Republic Services Resumes Trash Pickup in Bay Area Following Worker Strike
Regular trash pickup is set to resume Monday in more than a dozen Bay Area cities after Republic Services and its unionized landfill workers struck a deal to end a nearly two-week strike while trash and recycling services were halted. Gilbert Gomez, a representative for the Teamsters Local 439 in...
Father and son complete historic 2,400-mile row from San Francisco to Hawaii
The pair’s 48-day journey aimed to raise awareness and funds for veterans’ mental health through the “Row to Recovery” initiative.
Bay Area sees mildest summer in decades
SAN FRANCISCO - While much of the country bakes under record-breaking summer heat, the Bay Area is experiencing a different kind of summer, one that hasn’t felt this mild in decades. The data. Local perspective: — According to recent climate data, San Francisco International Airport recorded an average maximum...
Mosswood Meltdown 2025: Photos and highlights from Oakland’s beloved punk music festival
Live updates and photos of the eclectic performances by artists from Devo to Shannon and the Clams and idiosyncratic moments from host John Waters.
Alameda Co.: Water Shuttle Service Expanding Between Oakland And Alameda
ALAMEDA CO.: WATER SHUTTLE SERVICE EXPANDING BETWEEN OAKLAND AND ALAMEDA
Oakland leaders host Ceasefire teach-ins to show how violence prevention is working
The city points to years of research and data that has determined Ceasefire to be what they call, "the most successful gun violence prevention strategy in the United States."
Recycling company sued for air quality violations in West Oakland
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson filed a joint civil lawsuit Thursday against Radius Recycling over air quality violations stemming from a large fire at its West Oakland facility almost two years ago. The suit seeks penalties and an injunction...
1 hurt in stabbing near downtown San Jose bars
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A person was stabbed early Sunday morning in downtown San Jose, near a row of bars and lounges in the city. The stabbing happened just before 1 a.m. in the area of South Second and East San Fernando streets. Featured. The victim was taken to a...
San Jose Man Faces Murder Charges in Fentanyl Deaths of Two Babies
A suspected drug dealer is facing murder charges in connection with the fentanyl deaths of two babies in May and August of 2023 in San Jose, California, Santa Clara County prosecutors said. “District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s office announced Friday that 33-year-old Philip Ortega has been charged with murder in the...
Alameda County Set to Approve Reparations Fund for Displaced Russell City Residents
Aisha Knowles’ father grew up in a place that no longer exists: Russell City, a 12-block unincorporated area within Alameda County. The predominantly Black and Latino community was bulldozed by the county and the city of Hayward in the early 1960s, forcibly displacing more than 1,000 people. Today, Knowles...