Longtime card store in once-bustling Bay Area mall announces closure
(KRON) — A longtime gift card shop in the Tanforan mall in San Bruno has announced a date for its inevitable closure as the indoor shopping center is set to become a biotech campus. Steve’s Hallmark announced this week that its last day of business will be in January of 2027, athough no exact closing […]
9 arrested in string of Bay Area commercial burglaries and 50 car break-ins
Police announced two more were arrested for stealing $100,000 worth of tools from a storage locker in an unrelated case.
Bay Area families relying on food banks affected by SNAP cuts
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — It’s been one year since there were federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, also known as “SNAP.” Local food banks say the consequences have been dire for Bay Area families struggling to keep food on the table. The changes started when President Donald Trump signed what he referred to as […]
ICE arrest reported near Santa Rita Jail in Dublin
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested an individual near the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on Oct. 25, according to the Alameda County Immigrant Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP). The arrest came about a week before ICE agents and vehicles were reportedly spotted at a nearby hotel in Pleasanton.
Detectives allegedly find evidence that couple defaced images of son-in-law before fatally shooting him
DUBLIN, Calif. (TCN) -- Detectives have allegedly uncovered evidence that the elderly couple accused of fatally shooting their son-in-law at a park in September had planned in advance to target him. On Sept. 26, Johnathan McKinsey, who worked as the head of engineering at New York Times Games, was fatally...
California Insurers Stiff Counties $4.1M on Mental Health Crisis Calls Since 2024
California Department of Managed Health Care — State Insurer Claims Oversight. California health insurers have rejected $4.1 million in payments owed to 11 counties for mobile mental health crisis services since 2024, leaving local governments to absorb the cost of sending clinicians instead of police to people in psychiatric distress. Contra Costa County alone billed insurers $2.47 million for hundreds of crisis responses between 2024 and mid-2026 but received only about $210,000 back — less th
Oakland’s First Fridays cancels November event, future uncertain
Oakland’s First Fridays cancels November event, leaving its future uncertain. (Thomas Hawk via Flickr CC 2.0)One of Oakland’s most enduring traditions is on life support. First Fridays, a free monthly event that takes place along Telegraph Avenue from West Grant to 27th Street, will not be held in November, as announced by the organizers last month. And although December’s event still could happen, it looks like the future of the event series is in jeopardy.“With heavy hearts, we announce that O
Oakland ‘No Kings’ demonstrators rally for early voting and democracy
Hundreds of No Kings demonstrators rallied at several locations in Oakland and across the Bay Area on Oct. 17 to promote early voting and resistance to potential election disruption by the Trump administration. Demonstrators stood at major intersections and on freeway over-passes with “Vote Early” signs and other messages, receiving...
Jury set for trial of man who threatened to ‘skin’ federal judge
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Jury selection concluded Monday in the federal criminal trial of a Bay Area man charged with sending threatening emails, claiming he wanted the recipient to “visualize skinning” a federal judge and kill other government officials. Prosecutors say David Brooks Pokorny, a 45-year-old from...
Bay Area venture capitalist’s assistant admits $18 million theft, feds say
Authorities found more than 1,500 luxury items inside her in $2 million El Dorado Hills house, prosecutors say.
