Cal-OSHA recommends criminal charges for San Leandro company where 3 employees died
State workplace safety investigators referred the death of a worker at Alco Iron & Metal to the Alameda County District Attorney. The Jan. 8 death of Louis Guerrero of Castro Valley was the third employee death at this San Leandro company. The DA has not yet decided if prosecutors will...
Bay Area woman who lost daughter to domestic violence speaks out
A Bay Area woman is speaking out two years after she says she lost her own daughter to domestic violence. The recent case involving Marissa DiNapoli's death in Morgan Hill is one of several cases bringing Liezel Chan Lucero's emotions back to the surface. Her daughter, Frances Kendra Lucero, was...
Chaos and confusion in closure of an Oakland homeless shelter
This conversation aired in the July 16, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. This week, the City of Oakland closed its Wood Street “community cabin” site: A transitional housing program for unhoused people that has been open for two years. But the closure of this shelter has been rocky, with the shelter operator pulling...
Alameda family stunned after unknowingly adopting the father of their deceased dog
When they took him home, the similarities between the two dogs became more and more obvious, including the way they communicated.
Antioch fire burns 10 acres; fire perimeter contained by crews
The fire was located near Oakley Road and Willow Avenue, according to Con Fire.
Owner of groundbreaking Bay Area restaurant returns after 3-year closure
His last restaurant was a hit for 17 years. Now he’s coming back with a new spot in the Bay Area.
One killed in crash on Race Track Road
(FOX40.COM) — One person was killed in a crash in Sacramento County on Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol said. According to CHP, officers responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash near Race Track Road and Tyler Island Road. CHP said the vehicle left the road and overturned in a ditch. The driver was...
Smack Burger Opens in Downtown San Leandro, Bringing a Fresh Take on Smash Burgers
There’s a new name making waves in the local dining scene: Smack Burgers, now open at 160 W Juana Ave in downtown San Leandro. After building a loyal following as a traveling pop-up across the Bay Area, Smack Burgers has officially established its first bay area brick-and-mortar location in downtown San Leandro— and...
Bay Area Trash Piles Up as Republic Services Workers Join Statewide Strike
Trash is piling up across the Bay Area as Republic Services garbage collectors have stopped working in solidarity with striking union members elsewhere in California.Workers walked off the job last Tuesday, standing in support of their fellow union members engaged in ongoing labor disputes. The strike action has left...
Oakland shelters no longer required to accept surrendered pets
At Tuesday afternoon's meeting, the Oakland City Council approved a new ordinance that would allow its animal shelter to refuse unwanted or abandoned pets being surrendered to their care.
