Hayward CA

"Once we started doing the pop-ups, I was surprised at how little people here knew about Burmese food. A huge part of the pop-up was educating diners on what the cuisine actually is." That's Jessie Nicely, a Los Angeles data programmer and co-founder of the food zine Compound Butter. Nicely...

In a city where tents line sidewalks and underpasses like stubborn shadows, Barbara Lee is proposing something bold enough to sound almost mythical: cutting street homelessness in half within five years. As she approaches the end of her first year as mayor of Oakland, Lee has rolled out a sweeping...

Hundreds of nurses and supporters packed the sidewalk outside Alameda Hospital yesterday, warning that proposed federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid could shrink the very safety-net services many East Bay patients rely on to survive. The crowd was one stop on a nationwide Red Alert bus tour organized by nurses’...

An early-morning drive on southbound Interstate 880 in San Leandro turned deadly yesterday, when a single-car crash near the Davis Street exit left two men dead and a woman injured, authorities said. The collision was reported around 5:30 AM. The car became trapped between a freeway guardrail and an exit...

The 17th annual Oakland Marathon kicks off Friday, with community events on Saturday and a series of races — from a 5K to the full marathon — and festivities running through early Sunday afternoon. Streets along the course will be impacted by detours, road closures, and public parking restrictions.

At 2:57 PM on March 20, 2026, traffic on Interstate 80 slowed when a driver stopped his vehicle, approached another car with a knife, and made threats. CHP Oakland Area officers responded and located the suspect driving a Lincoln Navigator. The driver exited the freeway, discarded the knife on the off-ramp, and was...

Great meals don’t always come with long waits, viral videos, or flashy headlines. Sometimes they’re hiding in plain sight. A quiet dining room. A familiar server. The smell of garlic and simmering tomato sauce drifting out of a small kitchen. That kind of place still exists. A surprising...

Stanford Medicine is moving ahead with plans for a major cancer center at its Redwood City campus, filing a preliminary project proposal for an inpatient hospital, research facilities and expanded outpatient services on the 35-acre site. Early concept materials show multiple new buildings linked by enclosed bridges...

Juice House Co., a Bay Area organic juice chain with locations including San Francisco’s Ferry Building, will close all stores in April.

A woman in San Leandro, California, was stopped at a Walmart gate after being accused of stealing. She decided to record this incident and even admitted to adding Tipe Pods to a container she deemed not to be “all the way filled up.” Then, she uploaded the clip online, believing the internet would be on her side,...