of downtown San Carlos's busiest blocks. Muditā, opened by San Carlos resident Nidhi Patel, held its official community celebration on Saturday and Sunday at 653 Laurel Street, offering handcrafted furniture, sculptures, textiles, jewelry, and
More Berkeley Hills homes could have to follow ‘Zone Zero’ rules under new state...
New statewide wildfire safety rules may mean hundreds more Berkeley Hills residents will have to clear ember-proof barriers around their homes within the next three years. The rules, which would apply in certain areas just west of Grizzly Peak Boulevard, are similar to regulations city officials adopted last year for h
‘Unprovoked’ homeless camp attack: Woman arrested
A woman was arrested Saturday morning at Berkeley's largest homeless camp after smashing a mug over a man's head and chasing him with a sledgehammer, police report. A second unrelated attack happened Sunday night in the same area, according to records reviewed by The Berkeley Scanner. On Saturday morning, a man in his
