Alameda County man missing after going fishing near Mountain House
Authorities are asking for help in finding a man who went out fishing in San Joaquin County and never returned.
Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton, CA is Open but Its Future is Shifting
Picture the morning of September 4, 1980. The parking lots at the junction of Interstate 580 and Interstate 680 are filling fast. Pleasanton is about to walk into something it has never had before. Stoneridge Shopping Center opens for the first time, and people drive in from all over the...
The Bay Area artist bringing nature to barren walls
Across a busy street from where dozens of skateboarders flipped, skidded and careened at a San Francisco skate park, Amanda Lynn was making big art. The noted Bay Area muralist was removing graffiti and freshening up a massive mural she’d painted years back that wrapped around the wall of an electronics store,...
The 5 Rudest Cities in America, Ranked
Every American city has its own personality. Some places greet you with a warm smile, a held-open door, and patience in the checkout line. Others? Not so much. According to Preply’s widely cited 2024 rudeness study, a total of 2,533 survey participants across 46 of America’s largest cities were asked to recall how...
Great Tomato Plant Sale across Contra Costa County
The UC Master Gardener volunteers of Contra Costa County are hosting their annual spring fundraiser, the 2026 Great Tomato Plant Sale, across Walnut Creek, Antioch, and Richmond. The event will run for six days between April 11 and May 2, offering more than 70 varieties of tomatoes along with a wide range of other...
Construction begins on Oakland Alameda Access Project
Construction has started on the Oakland Alameda Access Project, marking the beginning of major improvements to traffic flow between Oakland and Alameda. Work is now underway on the Oak Street off-ramp, along Oak Street, and at the intersection of Jackson Street and 5th Street. Current traffic impacts are minimal.
Oakland encampment residents left with nowhere to go as construction begins
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — More than a dozen residents living in an encampment near 6th and Webster streets in Oakland say they have been forced to move three times in the past week. The group reports being displaced from state, city and private land with no alternative housing options provided.
Daylight Saving Time: Helping kids adjust to springing forward
OAKLAND, Calif. - Warmer temperatures make it feel as if spring is in the air, which is a good time to remind all of us to spring ahead one full hour ahead as we return to Daylight Saving Time this weekend. Helping kids adjust. When clocks spring forward one hour...
2 major cities update homelessness plans to focus on permanent housing
As cities look for solutions to rising rates of homelessness, a growing number have ramped up encampment clearings. But Phoenix and Oakland, California, introduced updated strategic plans last month that prioritize prevention and permanent housing as a way through the crisis. Both cities have seen increases in...
Cops Collar Suspect After Teen on E-Bike Is Run Down in Foster City
A 15-year-old boy riding an electric bicycle was hospitalized after a hit-and-run in Foster City, where police say a driver struck the teen and then took off. The collision happened at about 6:20 PM on Feb. 20 on Shell Boulevard near Bounty Drive. Medical personnel treated the juvenile at the scene before...
