Hayward Police Release Video of Police Shootout with Jaime Mejia Lopez Caught on Camera
Hayward Police Department Press Release Re: Jaime Mejia Lopez Shootout. HAYWARD, Calif., On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, an officer-involved shooting occurred in Hayward after a suspect pointed a firearm and shot at responding officers. The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Jaime Mejia Lopez, was taken into custody....
‘Like being in Japan’: The Bay Area supermarket chain on an expansion tear
The Japanese market is known for discounting meals in the evening.
Coast Guard reverses course, reclassifies swastikas and nooses as hate symbols
ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 21: A U.S. Coast Guard cutter sits docked at Coast Guard Island Alameda on November 21, 2025 in Alameda, California. In response to mounting public and congressional backlash, the U.S. Coast Guard reversed a proposed policy that would have called swastikas and nooses “potentially...
Bay Area Rep. Eric Swalwell announces run for governor of California in 2026
The congressman made the announcement ahead of his appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
DHS officers enter East Bay elementary school, serve subpoena seeking info about a former...
Two Department of Homeland Security officers showed up to an East Bay elementary school Friday seeking more information about a former student, according to a district official.
Marvin Boomer’s family plans to sue Oakland and CHP
Nearly six months after a beloved teacher, Marvin Boomer, was killed in a collision following a highway patrol chase, The Oaklandside has learned his family will file suit next week against multiple agencies for their role in the tragedy. Michelle Bernard, a civil rights lawyer based in Washington, D.C., said...
Bay Area restaurant ordered to close after worker caught slamming raw beef onto dirty...
A Reddit user reported the restaurant to the health department after figuring out its location from the viral TikTok video
Bay Area loses second TV news personality in a week
A beloved San Francisco weather anchor retired Friday, marking the Bay Area’s second significant TV reporting loss this week.
‘Epic’: Salmon seen far upstream in Bay Area creek for first time in 70...
After the removal of small dams and the addition of fish ladders, salmon have been seen swimming further up a Bay Area creek than at anytime in decades.
This Early Morning Balloon Festival in Sonoma County Feels Like Stepping Into a Dream
If your idea of a perfect morning includes misty fields, camera-clicking magic, and the slow, dreamy rise of rainbow-colored giants into the sky—this is your moment. There’s something almost surreal about watching a field in wine country transform into a floating rainbow as the sun rises. And no, you're not dreaming—you’re at the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic.
