21-year-old Bay Area motorcyclist dies in crash near UCSC
(KRON) — A 21-year-old Bay Area motorcyclist was killed Monday after a collision near the University of California, Santa Cruz, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred at 4:45 p.m. on Empire Grade north of Heller Drive. Authorities said the 21-year-old man, a resident of Pescadero, was riding a 1999 Harley-Davidson northbound. […]
Formerly SF-headquartered crypto giant to lay off 700 workers in AI shift
The crypto company was founded in SF in 2012. It's laying off 14% of its workforce.
South SF Senior Killed In Chestnut And Mission Crosswalk Horror
Last Tuesday, it turned deadly at one of South San Francisco’s busier intersections, after an 89-year-old pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at Chestnut Avenue and Mission Road and later died at a hospital, officials said. The collision was reported just after 11:30 AM, and emergency crews rushed the victim to a nearby medical center, where the person was pronounced dead...
Walnut Creek pizzeria permanently closes after near decade run
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) — A pizzeria in Walnut Creek closed for good over the weekend. Pizza My Heart, located at the corner of Botelho Drive and S California Boulevard, held its last day of business on Saturday, May 2. Pizza My Heart opened back in 2017, ending a near-decade run in the city’s downtown […]
Family mourns Antioch mother killed in wrong-way I-680 crash
(KRON) — A family is grieving a mother who was killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek last week. California Highway Patrol officers said a driver in a Dodge Charger was driving southbound into oncoming northbound traffic when she collided with six vehicles near the Treat Boulevard exit. Seven people were […]
Union City Teen Sent To Trial In West Oakland Guard Killing
A 19-year-old Union City man has been ordered to stand trial in the fatal shooting of a Kaiser Permanente security guard in West Oakland last August, after a preliminary hearing that narrowed the fight to a handful of key facts while leaving big questions about motive and video evidence hanging in the air.
Oakland finally decides on fine for landowner who cut down 38 mature trees
Visibly frustrated and divided, the Oakland City Council on Tuesday approved a nearly $1 million fine against the couple, one of the largest fines in city history.
Oakland Ceasefire Cops Nab Four In Stockton Robbery Bust
Oakland's Ceasefire officers did not wait long to make their move. Today, the specialized team headed to Stockton and arrested four people after connecting them to a robbery the day before, seizing two loaded firearms and property investigators said was tied to the holdup. In a brief post on X,...
Small quake jolts East Bay Tuesday morning
(KRON) — A preliminary 2.5-magnitude earthquake shook the East Bay Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 0.7 miles east southeast of Pinole and 1.2 miles south of Hercules, at a depth of 3.1 miles. The quake occurred at 7:57 a.m., USGS said. People reported feeling the shaking in Contra Costa […]
Bay Area biotech giant Gilead to lay off 108 workers in Redwood City
Gilead Sciences plans to lay off 108 workers in Redwood City, the latest job cuts by one of the Bay Area’s biggest biotech companies.
