Thieves Scatter In Multiple Cars After Shots Fired, Six-Figure San Ramon Jewelry Robbery
A sizable team of thieves – all dressed in black and some wielding hammers – stole an estimated $100,000 in jewels and jewelry from the Heller Jewelry store in Bishop Ranch Monday, firing shots through the store’s security glass before scattering in multiple cars. Outnumbered police pursued...
Grand opening date announced for newest Mega Mart in Bay Area
(KRON) — The opening of a highly anticipated Korean supermarket on the Peninsula is here. Mega Mart will have the grand opening of its East Palo Alto store on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the grocery chain announced. The store will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Customers can also attend a […]
Bay Area biotech company lays off half its workers a year after raising $325M
Its last two funding rounds brought in $545 million.
Retired National Park Service ranger turns 104
EL SOBRANTE, Calif. - It was a big celebration for Betty Reid Soskin, a Bay Area icon. She turned 104. "It feels absolutely wonderful. I cannot even mention it, I feel on the edge of tears," Soskin said. A birthday party was held at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School on...
Bill banning ICE agents from wearing masks in California signed into law
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A bill banning ICE agents and other law enforcement from wearing masks has been signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill, Senate Bill 627, was introduced by two Bay Area officials; State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and State Sen. Jesse Arreguin (D-Berkeley). The bill,...
4.3 magnitude earthquake centered in Berkeley jolts S.F. Bay Area awake
The earthquake occurred on the Hayward Fault. Its magnitude was revised downward from a 4.6 to a 4.3. A sharp jolt was widely felt.
Monday Monday: Achy Quaky Start And, You’ve Been Flashed!
So there we were, in our jam jams with our rear flap down and ready for bed when the Five-O (that’s the police to you newbies) rolls into an Orinda neighborhood and brings in the drones and the dogs and a buncha Big Dudes all to take in a local chap who – it turns out – doesn’t want to go.
Richmond celebrates community at annual Spirit & Soul Festival
The heart of downtown Richmond was filled with music, color, and community pride on Saturday as the Spirit and Soul Festival returned for its 2025 celebration. The free event, organized by the Richmond Main Street Initiative, took place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Macdonald Avenue, between
The future of California’s high‐speed rail
On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we're discussing the future of high-speed rail in California. Seventeen years ago, Californians approved a $10 billion bond issue to build a high-speed rail line that would zip between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Where does California's high-speed rail project...
Nearly seven years after brutal attack, ‘Grandma’ Yik Oi Huang trial begins
With jury selection completed on Friday, the trial of Keonte Gathron for the murder of 88-year-old ‘Grandma’ Yik Oi Huang starts on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, nearly seven years after Gathron’s arrest. The proceedings will take place in Dept. 26 at the San Francisco Hall of Justice (850 Bryant Street) starting at 9 a.m....
