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The discovery could eventually lead to new treatments for sleep problems and conditions like obesity and diabetes.

First responders are urging extra caution at local shores as the National Weather Service issued a beach hazards statement effective Tuesday at 5 a.m. through Friday at 5 p.m. due to a dangerous combination of sneaker waves and strong rip currents. The challenging conditions, fueled by persistent southerly swells, pose

An Oakland family’s car was destroyed over the Fourth of July weekend after illegal fireworks sparked a blaze that brought down power lines, highlighting a chaotic holiday that prompted more than 800 emergency calls across the city. The fire broke out near 96th Avenue and Plymouth Street. A resident,...

Your favorite all-local, all-human, independent nonprofit font of news and culture 48 Hills again swept the annual California News Publishers Association’s 2025 California Journalism Awards with nine wins in Division 7—including two first place wins for Video Journalism and Fine Arts Writing! We could not have done thi

PLEASANTON — A group of local investors has bought a chunk of an East Bay shopping center in a deal that gives the new owners a second piece of the high-profile retail hub. The investors paid $10.7 million for an 8.4-acre Pleasanton site consisting of a former Nordstrom store and a large surface parking lot next to Sto

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(KRON) — Two teenagers were detained after causing “trouble” in a Waymo on Monday afternoon, the San Mateo Police Department announced in a social media post. Waymo reported that two 15-year-olds were drinking and “shooting” from inside the self-driving SUV. Waymo notified SMPD, and the vehicle was stopped as police we

It fined a parent more than $300 after a child damaged a credit card reader.

Like many of my UC Berkeley peers, I jaywalk often. I did, at least, until I watched a city bus tear through Durant Avenue just a few feet away from me while speedwalking to my 9:30 a.m. seminar. I was forced to consider: Why was I this pressed for time?

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – West Nile virus is again circulating in Contra Costa County, with local officials confirming the first infected mosquitoes and bird of the year in the 925. The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District recently found a West Nile-positive mosquito sample near Pacheco Marsh...