Trash lid won’t close? Bay Area residents face $10 fee
(KRON) — Some Bay Area residents will soon face an extra charge if they stuff too much garbage into their trash bins. Republic Services is notifying customers that beginning November 1, 2026, overfilled black landfill carts will result in a $10 fee per occurrence, according to a notice sent to customers in Contra Costa
CHP Swarms Bay Bridge Bus Lane as Cheaters Dodge $490 Fines
Drivers approaching the Bay Bridge from the MacArthur Maze have a habit of ducking into the lane reserved for buses, and this month the California Highway Patrol decided to do something more concentrated about it. Working with Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority, CHP has resumed a focused enforcement campaign on t
FBI suspects Bay Area firefighter may have faked his death after arrest
An Alameda County firefighter was accused of owning child sex abuse material in 2023.
El Niño brings warm waters and unusual fish species to Bay Area
Warmer ocean temperatures associated with El Niño are bringing unusual numbers of fish species into Bay Area waters, according to fishermen and marine scientists who say they are seeing large concentrations of bonito and Pacific bluefin tuna in areas where they are not commonly found.
California may see dreaded ‘perfect storm’ at terrible time: Thanksgiving and Christmas
King tides in California will be extremely high during the Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. A simultaneous storm could wreak havoc on transportation and push the tides to record territory.
‘Summer of Satan’ revisits Night Stalker Richard Ramirez’s reign of terror
‘Summer of Satan’ revisits the crimes of Richard Ramirez, the serial killer known as the Night Stalker, whose attacks terrorized California during the summer of 1985 and left victims and families carrying lifelong trauma. KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade traces how Ramirez targeted men, women and children across Los Angeles Cou
Gavin Newsom’s Childhood Home in San Francisco Lists for $4.5 Million
Long before Gavin Newsom split his time between Sacramento and Marin County, his family history was anchored at a wooded midcentury retreat in San Francisco’s Upper Cole Valley neighborhood, on the edge of the century-old Mount Sutro Forest. This $18.5 Million Apartment in Lower Manhattan Was Once F.W. Woolworth's Offi
You Watched the Framing and Wiring on the Room Added to Your House Get...
The back room has had a bed in it for years. An inspector came out and signed off the footings, then the framing, then the wiring, and the work was finished long ago. That is the belief: work that passed its inspections is work the city considers closed. On paper a permit closes on one visit only, the last one, and a j
Day Around the Bay: 80-Year-Old Pedestrian Fatally Struck In SF’s Inner Richmond
An 80-year-old pedestrian was killed near Rossi Playground Monday when a tow truck driver allegedly struck them in a crosswalk while turning right from Arguello Boulevard onto Anza Street. [Mission Local]. Stanford organic chemist Song Lin, one of this year’s MacArthur “genius” fellows, has pioneered using clean electr
Hollywood in Mill Valley, steins everywhere, and a runway in Ross
Our local music history party returns Saturday, October 10, at Eria Sausalito, overlooking the water. This Prince, funk, and dance version sold out quickly last time. Grab your discounted ticket while you still can. The Dinner Club visits Larkspur and Novato on Wednesday, October 14. Take a quiz, then get...
