Alameda police make arrests in store break-ins
Alameda police make arrests after several business break-ins.
SafeWise: Danville Named Safest City in California, San Ramon 9th
Safewise recently released its safest cities in California which resulted in two Contra Costa County communities ranking in the top 10—Danville and San Ramon. The city of Oakley ranked 14th while the City of Martinez was 39th followed by the City of Brentwood at 90. In total, 10 Contra Costa County cities were named...
Raising Cane’s plans new restaurant at this iconic Bay Area destination, now undergoing a...
SAN FRANCISCO - A popular, fast-growing chain, known for its chicken-tender meals, is poised to land at one of the Bay Area’s biggest tourist draws. Raising Cane’s has its sights on a new location in the heart of San Francisco’s historic Fisherman’s Wharf. Heart of Fisherman's...
DoorDash robots will soon appear in Fremont’s downtown
Over the next several months DoorDash robots will be rolling around downtown Fremont. Fremont City Council just approved a pilot program for the robots, called Dot. The first phase is 1A, where three robots will be closely monitored and trained by human DoorDashers. City staff invites the bike community and other...
Mother and son shot dead in Pleasanton mourned
PLEASANTON, Calif. - The shooting deaths of a mother and son at their Pleasanton home have shocked a community not accustomed to such violence. "It's very sad, our hearts go out to the family of course that this happened to," Elena Alvarez said Monday as she pushed a child in a stroller in the neighborhood where Lori...
Sheriff says abducted Tracy man found dead in Bay Area was not intended target
TRACY, Calif. — Security camera video shows the violent struggle before the abduction and eventual killing of a Tracy father-- a case that has now become a multi-county homicide investigation. Cameras at a Sikh temple off Grant Line Road in Tracy captured 57-year-old Avtar Singh fighting back against three...
Woman arrested for allegedly shoplifting at San Mateo Lululemon store
A San Francisco woman was arrested after allegedly shoplifting more than $1,500 in merchandise from a San Mateo Lululemon store, police said.
Officials stunned after Tesla site uncovered: ‘We had no clue’
San Francisco building officials were caught off guard after an unpermitted Tesla construction site was discovered in the city, exposing gaps in the enforcement system designed to catch exactly this kind of violation. The site has been linked to contractor John Pollard, a builder already flagged under the city’s...
Health care unions to end historic strike at Kaiser Permanente
The largest open-ended strike of health care professionals in U.S. history will end Tuesday, without workers winning on a key wage demand. Spokespersons for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said Monday it had notified Kaiser of plans to formally end the major work...
BART threatens to close Orinda station should ballot measure fail
In a dramatic move to focus attention on a potential 2026 ballot initiative to raise money for Bay Area Rapid Transit, BART announced that 10 stations might close if the measure failed – and one of the stations on that list is Orinda. “It’s pure insanity,” said former Orinda...

















