Cost of living is rising the most in these US cities
New York City ranked No. 1 for cost-of-living, driven by sky-high rent and essential costs that outpaced even relatively high average salaries, while California cities (San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles) dominated the rest of the top rankings. The findings align with broader financial stress nationwide, as...
LA set to fire up automated speed cameras with instant fines
Los Angeles is preparing to flip the switch on a new era of traffic enforcement, one in which cameras, not patrol cars, will clock drivers and trigger fines in near real time. Backed by a California pilot program, the city’s automated speed system is designed to issue penalties almost as soon as a driver is... The...
Large police presence in Oakland after reported assault
There is a large police presence in Oakland Tuesday afternoon after an alleged assault, police said.
San Francisco, CA Weather Alert: 19-Foot Waves Near US-101 Wed Night
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. San Francisco, California – Dangerous beach conditions are expected along the central and northern California coastline as a Beach Hazards Statement takes effect Wednesday evening and continues through...
Keke Palmer leads a Bay Area shoplifting gang in Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’
The upcoming film, written and directed by Oakland filmmaker Boots Riley, stars Keke Palmer, Demi Moore and the Bay Area.
The Bay Area’s Best Pizza Place is Opening a New Branch in Livermore
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – As an East Coast transplant, it took me a long time to find good pizza in the Bay Area. Well, let me correct that to say: it took a long time to find good New York style pizza. Fancy Roman or Napoli pies with thin crusts...
A viral Reddit post mocked this Marin sandwich shop’s prices. Now, it’s closed.
"My brand and my identity became brutally attacked, and it crushed my spirit."
Three Oakland office towers are seized by lender in speedy foreclosure
OAKLAND — Three high-profile office towers in downtown Oakland have been seized through a foreclosure due to a loan failure that shows economic maladies still afflict the commercial property sector in the East Bay’s largest city. Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, through an affiliate, took ownership of...
These architects envision new life for S.F.’s dead downtown mall. Here’s what they’d like...
This is a rare chance to dream big for architects who have ideas about what to do with 6 acres at one of the most high-profile intersections west of the Mississippi.
San Francisco man convicted of murdering parents; livestreamed aftermath
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco man has been convicted of killing his father and stepmother at their Bayview home, prosecutors announced Monday. Irvin Hernandez-Flores, 27, was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder in the 2022 deaths of Jose Hernandez and Yessenia Soto Hernandez. The couple’s young daughter...
