Bay Area smash-and-grab thieves getting caught using technology, police collaboration
Teamwork and technology led to quick arrests in a San Ramon jewelry store smash-and-grab, along with solving similar crimes across the Bay Area.
‘Why Did You Do That to Me?’: California Cops Lied That a Woman Assaulted...
A California woman was awarded a $6.75 million settlement from the Bay Area transit system known as BART after officials made false allegations that she […] ‘Why Did You Do That to Me?’: California Cops Lied That a Woman Assaulted Them Before Shooting Her in the Back. Now Taxpayers Must Pay
Bay Area TV news icon Belva Davis dies at 92
Belva Davis, who worked as a journalist in the Bay Area for nearly 50 years, was the first African-American woman to become a TV reporter on the West Coast.
Unhoused population jumps by 56% in Mountain View
(KRON) — This year’s point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County showed a major spike in the City of Mountain View. The count found 879 unhoused people in Mountain View, up from 562 in 2023 — a 56% increase. The city points to the rise of people living out of cars and […]
Contra Costa Wins $43.7 Million for New Mental Health Facility — County Says Funds...
Contra Costa County has been awarded $43.7 million in state funding to build the Delta Recovery Center, a new behavioral health treatment facility aimed at expanding critical services in East Contra Costa. The funding comes from California’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program, a statewide initiative...
Stop putting cones in front of your house, San Bruno PD tells residents
(KRON) — Many of San Bruno’s residential streets are public, which means, anyone can park their car on them. Police said some residents, however, have been using cones and garbage cans as personal “reserved” parking signs. On Tuesday, the San Bruno Police Department wrote a message to the community reminding...
The most dramatic weather shift in years is expected in the Bay Area
Get ready for Bay Area weather dramatics, as lightning and thunder enter the forecast a day after San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland roasted in 90-degree heat. Temperatures will also plummet.
Electric Cars Are Losing Their Appeal in California As Two Huge Laws Change This...
California EV owners are about to lose two of the biggest carrots that made going electric feel like a no-brainer: the federal EV tax credit and solo access to carpool lanes. Both changes hit at the end of this month, and together they could make electric cars meaningfully less attractive for many Bay Area drivers....
Bay Area cannabis business feeling relief as Gov. Newsom rolls back tax hike
A Berkeley cannabis business said it is feeling relieved after Gov. Newsom rolled back a tax on the cannabis industry.
Bip to bling: Oakland artist makes jewelry from smashed car windows
We’ve all been there. You return to your car after a satisfying dinner downtown or an entertaining movie by the lake only to find what used to be your driver’s-side window shattered, lying in hundreds of fragments on the street. Your car’s been broken into. Or, in Bay...