A trip to the Oakland estuary shines light on a hidden, dirty problem
Editor’s note: We’re republishing some of our best reads of 2025. This exploration of Oakland’s estuary was a beautiful swan song from our Nature and the City reporter, a self-described “water geek,” Callie Rhoades. “Thank you for this extensive report on the state of the Oakland estuary and shoreline,” one reader...
Brentwood Officer involved Christmas Eve shooting leaves man dead
Contra Costa DA’s Office conducting parallel Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident protocol investigation. On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at around 10:55 p.m., Brentwood Officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of Balfour Road and Foothill Drive for suspicion of DUI. Officers...
Bay Area neighborhood rocked by flash flooding
Storms brought waist-high flooding to Broadmoor, causing an untold amount of damage.
San Francisco’s empty reparations promises
Frustration and disappointment with the Democratic Party are at generational highs, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ quixotic effort to provide reparations for black Americans is a case study that illustrates why. Almost three years ago, the city’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee released...
Last strong rains moving across the East Bay
The cold front that has soaked the Bay Area in the past week is making it final pass over the region.
Day Around the Bay: Brentwood Police Fatally Shoot Armed DUI Suspect on Christmas Eve
Police in the East Bay city of Brentwood shot and killed a man whom they pulled over under suspicion of driving under the influence on Christmas Eve. Police say the man resisted arrest and reached for a high-powered rifle before they shot him. [KTVU]. Local health officials warn that infections...
Richmond Public Storage Facility Collapses in Overnight Blaze Amid Severe Storm
A fire that broke out just after midnight yesterday at a Public Storage facility in Richmond caused the second story of the building to collapse onto the first, according to the Richmond Fire Department. The blaze was contained by Wednesday morning, but firefighters worked throughout the day to extinguish deep-seated...
SFO terminal evacuated because of suspicious package as weather-related delays continue
A suspicious package discovered at San Francisco International Airport on Friday morning led to the evacuation of a terminal amid ongoing flight delays, authorities said.
Caldecott Tunnel fully reopens after two-day partial closure
The tunnel fully reopened Friday evening after an electrical emergency shuttered two of its bores on Christmas Eve.
Toll Increase at Seven Bay Area Bridges
With the new year starting next Thursday, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) reminds drivers that tolls at the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges will go up by 50 cents on Jan. 1, 2026. This will be the first in a series of five toll increases to be phased in each January through 2030, with the additional funds...
