Fremont police seek public’s help locating missing 16-year-old girl
Katie Hong, 16, was last seen at her residence on Queens Court on Friday evening, wearing a navy blue zip up jacket, gray sweats and a red Patagonia backpack.
The AI Boom Is Creating Housing Costs in the Bay Area That You’ll Think...
Akin to a rapacious maw, the AI boom has swallowed up untold amounts of water, energy, and jobs lost to automation. Now add the rapidly dwindling housing stock in the Bay Area as even more tech workers crowd in, lured by the possibility of enriching themselves in this massive AI gold rush, according to reporting from...
Oakland, San Jose join nationwide protests against federal spending cuts to Medicaid, social programs
In the Bay Area, healthcare workers, union leaders, and Medicaid recipients gathered in San Jose and Oakland to take part in "Families First" protests. Organizers said the new law threatens critical services for millions of low-income Americans.
Oakland Airport Changes Name … Again, SFO Still Not Having It
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again—preferably with better lawyers and a slightly different name. The Port of Oakland just gave their airport drama a sequel, unanimously voting Thursday to rebrand Oakland International Airport as "Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport," because apparently one courtroom beatdown...
25,000 Safeway employees could go on strike Sunday if deal isn’t reached, union says
A strike involving thousands of Safeway workers across the state and here in the Bay Area was averted for now. But the union says, if a deal isn't reach by midnight, 25,000 employees could go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
Berkeley activist uses Disability Pride Month to promote disability quilt project
Raising the visibility of people living with disabilities has become the mission of an activist and artist-in-residence at the Center of Independent Living in Berkeley.
Tesla plans to expand chartered transport service, California regulator says
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla has told California it would expand operations of a chartered transportation service in the Bay Area, a state regulator said on Friday. The permit does not allow the company to run vehicles autonomously, the California Public Utilities Commission said.
ICE Arrests an Immigrant Whom SF Judge Said May be Mentally Impaired
This story was originally published by Mission Local, a nonprofit newsroom covering San Francisco. You can donate to them here. Three asylum-seekers leaving routine court hearings at San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, including one man who a...
California health officials encourage vaccines before school year begins
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — As families prepare for the 2025-2026 school year to begin, state and county health officials are asking parents to make sure their children are vaccinated. The Association of Bay Area Health Officials wrote, “Vaccines are safe, effective, and a routine part of preventative healthcare that...
Day Around the Bay: 20,000 Safeway Workers Could Strike Saturday if Deal Not Met
Oakland Unified has hired Nelson Alegria as its first executive director of safety, five years after the district disbanded its school police. Alegria, a veteran in school emergency planning, says he’s focused on restorative justice and trauma-informed safety strategies. [Oaklandside]. Tickets go on sale July 30 for...