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Republic Services asks customers to leave bins out as trash strike continues
UNION CITY, Calif. - The garbage collection company embroiled in a nationwide worker strike, also impacting trash collection in several Bay Area cities, has asked customers to continue leaving their bins outside. Company working to resume service. What they're saying: — Republic Services told KTVU that it is working...
What Woodie’s Brutally Honest Rap Meant for Antioch
Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. A-Wax had just gotten out of jail when he decided to hit up a hotel party in Concord. The year was 2001, and the aspiring lyricist from Pittsburg, California...
California Lottery confirms $1 million winner was homeless man
Armando Vidal, a homeless man and longtime customer at Sandy’s Deli & Liquor in San Luis Obispo, was confirmed as the winner of a $1 million scratcher prize purchased in April.
Developer building ‘micro-studios,’ and yes, people are renting them
The size of a typical studio apartment is 500 to 600 square feet. The studios that Riaz Capital is building around the Bay Area measure on average 300 square feet — which is on the small side, even for a standard hotel room. But the Oakland-based developer sees micro-studios...
Beloved father fatally shot by guest at his own fourth of July celebration
Tim Conover, a beloved father of two known for his warmth and generosity, was fatally shot by a guest at his North Oakland, Calif. home during a Fourth of July gathering, police and loved ones confirmed. Oakland father Tim Conover fatally shot. The 40-year-old was hosting family and friends on...
Hello Kitty Cafe fans line up for Santa Clara opening
The Bay Area’s first character cafe opened in Westfield Valley Fair to hundreds of excited fans. The Hello Kitty Cafe opened Friday as the mall continues to bring new stores and different businesses into its $1.1 billion expansion. The mall is planning to open 25 new stores and restaurants in 2025 and remains one of...
Brentwood Police Arrest Five amid Retail Chaos as Over 300 Youths Disrupt Local Shopping...
Chaos unfolded in Brentwood last weekend when over 300 juveniles descended on local retail hubs, turning an afternoon into a turbulent mix of rowdiness and retail ruin. The City of Brentwood Police Department responded last Friday to what began as a large preplanned gathering of young people at Sand Creek Crossing...
A man running away from a stolen car was arrested by an officer after...
ALAMEDA, Calif. (FOX26) — Oakland CHP officers arrested a man after a foot chase for being connected to a stolen vehicle on July 7th. Oakland CHP responded to a report of a stolen white Nissan GTR on July 7th at around 10 p.m. Officers found the white Nissan GTR...
Bay Area parents tackle fentanyl crisis, provide potentially life-saving drug: Here’s how
A North Bay couple and their organization is fighting the fentanyl crisis one old newspaper box at a time. They're repurposing and filling them with Narcan, a potentially life-saving drug. For free.
