Here’s when Highway 101 carpool lane hours are changing
Faced with mounting pressure from irate drivers, Bay Area transportation officials said that they will reduce the carpool lane hours on Highway 101 in the North Bay.
Massive student protest in San Leandro against ICE
Hundreds of students in San Leandro walked out to protest ICE.
Round Table Pizza Is Caught Up in a Bankruptcy Filing. Are California Locations Closing?
Round Table Pizza is one of the Bay Area's homegrown success stories -- founded in Menlo Park in 1959 -- and it is now part of a much larger restaurant portfolio owned by FAT Brands.
Violent Crime Is Down in Oakland
Violent crime is down in Oakland, along with most major U.S. cities. In 2025, Oakland’s homicide rate dropped 22% compared with the previous year. But Oakland city leaders are also aware that there’s a lot of work left to do — including helping people feel safe even as the statistics are showing improvements. Roselyn...
Our Guide to the Top Docs in Marin and the Bay Area, 2026
Looking for a doctor? Here’s our top doctors working in and across Marin County. Need more? Check out our directory of top docs here. Akash A. Shah, M.D., Ramana Naidu, M.D., Brian W. Su , M.D., Ernest H. Sponzilli, M.D., Harjot S. Bhandal, M.D. MarinHealth Spine Institute | A...
Explorers in California stumbled upon ancient stone walls scattered across the Berkeley hills that...
A Stone Puzzle That Refuses to Be Solved Across the hills of Northern California lies an archaeological find that continues to confuse researchers. Long, carefully stacked stone walls run through landscapes where no one remembers building them. There is no clear record of who made them, when they were built, or why...
Santa Clara County residents consider leaving the area
A significant number of Santa Clara County residents say they’re considering leaving the Bay Area, a reflection of the persistent frustration over housing costs and affordability even as population data suggests the region is not experiencing a mass exodus. Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s annual survey found 40% of...
Chevron’s HQ left California. A developer now plans to add thousands more homes in...
Plans for 8,400 new homes at San Ramon's Bishop Ranch is an ambitious pivot that reflects a broader reckoning with the struggles of the suburban American office park in the remote work era.
East Bay family of slain 15-year-old wants teen suspect tried as adult
The family of a 15-year-old boy shot and killed nearly two years ago wants the suspect, who was 17 at the time, to be tried as an adult. Domonique Fank was killed in June 2024 in Hayward. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office told KTVU that the Probation Department recommended...
‘End of an era’: Bakery housed in historic Black Panthers building abruptly closes its...
OAKLAND, Calif. - A renowned bakery that for decades whipped up its desserts out of a historic building used by Oakland’s Black Panther Party has abruptly closed its doors. It’s All Good Bakery located at 5622 Martin Luther King Junior Way in Oakland, began serving the community in 1996. And over the three decades in...

















