California couple who illegally cut down trees slapped with almost $1million fine
Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner received an almost $1 million fine after they ignored city warnings and cleared out trees from their hillside property without the proper permits.
All-star Bay Area jam band pulls out of BottleRock Napa Valley
Moonalice has canceled its scheduled BottleRock Napa Valley appearance and postponed a Sebastopol show.
Two arrested in February Fremont homicide: PD
(KRON) — The Fremont Police Department said it worked with Hayward police to nab two men wanted in connection with a homicide in February, which marked the city’s second homicide of the year. FPD said officers responded just before 4:20 p.m. on Feb. 3 to several 911 calls of a shooting near Central Avenue and […]
Sweet Fingers on the move; plus the East Bay loses multiple sandwich shops, a...
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2000s rock star adds extra Bay Area show ahead of sold-out Oakland run
Paramore singer Hayley Williams has expanded her run of solo shows to include an extra Bay Area concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
Bay Area ban on gas‑powered heaters begins in 2027, raising concerns over soaring replacement...
The Bay Area Air District is weighing flexibility in its rule that will eventually require all new water heaters and furnaces be electric between 2027 and 2031, a move aimed at reducing nitrogen oxide pollution, which can increase smog and decrease air quality.
San Francisco solving dangerous street problem with speed cameras
"If you're going to be bad, you're going to pay for it."
San Mateo Tells Gas Leaf Blowers To Buzz Off By 2027
Gas leaf blowers in San Mateo now have an expiration date. The city has confirmed that the noisy, exhaust-spewing machines will be outlawed citywide starting Jan. 1, 2027, following a City Council ordinance adopted this spring. To soften the blow for residents and landscapers, the rollout pairs the ban with a short-term rebate program for electric equipment, pitched as a win for...
The $5.50 SF grocery store sandwich that sells out every day
One customer buys four "poor boy" sandwiches a day, seven days a week.
TB outbreak at SF high school affects nearly 1 in 5, further testing underway
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Nearly one in five students and staff at San Francisco’s Archbishop Riordan High School have been diagnosed with latent or active tuberculosis, the latest development in an outbreak that started in November. On Wednesday, the school started a new round of testing, which will be...
