Hayward CA

Illegal dumping has become a serious challenge for many cities, but one Bay Area community is facing growing concerns over whether its current cleanup efforts are making a real difference. A recent report from The Oaklandside, supported by a detailed city audit, found that millions of dollars are being spent each year

(KRON) — The Alameda County Fire Department said four apartment units were damaged after a fire broke out at an apartment building in San Leandro on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported, and firefighters rescued three cats from the scene. The fire was reported just after 6:50 p.m. in the 4700 block of Springlake

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will pay $12 million to the grandmother of Sophia Mason, 8, who died in her mother's care despite repeated child abuse calls to the county welfare system. As part of the settlement, a public bench in her name will be erected in Hayward and...

(KRON) — A new cafe has opened in a quiet East Bay suburb. Over the weekend, Lalala Cafe in Newark celebrated the second phase of its soft opening. “It’s about time Newark gets a cafe that specializes in coffee & matcha,” Lalala wrote on Instagram. Lalala is the sister cafe of ChaChaCha in Fremont, which […]

An auto repairman has been charged with paying a teenage girl for sex in a trailer at the Berkeley U-Haul where he worked, court papers say. The investigation began in Richmond in June, when officers there responded to a disturbance in a vehicle. Inside, they found 59-year-old Frank Vieira with a 17-year-old girl who s

Most people think of Los Angeles or San Francisco when they picture a happy California city, but a new study has revealed a surprising winner. Fremont, California, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been named America’s happiest city. With its safe neighborhoods, top-rated schools, and beautiful...

(KRON) — Residents of San Bruno are being advised to monitor their financial accounts as the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigates a burglary that occurred at the post office, according to police. “If you recently visited the San Bruno Post Office or deposited mail into a collection box serviced by that office—in

(KRON) — Two parolees were arrested last month after they were caught running an illegal chop shop in East Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division.  CHP said its Alameda County Regional Auto Theft Taskforce (ACRATT) was helping the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department is looking for a suspect in an assault last month who was described as having yellow eyes and smelled strongly of alcohol and cigarettes. The incident, which is being investigated by OPD’s Special Victims Unit, occurred on July 20, just before 9 a.m. on Harrington Avenue near Foot

(KRON) — What started as a traffic stop for registration tags that expired more than a decade ago, ended with the discovery of a treasure trove of drugs and paraphernalia. According to the Alameda Police Department, an officer stopped the vehicle on Sunday, August 2 for having registration tags that had expired 11 year