Hayward CA

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. In this week's newsletter, I wanted to share a recent feature story I wrote for Reason about the strange world of California's professional squatter removal services. For some time in February this year, I was camped out in an Airbnb...

Local swimmers and teams won a dozen events, including two each by Castro Valley’s Khanh Seaton and Saratoga’s  Kelsey Zhang, and the Campolindo girls won the team title at the state meet Saturday.

It may seem hard to apply for a job that requires two years of experience in a role you’ve never had, especially as a student trying to balance classes, exams and life in a competitive city like San Francisco and the wider Bay Area. But it’s not. For many UC Berkeley students, finding part-time work is less about meeti

Since 1976, Harvest Time in Brentwood has connected families and visitors to the U-Pick Capital of the Bay Area, and now, of the World! This year we celebrate 50 years of supporting local farms, farm stands, and agritourism across East Contra Costa County. Fifty Years of Roots and Resilience: Celebrating...

Muslim communities across the Bay Area are on edge following the deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, with some local mosques now reviewing security plans and increasing precautions.

DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA – Dish n Dash officially opened its newest location in Dublin on April 21. The restaurant, located at 4808 Dublin Blvd., is now open and already drawing in customers, especially locals familiar with its longtime South Bay locations. As someone who loves their Sunnyvale and Milpitas locations,...

Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. posted a tribute to James Robert Dixon Jr., known as “OG Frog,” after friends identified him as one of three people killed in an East Oakland crash.

Defense lawyers in Alameda County are demanding answers after prosecutors handed over an audio file they say captured a supposedly private attorney-client meeting at Santa Rita Jail. The recording, which attorneys say came from the jail's noncontact-visit system, has already led a judge to restrict access while lawyers

After more than 12 years with the Bay Area station, Cristina Rendon plans to relocate to Texas to be closer to family.

Many Bay Area homebuyers with low and moderate incomes are eligible for thousands of dollars in mortgage help from Wells Fargo, after the bank agreed to set up a $100 million fund to settle claims that it harmed investors by conducting sham interviews with minority job seekers and discriminating against Black and Latin