Mare Island Meltdown: Vallejo Factory’s 290 Job Cuts Rattle Solano County
Harbinger Production Inc., the modular-housing manufacturer running a factory on Mare Island in Vallejo, has filed notice that it may cut roughly 290 jobs, a potential gut punch for a county already reeling from recent industrial shutdowns. County leaders warn the move could slam nearby businesses and push Solano...
Missing UC Berkeley student’s body recovered from Lake Anza
The body of 22-year-old Saketh Sreenivasaiah, who went missing Tuesday, was recovered Saturday, authorities confirmed.
Firefighter dumps Blue Shield in hopes of getting previously denied cancer care
Veteran firefighter Ken Jones has discontinued his insurance coverage with Blue Shield as part of a plan to receive the immunotherapy his former insurer previously denied under Jones’ Medicare Advantage plan. Jones, 71, has decided to enroll in basic Medicare in hopes the federally administered insurance program will...
Richmond Jury Convicts Man In 2022 Street Slaying
A Martinez jury has convicted Kendrick Woods of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the 2022 killing of Richmond resident Melvin Stewart, closing a grim chapter in a case that lingered for years. Stewart, 60, was found shot multiple times inside a vehicle on April 6, 2022, on the 500 block of South 12th...
We ate pork buns all over S.F.’s Chinatown. This was the best one
The Chronicle tasted baked char siu bao from six bakeries and to-go dim sum spots. Our favorite might surprise you.
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ wants you to flash the Vulcan salute at Pier 39
Quick, name a famous “Star Trek” catchphrase. “May the force be with you?” That’s “Star Wars,” buddy. Go hug a wookie!. “Beam me up, Scotty?” OK, warmer. But that one is less universal. Try, “Live long and prosper,” the standard blessing of the...
SF Singles Jam Valentraine Train In Rush For Love
More than 200 Bay Area singles squeezed onto a reserved BART train last night, turning a routine ride into a rolling meet-cute experiment for the agency’s second annual “Valentraine” speed-dating run. The one-hour trip left from 16th Street Mission, ran nonstop to Millbrae and back, and blended timed,...
8 people accused of ransacking Concord mall on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s shoppers in the East Bay say love was not in the air when some brazen burglars struck a Contra Costa County shopping mall this weekend. “Friday at about 1:30 in afternoon, eight subjects, looks like five males and three females, entered the Macy’s women’s at Sunvalley Mall with bags. Grabbed about $5,000...
Hayward Crosswalk Horror Leaves Woman Dead, Boy 6 Badly Hurt
Hayward turned tragic yesterday when a 59-year-old woman was killed, and a 6-year-old boy was badly injured after a car struck them in a marked crosswalk at Tennyson Road and Baldwin Street, according to police. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital. The boy, who suffered serious facial fractures, has since been...
Not just San Diego: Massive winter storm plows into California
Much of California on Monday was preparing to be hit by a powerful winter storm carrying treacherous thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow in mountain areas. Jacob Spender, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Sacramento, urged people to take precautions in the coming days, advising them to pack winter...
