This longtime Oakland Chinese restaurant appeared to have closed, but owner says it will...
Ben’s, a 40-year-old Chinese restaurant in Oakland, is temporarily closed for renovations and will reopen, according to KQED.
A big weekend cooldown in store for Fresno and Merced – how much will...
As summer break winds down, it’s looking like a great weekend to spend outdoors. Last weekend was just a bit too hot, with high temperatures well above 100 degrees and extreme heat warnings coming from the National Weather Service. This weekend? A complete pattern shift. High temps will hold in the 80s and low 90s — we
Oakland agrees to second-largest legal settlement over OPD ‘ghost pursuit’
Twenty-seven year old Lolomania "Lolo" Soakai, of Hayward, was killed in 2022 by a car being pursued by police through East Oakland. The chase reached speeds of 100 mph, when the vehicle being pursued spun out of control in the 5400 block of International Boulevard. The collision set off a...
San Leandro Sex-Date Setup Robbery Charges Filed Against LA Pair
A 23-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman from Los Angeles are facing robbery and attempted carjacking charges in Alameda County after authorities say they lured a San Leandro man into a fake sex date, then robbed him at gunpoint outside an Estabrook Circle apartment complex on February 9. Nafis Sami and Madison Droney
Dublin beer bar closing after nearly 12 years
Three Sheets Craft Beer Bar in Dublin is preparing to close its doors after almost 12 years of operation. The beer bar announced on Facebook that it has decided not to renew its lease on Village Parkway and that its final day for serving customers will be this Sunday (Aug. 16).
Fatal Redwood City liquor store fire started by victim, investigators say
(KRON) — One of the two men who were found deceased in a large fire that gutted a Redwood City liquor store in 2025 is believed to have started the blaze, according to an investigative update released Thursday by police. The fire fully engulfed Avenue Liquors on Roosevelt Avenue by 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, […]
‘How can you not build an Asian mall?’ He saw the Bay Area shift...
Perhaps no one has done more to bring Asian shopping centers to communities across the Bay Area than John Luk. Luk launched his career in commercial real estate years after arriving in the South Bay from Hong Kong for a career in nursing. But noticing the lack of Asian grocery stores and banquet halls as demographics s
CCWD Secures Federal Grant for Canal Replacement Program
Contra Costa Water District has secured a $1.3 million federal grant to support design work for the Canal Replacement Program. The award is the first external funding secured for the program and will reduce the share of this work funded by CCWD customers. The Canal Replacement Program is a long-term...
Ex-Oakland high school student charged with making threats
(KRON) — A former Latitude High School student in Oakland is accused of making a threatening video directed at a school official and potentially LHS students, prosecutors said. The former student, 18-year-old Mercury Hayes, was arrested Wednesday and is currently behind bars, Santa Rita Jail inmate records show. Alamed
Two killed in East Bay car wrecks, including one inside gated community
Police are investigating two fatal traffic collisions that happened less than nine hours apart in Concord and Walnut Creek.

















