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San Jose residents have been clamoring for a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers for years, complaining about their noise and pollution. In response, the City Council began reviewing a proposal to encourage the use of electric leaf blowers through a subsidy program. The city is moving forward with a green subsidy more...

Public institutions are built slowly, through decades of effort, trust and responsible stewardship. They can be weakened quickly when leadership disregards the delicate balance required to keep essential services functioning. This is especially true in Santa Clara County, where the property tax system underpins...

(KRON) — A man who allegedly tried to ignite a fire at a Saratoga winery on Saturday barricaded himself in his Tesla after fleeing and driving off an embankment, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The suspected fire starter, later identified as 42-year-old Menlo Park resident Beri Vikram, was...

As a volunteer for Safe Routes to School and founder of E-bike Access, Bob Mittelstaedt visits school campuses across the Bay Area to track the rising number of e-motos.

PIEDMONT, Calif. - A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Piedmont Monday afternoon, one of many to hit the East Bay within just a matter of hours. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the small earthquake struck just before 3 p.m. about 1 mile west of Piedmont in Alameda County. The earthquake was...

(KRON) — A woman is dead and a man is hospitalized in critical condition following a failed murder-suicide attempt in Redwood City, according to the Redwood City Police Department. Police found the couple unconscious in a car with gunshot wounds to their heads on the 1300 block of Seaport Boulevard at 12:02 a.m....

JCPenney is set to close another location, this time in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The clothing store is set to close its location in the Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton, California, with its last day of operation on Feb. 22, 2026. The closure was first reported by local news station KRON-TV ....

The victims took themselves to local hospitals, and the police department said there was no threat to the public.

Sacramento, Calif. – Part 15 of the New California Laws 2026 series covers laws chaptered during the 2024–25 legislative session. This installment highlights new legislation on Housing, Healthcare, Child Welfare, Environment, Elections, and additional statewide updates. For complete bill text, authorship details, and...

(FOX40.COM) — A double homicide investigation is underway after a shooting occurred on a highway on Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol Quincy Division. At around 8:50 a.m., CHP said a highway violence incident happened on the southbound US-395 in the vicinity of the Long Valley Agricultural...