East Bay pie shop to close doors amid financial struggles
(KRON) – An East Bay pie shop that began during the COVID-19 has announced its closing its doors soon. Edith Pie’s in Oakland will be serving its last dessert this year. The pie shop cites financial challenges as the reason for closure. “Since this time last year, there has been a catastrophic downward trend in […]
Teen falls 75 feet to his death off freeway ramp during East Bay sideshow
The 16-year-old was a spectator of a Crockett sideshow involving more than 100 cars, the California Highway Patrol said.
Woman returns from vacation to find burglar in backyard: Fremont PD
(KRON) — An East Bay woman returned from a trip to find signs that someone had apparently been staying inside her home, said Fremont police. Police said officers responded to the Canyon Heights Drive home Sept. 7 to investigate a report of a burglary. The woman “returned from vacation to find signs that a person […]
‘Stronger than ever’: Oakland Chinatown welcomes thousands at annual night market
Oakland Chinatown welcomed thousands of people Saturday for its second annual night market as the neighborhood seeks to bounce back from post-pandemic challenges.
Owner of Fine Jewellery Shop in Milpitas Shoots at Mob of Robbers Caught on...
CASE #: 25-253-095 On September 10, 2025, at 1:26 PM, officers responded to a smash-and-grab style robbery at a jewelry store near the 1530 block of Landess Avenue. It was reported that ten (10) to fifteen (15) suspects rushed into the business and attempted to steal jewelry. At the time of the incident, only the...
California tied with Louisiana for highest U.S. poverty rate in U.S., think tank reports
Gov. Gavin Newsom often boasts that California, if it were a country, would have the world’s fourth-largest economy. But despite its wealth, the state has also seen a sharp increase in poverty since the COVID-19 pandemic, and newly released data shows the disparity lingers. The bureau used a poverty...
San Jose suspends safe sleeping site operations due to generator issues less than week...
This safe sleeping site in San Jose was opened to unhoused adults on Monday, and now it's temporarily shut down come Friday. Officials with the city's housing department said the RV that serves as an office space for case managers and other administrators lost power due to a generator issue.
A ‘palpable fear around attendance’ for Oakland’s immigrant students
Daniel Espana is one of a dozen clinical social workers who serve new immigrants in Oakland’s public schools. Based out of Rudsdale Continuation School in deep East Oakland, Espana provides mental health care and case management to students aged 16 to 22 who arrived in the United States within the last three years.
Roving sideshows disturb Richmond residents
Roving sideshows wound their way through several Richmond neighborhoods early Saturday morning, waking residents with the sounds of revving engines, fireworks, and police sirens.
BART reaches $6.75M settlement with woman shot in the back by officer at Union...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Bay Area Rapid Transit has reached a $6.75 million settlement with a woman who was shot in the back by a BART Police Department officer in Union City last November. Jasmine Gao, 33, reached a mediated, pre-litigation settlement with the transit agency on June 19, BART said Friday. BART PD...
