CHP welcomes five officers to Contra Costa County
Graduates from final class of 2025 including valedictorian. A post on the CHP – Contra Costa Facebook page on Dec. 23, 2025, reads, “Please join us in welcoming five new officers to the CHP Contra Costa Area! These officers are members of Cadet Training Class III-25 and are beginning the next chapter of their careers...
Sheriff seeks leads in San Leandro center divider cold case
(KRON) — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to solve a cold case dating back 28 years. ACSO said on Jan 4. 1998, at 7:55 p.m., Samuel Canaday, 57, was found dead on the center divider of E. 14th Street near 168th Avenue in unincorporated San Leandro. “Witnesses stated that […]
Miniso is opening its largest Bay Area store in Fremont
Miniso, the fast-growing Chinese lifestyle retailer, is opening its largest Bay Area store in Fremont on Jan. 17.
Iconic Bay Area restaurants bid farewell
California has lost many iconic restaurants over the decades, but if you’re in San Francisco, the recent loss of two dining staples really hurts . After 46 years specializing solely in savory and sweet soufflés, Café Jacqueline on Grant Avenue shuttered on Dec. 20, 2025. The café’s namesake — chef-owner Jacqueline...
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee speaks on public safety
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee shared updates on public safety and crime in the city for 2025.
San Francisco’s most famous bakery reportedly opening its 1st location outside of city
According to the Palo Alto Weekly, Arsicault is opening up in Palo Alto this fall.
Storied Bay Area music venue to reopen under new name, ownership
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Get ready for the next chapter in the history of one of the Bay Area music scene's most storied addresses. Best known for hosting Boz Scagg's legendary Slim's hot spot for decades, and then a more recent (and much shorter) stint as YOLO Nightclub, the venue located at 333 11th St. in San Francisco...
This Bay Area restaurant is an all-you-can-eat beef palace. Is it worth the hours-long...
Patrons wait up to two hours to get into this Japanese yakiniku restaurant, an all-you-can-eat wagyu beef wonderland. Is it worth it?
Missing Oakland men feared dead as chop shop dispute turns violent
Two Oakland men tied to an alleged car theft ring vanished months ago, and police now fear they were killed in a violent dispute linked to a notorious East Oakland chop shop. As investigators search for answers and families brace for the worst, the case has become a stark window into how underground auto crime... ...
Oakland calls for 500 volunteers for homeless count
Every two years, hundreds of Oakland residents leave their homes before the crack of dawn and fan out across the city to look for neighbors who sleep on the streets, in parks, and on doorsteps. It’s the biennial Point-in-Time Count, a survey of unhoused residents in Alameda County and Oakland....
