Bay Area cities above normal rainfall levels, CA snowpack makes massive leap after week...
We are in great shape for our water year so far after last week's intense storms brought major jumps in rainfall, reservoir, and snowpack levels across the state.
Leading Bay Area children’s hospitals link up on brain cancer, tumors
One of the Bay Area’s leading children’s hospitals has joined another in a group dedicated to eradicating brain cancer and tumors in children. Stanford Medicine’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital entered the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium earlier this month as one of more than 40 participating sites. UCSF...
Could Plug-In Solar Take Off in California?
If you want solar power in your home, you usually need to be a homeowner with a good roof and a decent amount of cash to pay up front. But some Bay Area residents are trying out plug-in solar, which can hang from an apartment balcony, out a window, or be tented in the backyard.
Shoplifting Incident in San Mateo Leads to Arrest of Suspect with Prior Convictions and...
A seemingly mundane shoplifting incident at a local San Mateo store escalated into a more serious confrontation when the perpetrator was apprehended with stolen goods and illegal substances. The San Mateo Police Department took to social media to report the incident, detailing the sequence of events that led to the...
Police Nab Fugitive Emu After “High Stride” Pursuit at Wildcat Canyon
“Keeping the East Bay Safe from Errant Emus Since 1932”. That’s not actually the motto of the East Bay Regional Park District police. But this week, it might as well have been. According to a post from the agency, on December 20 officers tracked and apprehend a “fugitive” emu...
This Northern California highway is one of the deadliest in the US, study says
A stretch of Interstate 80 through Northern California is among the most dangerous interstate highways in the United States, a study reported. The interstate, which runs from San Francisco through Sacramento to the Nevada border in California, had 277 fatal accidents from 2019 to 2023, or about 1.39 per mile, the...
Richmond: Fire Reported Near Interstate Highway 580 Westbound Off Ramp
A fire was reported near the entrance of the Central Avenue exit of Interstate Highway 580 in Richmond on Sunday afternoon, said California Highway Patrol officials. There were reports of smoke under the Central Avenue off-ramp located next to the tracks where Amtrak and several cargo trains run at approximately 1:11...
PG&E offers more excuses, and will seek to delay and obfuscate over public power
The power went out in the Sunset on Christmas Eve, and then for a fifth time Dec. 27. Neither was as bad as the earlier blackout, but it showed again: PG&E is unable to provide reliable service to the city. Sup. Alan Wong, who represents the neighborhood, issued a statement...
Richmond, El Cerrito Minimum Wage Set to Increase
Two Contra Costa County Cities announced their 2026 minimum wage standards that are set to go into effect on January 1, 2026. Effective January 1, 2026 the Richmond Minimum Wage will be: $19.18 per hour (. ) Effective January 1, 2026 the El Cerrito Minimum Wage will be $18.82 per...
2.8 magnitude earthquake rattles East Bay on Sunday
(KRON) — An earthquake shook in the East Bay Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A preliminary 2.8-magnitude earthquake was reported near San Ramon at around 11:56 a.m. The epicenter was 5 kilometers, or more than 3 miles, southeast of San Ramon. USGS reported the earthquake’s...

















