Hayward CA

San Mateo is turning the dial toward all-electric living. Last Monday, the City Council voted unanimously to approve a new round of reach-code updates that push homes and commercial buildings toward electric appliances and electric-ready wiring. The rules require heat pumps or higher-efficiency air conditioners when...

Marathon Petroleum has sent a letter to California leaders cautioning that an upcoming vote by state regulators could lead to more oil refineries shutting down across the state. The company emphasized that such closures would result in the loss of jobs, tax revenue, and other economic benefits that would be difficult...

Bay Area drivers are feeling pain at the pump. Gas prices have surged in recent days as the U.S. involvement in the war in Iran intensifies. At one gas station, diesel prices are now flirting with $7.00.

In June, Oakland voters will get to decide whether property owners will pay a new parcel tax — or force the city to look somewhere else for tens of millions of dollars needed to maintain city services. The City Council voted unanimously last week to approve the certification of...

Police did not identify the man arrested near Fruitvale on Monday.

On February 21, 2026, around 3:55 PM, a Fremont Police Department officer patrolling near Warm Springs Boulevard and Brown Road found a vehicle in a parking lot and contacted the driver. The officer saw a large amount of marijuana inside a plastic bag, which the driver said contained about a quarter pound.

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TIBURON — A boutique hotel nestled in an exclusive Bay Area enclave has been bought through a speedy foreclosure transaction, a fresh sign that economic woes still afflict the region’s weak hospitality sector. Denver-based hospitality group KSL Capital Partners, which this month bought Los Gatos’ Toll House Hotel...

SACRAMENTO, California - Ari J. Lauer, a 61-year-old attorney from Lafayette, has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for his involvement in the largest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of California. From 2009 to January 2019, Lauer served as outside counsel to DC Solar, providing...

An unhoused man was found dead near the Ohlone Greenway in Northwest Berkeley Thursday. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office’s Coroner’s Bureau identified the man Monday as Lon Turner, 67, of El Cerrito. A 911 caller reported an unresponsive person near the Ohlone Greenway at 2:42 p.m. Thursday,...