Willow Glen 7-story development moves forward
Willow Glen residents are expressing bitter disappointment after a proposed seven-story residential building in their neighborhood gained a permit under a state law streamlining housing development. The decision — made during the Dec. 3 San Jose Planning Director Hearing — clears the way for San Francisco-based Redco...
Fire at recycling facility in San Martin under control, shelter-in-place lifted
A fire at a recycling facility in southern Santa Clara County Monday morning that prompted a shelter-in-place for surrounding areas is under control, firefighters said.
94-year-old Bay Area landmark returns to coastline after destructive fire
The space dates back to the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s.
Teen worker helps save driver from fire after car plows through Redwood City store
The quick actions of a 16-year-old employee at an Ace Hardware in Redwood City ensured everyone got out safely as a fire ignited when an SUV crashed into the store, hit two cash registers, and ended up in an aisle.
String of lights over Bay Area prompts questions
SAN FRANCISCO - A string of lights spotted moving across the evening sky over parts of the Bay Area on Monday evening prompted questions from viewers: What were they?. Videos submitted by residents around 6 p.m. showed the lights stretching across the sky in San Francisco, San Jose and Pacifica.
Faith groups chain themselves outside ICE building in San Francisco
More than 100 people from Bay Area faith communities locked arms outside ICE’s San Francisco Field Office Tuesday morning in an effort that they described as trying to "stop ICE from kidnapping community members" at their immigration check-ins. A spokesperson for ICE did not immediately comment on the situation.
Terror attack plot involving ‘series of bombings’ across Southern California thwarted: officials
An “intense” investigation by multiple agencies led to the thwarting of a terrorist attack plot targeting multiple locations in Southern California, federal officials announced Monday.
The T.B. Downing House in Palo Alto California, built in 1894, later became an...
The remarkable T.B. Downing House is a historic home built in 1894. The Queen-Anne style house is located at 706 Cowper Street in Palo Alto, California. It was constructed for T.B. Downing (1864-1916).
GAF Energy closes San Jose solar shingle factory, moves to Texas
Nailable solar shingle maker GAF Energy has shut down its San Jose, California, research and development and manufacturing hub, which opened in 2021, and moved its headquarters to Georgetown, Texas. Going forward, the company will only manufacture its solar shingles at its Texas factory. The move comes with layoffs...
Newsom hires former CDC leaders as public health advisers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday he is hiring two former top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were pushed out by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or resigned in protest of his policies. Susan Monarez, former CDC director, and Deb Houry,...

















