Contra Costa County looks to increase sales tax to 10.375%
Faced with a healthcare funding crisis due to cuts in federal spending, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has placed a sales tax increase measure on the June ballot. The measure, which requires a simple majority to pass, would add 0.625% to the Orinda’s sales tax, pushing it to...
1 injured in Tuesday night Oakland shooting
(KRON) — One person was hospitalized following a shooting in Oakland Tuesday night, according to the Oakland Police Department. OPD said officers responded just before 7:30 p.m. to the 440 block of San Leandro Street to investigate a report of a shooting. At the scene, officers located a victim...
Oakland Man Survives Seizure Crash, Then Gets Shot and Robbed
An Oakland man who suffered a seizure while driving last Friday was shot and robbed after crashing into a second vehicle near 78th Avenue and Plymouth Street, his family says. Andre Buchanan, who has epilepsy, is now in the hospital and facing weeks of recovery after surgery on his leg. His wife, Essence Washington,...
Man Shot and Robbed After Medical Emergency
An Oakland man is in the hospital after being shot and robbed after he had a medical emergency while driving his own car. Andre Buchanan was driving to a store when he suffered an epileptic seizure and crashed into a parked car. His family says Buchanan hit another car further down the street after having another...
Juvenile arrested in Redwood City stabbing of another juvenile: PD
(KRON) — Redwood City police said a juvenile has been arrested following a stabbing incident between an 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy on Tuesday afternoon. Police said officers responded to a report of a physical altercation in the 2100 block of Broadway Street and soon learned the aforementioned males had...
H Mart’s first East Bay store finally arrives to huge crowds
The Bay Area’s seemingly bottomless obsession with supersize Asian grocery stores continued Thursday with a new outpost of this Korean favorite in Dublin.
Two days of rain forecast to arrive in SF Bay Area
Changing weather patterns are expected to bring precipitation back to the region.
Mother takes plea deal after 8-year-old Bay Area girl found dead in bathroom
A 34-year-old mother was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison after pleading no contest in the death of her 8-year-old daughter, whose body was found decomposing in a Merced home in 2022.
Harry’s Hofbrau Is a Late-Night Throwback for $20 Steak Dinners
The Midnight Diners is a regular collaboration between KQED food editor Luke Tsai and graphic novelist Thien Pham. Follow them each week as they explore the hot pot restaurants, taco carts and 24-hour casino buffets that make up the Bay Area’s after-hours dining scene. This week, guest artist (and rotisserie chicken...
‘Triumph’ of a show breaks historic box office record in San Francisco
"This show is bringing a new wave of theatergoers through our doors."
