Hayward CA

Republic Services and the union on Friday reached a tentative agreement, ending the nearly two-week-long strike that impacted garbage pickup services across multiple Bay Area cities.

(The Center Square) - The California Senate and now a key Assembly committee have passed a bill that would allow cities to charge businesses up to $650 for returning shopping carts stolen from them. The measure, Senate Bill 753, was introduced at the urging of the city of San Jose, which faces major homelessness and...

Fire crews contained the blaze, but traffic remains severely impacted as cleanup continues.

This Oakland neighborhood has raised many celebrities.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (July 18, 2025) — That whizzing sound is not just the days of summer blowing by. It is an increasing number of youngsters riding by on the latest generation of e-bikes and e-motorcycles, turning heads and raising eyebrows. With their rise in popularity come complaints...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KRON) — San Leandro police are investigating a homicide after a woman was shot and killed Thursday night while walking her dogs with her boyfriend. The San Leandro Police Department responded just after 11 p.m. to East 14th Avenue and Williams Street on the report of a shooting. First responders...

Joshua Byrd was shot inside the parole office by a man who was arrested

An assailant in a vehicle pulled over, accosted the woman and her boyfriend, then shot her after a brief exchange, police said.

The Bay Area and California both lost thousands of jobs during June, a loss that represents a setback for regions whose economic foundations have turned wobbly this year. Employers slashed a net total of 6,800 jobs in the Bay Area, with all three of the region’s major metro areas enduring reduced employment levels in...

As heat waves roast much of the West Coast, the Bay Area has been spared from extreme temperatures over the course of the last two months. It’s a unique trend.