Bay Area police warn of burglars’ hidden cameras, ‘deceptive tactics’
San Jose police said the burglars planted cameras outside or posed as delivery drivers or landscapers to case homes.
Onslaught of 20 earthquakes hit US city in 90-minute span shaking homes for 100...
TWENTY earthquakes shook the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday morning. At least 20 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or higher have been recorded in the city of San Ramon, California, with...
For 56 Years, This Berkeley Food Pantry Built a Community. Now It’s Shutting Down
For the last three years, Robin Franklin has been a fixture of the Berkeley Food Pantry’s thrice-weekly distributions. Without fail, she can be found on the bottom floor of the Berkeley Friends Quaker Church on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, running the operation’s cold bag assembly like a well-oiled machine,...
Berkeley Pedestrian in His 60s Slammed by SUV at Notorious San Pablo Crosswalk
A man in his 60s was hit while using the marked crosswalk at the busy San Pablo Avenue and Ashby Avenue intersection in Berkeley shortly before 7:15 p.m. yesterday, according to early reports. He was conscious when first responders arrived, but was bleeding from the head and was transported to Highland Hospital in...
Waffle Report: A Quiet Saturday at Posh Bagel Castro Valley
At Posh Bagel in Castro Valley, a Saturday at 12:30 PM—typically the peak of the midday hum—offered a surprisingly quiet atmosphere. While the space remained largely empty of guests, the room was filled with the upbeat pulse of a Lady Gaga soundtrack, establishing a tone that was energetic despite the lack of a crowd.
Passenger dies in crash during police pursuit in San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - A passenger inside a vehicle fleeing from authorities in San Leandro died when the driver crashed into a parked car early on Saturday morning. A San Leandro Police Department officer assigned to the department’s Regional Sideshow Enforcement Team (RESET) tried just after 1:15 a.m. to stop a...
3 Great ‘Workout Hikes’ in the Bay Area to Try (When You Can’t Face...
Did you set a resolution to move your body more this year, get to the gym and promptly think: “I simply cannot do this”?. Maybe it’s the crowds (who wants to wait in line to punish themselves on the Stairmaster?), or the incessant squeaking noises of the machines, nearly mocking you for not really knowing how to use...
1 dead, 2 injured after vehicle crashes in San Leandro after taking off from...
One person died and two others were injured after a driver took off from a police sergeant and crashed into a parked vehicle in San Leandro late Saturday night, police said.
Passenger killed, two injured in Bay Area rollover crash after chase
San Leandro police had discontinued their pursuit of a white Infiniti before it crashed late Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Family of 4 Killed at San Francisco Bus Stop: 80-Year-Old Driver Seeks Misdemeanor Plea,...
An 80-year-old California woman accused of plowing into a family of four as they waited at a bus stop — killing all of them — is asking a court to reduce the case from felonies to misdemeanors. Authorities have charged Mary Fong Lau with four felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the […]
