Bay Area canned food giant files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer
The nearly 140-year-old canned food company was once the largest in the world.
California bars now legally required to offer lids for drinks
California bars must now provide lids for drinks upon request, a measure intended to prevent drinks from being spiked with drugs.
This Candy-Covered California Pit Stop Has Giant Ice Cream Cones And A Gourmet Gas...
Somewhere between Las Vegas glitz and the California coast lies a road trip legend so delightfully over-the-top, it feels like stepping into a theme park disguised as a gas station. Welcome to Eddie World, a high-desert haven of snacks, sweets, and seriously quirky charm, rising like a pastel dreamscape from the dusty expanse of Yermo, California.
Vacaville nurse charged in massive health fraud crackdown
A Vacaville nurse is among the hundreds of people arrested in the massive nationwide health care fraud "takedown" announced this week by the Department of Justice. Clinton Johnson Christian, 38, was indicted by a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco on seven...
A Dim Sum Eatery in SF was Ordered to Close Due to Health Code...
Health officials conducted a routine inspection at Mongkok Dim Sum & Restaurant on July 1. A inspector with San Francisco’s Environmental Health Branch visited the restaurant on Tuesday.. The restaurant was ordered to close due to rodent activity and may reopen following pest control and department approval. Please...
As higher transit fares go in effect, Clipper glitch leads to free morning rides
It was a free ride for many Bay Area morning commuters because of Clipper problems. Issues started at around 7 a.m. Tuesday when people tried using their Clipper card to get on their ride to only get an error message.
San Francisco drug dealer deported from U.S. three times
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A Honduran man was deported from the United States three times before he was busted again in San Francisco, prosecutors said. Erlan Eduardo Cruz-Acosta, 41, was sentenced Thursday to serve 36 months in a federal prison for illegally re-entering the U.S., as well as dealing drugs in San...
Alameda Electric Rates to Increase by 4% Starting July 1
When Alamedans open our Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) bills in July, we’ll see a small increase (4%) over the previous month—but the cost of our electricity will still be 44.5% less than people in neighboring cities who pay to investor-owned utilities such as Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).
San Jose Police Arrest Devon Sim for Alleged Narcotics Trafficking
San Jose Police Department Press Release Re: Devon Sim Arrest. The San José Police Department has arrested an adult male suspect following a lengthy narcotics investigation into a large-scale narcotics trafficking operation. Devon Sim was identified as the primary suspect responsible for the narcotics operation. On...
San Leandro food startups, charities brace for closure of community kitchen
The future of more than 100 mom-and-pop food businesses is now in limbo after the East Bay commissary kitchen where they prep their meals is set to close its doors.
