Levi’s Stadium Is No More: San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Hosts World Cup
Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara is now San Francisco Bay Area Stadium for the FIFA World Cup. Well, at least for the several weeks of the FIFA 2026 World Cup, anyway. The 49ers’ stadium, which has since its opening in 2014 been named for the iconic San Francisco-based denim and clothing company, has been unbranded due to
ServiceNow, Salesforce, other tech firms reveal more Bay Area job cuts
SANTA CLARA — Several tech firms disclosed plans to chop hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area in fresh disclosures that show the pace of layoffs this year is running ahead of last year’s totals. ServiceNow, Salesforce, Ubisoft, Quizlet, and Verily Health revealed plans to slash a combined...
Bicyclist arrested with loaded concealed firearm, says SJPD
(KRON) — The San Jose Police Department said officers discovered a loaded concealed firearm and narcotics on a bicyclist when they conducted a pedestrian stop Wednesday. The location and time of the incident was not disclosed. SJPD said the male suspect was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail. A photo
Microsoft’s Monster Data Hub Finally Breaks Ground In San Jose’s Alviso
After years of permits, hearings, and paperwork, Microsoft has finally put shovels in the ground on its long-planned data center campus in Alviso, the northernmost corner of San Jose. The groundbreaking today turned a once quiet stretch of industrial land into an active construction site, with city and company official
South County youth farmers protest Santa Clara County Fair date change
Santa Clara County fairgrounds leaders caused an uproar this year for pushing the annual fair date to keep vendors happy and -- as a consequence -- some youth farmers out of contention for junior livestock shows. The parents' response: Fine, we'll organize our own. Preparations for an alternative fair are...
The South Bay’s First Nigerian Restaurant Takes Off in San José
When Folake Adewole first moved to San José in 2017 to take a job as a travel nurse, there wasn’t a single Nigerian restaurant in the area. For the past 10 years, whenever she was craving beef suya or jollof rice, she had to drive up to Hayward — or, more likely, just cook it herself.
Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in Highway 9 crash near Sempervirens Point
A San Jose motorcyclist suffered major injuries Tuesday evening after crashing on Highway 9 south of Sempervirens Point, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at about 7:04 p.m. on June 9 on northbound State Route 9. CHP officials said a 45-year-old man was riding a gray 2025 Kawasaki motorcycl
Oakland Completes Another Segment of Greenway in East Oakland
Oakland and Alameda officials opened a new half-mile segment of greenway trail Wednesday morning. It runs under the BART tracks along San Leandro Street, heading north from Coliseum BART, from 69th Avenue to Seminary Avenue. “Transportation systems are about connecting people,” said Oakland DOT director Josh Rowan duri
Bay Area Leads California in Home Sales Growth as AI Boom Fuels Demand
While most of the country’s housing markets remained constrained by increased borrowing costs and economic uncertainty, parts of the Bay Area in California seemed to be following a different pattern. San Francisco and San Jose recorded some of the strongest home sales gains in the U.S. in May, according...
San Jose Man Gets 25 years-to-life for Murdering His Infant Daughter
A judge has sentenced a 36-year-old San Jose man to 25 years-to-life in prison for killing his infant daughter by striking her so hard in the head that her brain shifted in her skull. A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury earlier this year found Jesse Manuel Figueroa guilty of...

















