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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.

San Francisco police raided a house in central Vallejo last Wednesday, joined by investigators from the FBI and the U.S. State Department. The operation began with a stakeout around 12:55 p.m., according to Vallejo police records. The records indicate that San Francisco police advised Vallejo officers that four armed...

By Jonah Owen Lamb and Noah BaustinUpdated Jul. 17, 2025 • 5:24pmPublished Jul. 17, 2025 • 11:30am. The Department of Justice has requested a list of all noncitizen inmates in San Francisco’s jails and has threatened to “pursue all available means” if the sheriff does not cooperate.

OAKLAND — It is proving trickier than expected for Oakland to move on from its contracted private security company, which last year found itself uncomfortably linked to a corruption scandal at City Hall that led to criminal charges against ex-Mayor Sheng Thao. City leaders are torn between a pair...

PLEASANT HILL — Hyatt House Pleasant Hill was bought through a court-ordered receivership as part of a nationwide portfolio of hotels whose loans had failed, according to public documents filed in a federal court in New York. The 142-room East Bay hotel is tied to a $204 million loan...