A Big-Name San Ramon Retail Store Has Quietly Closed
A major athletic retailer has quietly closed its San Ramon store. Nike, which opened at City Center Bishop Ranch in early 2022, is no longer operating at the San Ramon shopping, dining and entertainment center. The store was located at 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road, Suite 1400, in the same open-air complex that includes T
Beloved former East Bay outdoor theater, Cal Shakes, is now site of new concert...
ORINDA, Calif. - A beloved outdoor theater and Bay Area landmark, with superstar Zendaya among those who had graced its historic stage, is set to officially launch a new chapter this week. The long-running, former Cal Shakes, which shut down in 2024, after a 50-year run, will be the site...
Friday Sizzle to Monday Drizzle
The Forecast: Day-by-Day Tonight: Skies remain mostly clear inland. The coastal fog machine will stay confined mostly to the Monterey Bay region and parts of the SF Peninsula by Friday morning. Friday (The Peak Heat): Friday is the hot one. Inland valleys will easily soar back into the 80s and 90s. Only the furthest in
Milpitas Unified School District accused of retaliation after Pomeroy principal’s demotion
This past March, Nichol Klein, who served as principal of Marshall Pomeroy Elementary School for nine years, was demoted by the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD), a move she claims was retaliatory. Klein has been with the district since 2015. She started out as an assistant principal and became a...
A Bay Area train continues to win huge support — including from many who...
For communities in Wine Country and along the Highway 101 corridor, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit is more than a commuter rail. It’s also a centerpiece of future development.
Former San Quentin death row prisoner sues Alameda County for $290M
RICHMOND, Calif. - A 73-year-old Black man who was incarcerated on San Quentin's death row for three decades is suing Alameda County, specifically the District Attorney's Office, for $290 million, alleging that he never got a fair trial because the jury who convicted him was chosen unconstitutionally – all but one were
‘Vegan restaurants are closing left and right’: One of Bay Area’s best plant-based burger...
This Oakland-based vegan smashburger restaurant started out as a hit food truck before debuting as a full restaurant in 2020. Now it’s closing.
California to get hot before a big weather change
Friday could be the hottest day of the year so far in Northern California. But then the outlook changes.
Police: Berkeley murder victim was found in suitcase
Authorities have charged Demarcus Jones with the murder of a Berkeley woman, triggering the release of grisly new details Thursday in court papers. Police have identified Jones as the woman's boyfriend. A close friend of hers told The Scanner this week that their relationship did not rise to that level. The name of the
One of two Lafayette shoplifters arrested following pursuit, crash
Suspects drive wrong way; assistance from multiple agencies includes two helicopters, Sheriff’s K-9 On Tuesday afternoon, June 2, 2026, at about 2:13, Lafayette police officers responded to a business on the 3500 block of Mt. Diablo Blvd. for a report of two shoplifters who stole items and then fled in a silver-colored

















