Bay Bridge Radio Fiddle Turns Deadly, San Mateo Driver Hit With Manslaughter Rap
A late-night drive across the Bay Bridge turned fatal when a San Mateo woman allegedly looked down to change the radio and slammed into slowing traffic, triggering a chain-reaction wreck that killed a 27-year-old man, authorities say. The multi-car collision unfolded in the westbound lanes near Yerba Buena Island...
Ahead of the Super Bowl, a radiation helicopter is circling San Francisco. Here’s why.
They aren’t looking for trouble; they’re mapping background radiation levels to establish a baseline before Super Bowl LX kicks off. It’s part of a program called the Aerial Measuring System, a federal capability that’s been around since the 1950s. Download the SAN app today to stay...
The Surprising California Town That Sparked a Tech Revolution
The Unlikely Birthplace of Silicon Valley The Unlikely Birthplace of Silicon Valley (image credits: unsplash) Most people think San Francisco or San Jose launched the tech revolution, but the real story begins in a small agricultural town called Palo Alto. Back in the 1930s, this sleepy community was surrounded by...
Kehlani’s Bay Area Homecoming Takes Center Stage at San Jose’s Big Game Block Party
After last year’s European tour and commercial success, Kehlani’s return to the Bay Area on Friday arrives at a moment of particular symmetry. The Oakland-born singer will headline the sold-out Big Game Block Party outside San Jose City Hall, an outdoor event timed to Super Bowl LX weekend.
Fake Plate, Real Trouble: Oakland Ghost Gun Bust Nets Parolee
A driver rolling through Oakland with what officers say was an obviously fake license plate ended up in far deeper trouble than a simple traffic ticket. A quick stop turned into a brief search, and a parolee in handcuffs after officers reported finding a loaded, unserialized "ghost gun" with an extended magazine.
Cities across California shatter temperature records amid unusual winter warmth
Record warmth reached the Bay Area and other parts of California amid a burst of unseasonable heat.
Great-granddaughter of Piedmont’s first Black residents, who were forced out by a ‘terror campaign,’...
Just over 100 years ago, a prosperous West Oakland family bought a home in Piedmont. The small East Bay enclave, carved out of the center of Oakland by a few hundred voters who didn’t want to be annexed by the East Bay’s expanding metropolis, had already garnered the nickname “city of millionaires” thanks to its...
Oakland man ID’d as suspect in deadly Monday shooting
(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department has identified an Oakland man in connection with a shooting on Monday afternoon that left one person dead. OPD said officers responded just before 11 a.m. in the 2300 block of San Pablo Avenue to investigate the report of a shooting. Officers discovered an individual with “major...
Anti-Trafficking Operation: 20 Survivors Identified, 11 Arrested, 3 Charged
Martinez, California – The Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force wrapped a major statewide effort to contact survivors of human trafficking, apprehend their exploiters, and file charges against the exploiters’ offenses. In conjunction with National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January, the Task Force...
Malibu’s Is Uptown Oakland’s Oat Milk Shake-Wielding Fast-Food Hero
In our Dining Reports, we share a firsthand perspective of a recent restaurant visit, covering everything from the vibe to must-get dishes. See more in the Eater app. Malibu’s owner Darren Preston has kept the Bay Area fed on cheesy plant-based burgers since the original food truck debuted in 2019. Preston’s...
