MVLA named top school district in Bay Area, No. 2 in California
The Mountain View Los Altos High School District was named the top school district in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second-best district in the state, according to a 2026 list from Niche, a school ratings website. As part of its ranking system, Niche uses data from the U.S....
Meet the Bay Area Rappers Who Want You to Eat a Salad
Sk any San Francisco teenager from my generation what they did after school in the ’90s and it would most likely go something like this: bumming a cig off campus, splitting a super suiza from El Farolito with friends, and turning on California Music Channel to watch videos from local rap stars who never got love from...
In a deep East Oakland church, anxious community members learn safety tips and constitutional...
As news of a federal immigration crackdown in the San Francisco Bay Area spread on Wednesday, groups across the region prepared to respond and support community members. One such gathering Wednesday evening in deep East Oakland was a “know-your-rights” safety training and town hall. Organized by Rev. Cheryl...
Hayward Reaffirms Policies: Local Employees and Police Do Not Enforce Federal Immigration Laws
The City of Hayward in the San Francisco Bay Area has restated its policies on federal immigration law enforcement. This comes after reports of increased U.S. Customs and Border Patrol activity in the area. City officials state that Hayward employees and police officers do not ask about or record the immigration...
Nationwide auto theft ring leads to Bay Area car business: CA AG
(KRON) — Forty felony charges were filed Thursday against eight people tied to a nationwide auto theft ring and “complex” altered vehicle identification number scheme. The suspects then sold the 19 stolen cars out of their Bay Area business, announced California Attorney General Rob Bonta. The total value of the...
Berkeley Shooting Suspect Charged, Multi-Agency Operation Nets Firearms and Arrests
The Berkeley Police Department, in coordination with the Emeryville Police Department, Oakland Police Department, and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, has apprehended and charged a suspect in connection with the shooting that transpired on October 4. The incident, which involved an exchange of gunfire...
Northern California Shaken by Small Quake Swarm Near Woodside and Lafayette
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. San Francisco, CA – A cluster of small earthquakes struck parts of the Bay Area Thursday night, with residents from the Peninsula to the East Bay reporting light shaking. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...
This little steam train has delighted Bay Area families for 70 years. Now its...
The beloved and old-timey Tilden Park steam train is at risk of chugging off into history over a lease dispute between the railway operator and the East Bay Regional Park District.
Silicon Valley tech giant to cut more than 1,400 jobs despite record revenue
Applied Materials, one of the Bay Area’s largest semiconductor equipment makers, plans to lay off 4% of its global workforce.
Cash payments to unhoused people likely won’t end homelessness, but recipients spent wisely, California...
The study found recipients spent nearly all the money on basic needs like food and transportation, not drugs or alcohol.
