This is how much you’ll need to make if you want to live ‘comfortably’...
It’s no secret that living in the Bay Area can be a costly affair, and new analysis from a personal finance website shows the high price of living worry-free in two of the Bay Area’s main cities. Utilizing recent Census data, home value analysis from Zillow and Bureau of Labor Statistics, GoBankingRates.com found...
San Francisco Bay Area Storm Watch: Lightning Expected Through Wednesday
San Francisco, CA – Residents across the Bay Area and Central Coast should prepare for possible thunderstorms beginning Tuesday night and lasting through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) San Francisco Bay Area. The NWS said lightning and gusty winds are the main hazards, with isolated...
Atmospheric river could bring rain to Bay Area this week
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Rain could return to the Bay Area as early as Friday as a powerful atmospheric river is forecast to impact the Western United States. The system will bring increased chances of heavy rain, high winds and snow to high elevations, according to the National Weather Service. A low pressure system...
Oakland Man Arrested for Pimping and Pandering After Months-Long Human Trafficking Investigation
TURLOCK, CA — “On October 8, 2025, detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T) Taskforce arrested Devonte Hinkston, a 33-year-old black male adult out of Oakland for pimping and pandering. The arrest followed several months of investigation that began in May 2025, when a...
IKEA scraps plan to build Dublin store
The long-awaited Dublin IKEA store will not be moving forward as the company plans to sell the property it purchased within the city, according to an announcement from officials Friday. After years of no movement on the project, the city said it was informed that the Swedish home furnishings company...
Mountain Mike’s Pizza Opening in Union City
Mountain Mike’s Pizza, a West Coast-based chain known for its family-friendly atmosphere and classic pizzas, is preparing to open a new location in Union City at 31852 Alvarado Blvd. The new restaurant is set to open in the former home of Round Table Pizza and Dollar Star, according to...
Largest Cantonese restaurant in US opens in Bay Area
(KRON) — The largest Cantonese restaurant in the United States is right here in the Bay Area. At least that’s what HL Peninsula claims to be for its newly opened Castro Valley location. The restaurant, located at 3868 Castro Valley Blvd., debuted on Thursday, Oct. 16, HL Peninsula announced. The Castro Valley...
Everett and Jones Barbecue in Oakland Hit Yet Again in Fifth Vandalism Strike Since...
The cycle of break-ins targeting Everett and Jones Barbecue, an established Black-owned restaurant in Oakland, continues with yet another vandalism incident. Last Saturday, the restaurant on MacArthur Boulevard fell victim for the fifth time since 2023 to a crime that has left the owners and the community shaken....
Readers Share Their Unfiltered Thoughts on the Weekend’s “No Kings” Rallies
The weekend’s “No Kings” rallies drew out strong opinions across the East Bay, with residents framing the protests as everything from a celebration of civic freedom to a partisan spectacle. More than 50 of our readers commented on a post with details on the rallies. Margaret F....
BART, Muni, and Safe Streets Advocates Helped ‘No Kings’ Rallies Succeed
Roughly 30,000 people took BART to the "No Kings" rallies in the Bay Area. "Saturday saw 149,582 trips, which is 31,000 more trips than the previous Saturday–a 26 percent difference," explained BART's Michelle Robertson. "We anticipated the increase in ridership and ran a majority of 8-car trains on Saturday. We also...
