Cops Nab San Jose Couple In $18K Gold Grab At Fremont Temple
Authorities say a San Jose couple turned a Fremont house of worship into a target, slipping five gold ornaments off statues at a Hindu temple and then trying to flip the loot at a San Jose market for quick cash. The ornaments, taken from inside Vedic Dharma Samaj in Fremont, were pegged at roughly $18,000 in value,...
Man Airlifted to Hospital After Highway 4 Vehicle Crash in Antioch
At approximently 2:20 pm Saturday, a male driver was airlifted by helicopter to an area hospital with major injuries after a vehicle crash on Highway 4. According to preliminary information, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle crash with rescue at Highway 4 near...
New state law can help revive Oakland’s Jack London Square, open doors for small...
With a new California law that lifts restrictions on the types of businesses to lease from Jack London Square, many Oakland business owners hope that new doors of opportunity could open for them.
Top Bay Area chefs join forces for one-night-only Lunar New Year dinners
One of the city’s most impossible-to-land reservations is about to get even tougher. The Happy Crane — the modern Chinese restaurant that opened in August to widespread critical acclaim — is hosting four collaboration dinner events that will bring some of the country’s highest-profile Asian American chefs,...
Beloved tiger Lola euthanized at Oakland Zoo after severe infection
(KRON) — The Oakland Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its beloved tigers. On Friday, zoo officials announced that Lola was euthanized after a severe infection spread throughout her body. Lola arrived at the Oakland Zoo in June 2022 after she and three other tigers were rescued from an abandoned roadside zoo in […]
Contra Costa County Faces Potential Healthcare Crisis with Upcoming Medi-Cal Cuts and Funding Shortfall
Big changes are looming for Contra Costa residents as the county grapples with anticipated reductions in Medi-Cal coverage and a significant cut to healthcare funding. According to officials, the double whammy of federal and state policy shifts could leave up to 93,000 residents without coverage by 2029. "These...
Local Hiking Expert Ann Marie Brown’s 7 Favorite Under-the-Radar Trails in the SF Bay...
Last fall, travel guide guru Moon put out a new version of the San Francisco Bay Area edition of its 101 Great Hikes series. It was author Ann Marie Brown who laced up her boots to sleuth out the dozens of local trails that appear in the book, from the best dog-friendly hikes to the best summit vistas.
One of the Bay Area’s most pristine poke bowls is at this decades-old institution
Remember poke bowls? Perhaps unsurprisingly, a fish market is one of the best places to go for one.
Alameda County DA rejects charges against UC Berkeley students protesting TPUSA with cardboard mosquito
The Alameda County District Attorney’s office formally rejected felony vandalism charges against four current and former UC Berkeley students who were arrested while attempting to hang a giant cardboard mosquito from Sather Gate. The District Attorney’s office confirmed Friday that all charges were rejected Dec. 29....
Locals take to the streets as officials threaten cuts for to essential services: ‘It’s...
"[They] are going to have to make difficult decisions." Locals take to the streets as officials threaten cuts for to essential services: 'It's going to really harm people' first appeared on The Cool Down .
