Hayward CA

International Boulevard through Fruitvale into Deep East Oakland got a nickname for a reason. They call it the Comida Corridor, per Visit Oakland, and it's one of the densest stretches of family-run Mexican street food anywhere in the Bay. These are multi-generation trucks. Immigrant-owned. Some have been grinding the same lot for 35 years. If you're trying to eat well in...

A K-9 with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office was caught on camera fighting with a traffic cone when it flipped onto its head.

Police took one person into custody in connection with a fatal shooting near 18th and Wood streets in Oakland, authorities said.

Many people, including Doug McConnell himself, would say he led a charmed life. And he did, but it came to a close in January 2026 after nearly four years of effort to recover from a debilitating stroke in April 2022. Doug spent the better part of his 80 years doing exactly what he most loved to do: explore the world around him, sharing his...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) —  The Alameda County District Attorney held a news conference Thursday with a message for alleged victims of Eric Swalwell. Earlier this April, the embattled politician resigned from Congress and dropped out of the California governor’s race over a sexual assault scandal. Speaking to reporters at the Oakland courthouse, District Attorney Ursula […]

San Jose police on Thursday announced the arrests of four men they say are connected to a smash-and-grab with sledgehammers at a mall several months ago. Police identified the suspects as Devin Hairston, 31, of Oakland; Charlie Jones, 23, of Oakland; Emilio Sanchez, 24, of Hayward; and Roman Camarena, 18, of Stockton.

As California drivers winced at soaring prices in mid-March and April, the state's quick fix came from a politically awkward place: a surge of imported gasoline that shipping records trace back to Russian crude. The fuel showed up after refinery problems in the Bay Area and Los Angeles and helped head off what could have been a much nastier statewide shortage. It also...

Oakland Unified's school board has quietly put the brakes on its search for a permanent superintendent while the district faces a growing budget shortfall. Interim Superintendent Denise Saddler will stay at the helm for now as the board shifts its attention to grim fiscal projections and tough talks with labor groups.

You finally booked the sitter. Grandparents drove in from Sacramento, the kids are handled, and you and your spouse have a rare four-hour window to eat like actual adults. San Ramon has options, but Livermore is only 20–25 minutes down I-580 from Gale Ranch — and that's where the real Tri-Valley date-night tier lives.

If you own a Traeger, a Weber Smokey Mountain, or a stick burner, you already know the frustration. You pull a 14-hour brisket off your own rig, slice it, and wonder if any restaurant in the Tri-Valley can actually beat what you just made. The honest answer: a few can, and none of them are inside San Ramon city limits. The Dickey's...