East Palo Alto Spy Cams Under Fire After Neighbor’s License Plate Data Leak
East Palo Alto is taking a hard second look at its Flock automated license-plate readers after nearby cities reported that sensitive plate data was accessed far beyond what local officials thought they had signed up for. In a city with a largely immigrant population, residents and at least one council member say the...
California’s Best Deep Dish Pizza Restaurant Just Opened a New East Bay Branch
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – As an East Coast transplant, I can attest to the fact that it’s hard to find really good New York style pizza in the Bay Area. There’s a different kind of pizza, though, that’s excellent here–Chicago style deep dish. And that’s largely because of one local chain that does an extremely good job...
Bay Bridge Radio Fiddle Turns Deadly, San Mateo Driver Hit With Manslaughter Rap
A late-night drive across the Bay Bridge turned fatal when a San Mateo woman allegedly looked down to change the radio and slammed into slowing traffic, triggering a chain-reaction wreck that killed a 27-year-old man, authorities say. The multi-car collision unfolded in the westbound lanes near Yerba Buena Island...
The Surprising California Town That Sparked a Tech Revolution
The Unlikely Birthplace of Silicon Valley The Unlikely Birthplace of Silicon Valley (image credits: unsplash) Most people think San Francisco or San Jose launched the tech revolution, but the real story begins in a small agricultural town called Palo Alto. Back in the 1930s, this sleepy community was surrounded by...
Pre-Dawn North Abel Street Crash Kills 69-Year-Old Milpitas Cyclist
A 69-year-old bicyclist died after being hit by a vehicle on North Abel Street in Milpitas yesterday, according to the Milpitas Police Department. The collision was reported at about 6:23 AM, and the rider was taken to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Police said the driver remained at the...
Kehlani’s Bay Area Homecoming Takes Center Stage at San Jose’s Big Game Block Party
After last year’s European tour and commercial success, Kehlani’s return to the Bay Area on Friday arrives at a moment of particular symmetry. The Oakland-born singer will headline the sold-out Big Game Block Party outside San Jose City Hall, an outdoor event timed to Super Bowl LX weekend.
Man Arrested After San Jose Police Link Him to At Least 11 Fires in...
CALIFORNIA — A man has been arrested in connection with a weeks-long string of fires reported across San Jose, where police say he is accused of setting at least 11 fires throughout the city. The arrest follows multiple reports of car fires that investigators believe are connected, according to a public update shared...
Amazon layoffs to impact hundreds of Bay Area jobs, in latest sign of rough...
(KRON) — Amazon will be cutting hundreds of jobs across the Bay Area in the company’s latest rounds of layoffs. According to state filings with the Employment Development Department, the e-commerce giant will be cutting 769 jobs locally. The majority of the job cuts — 666 of them — will be across several facilities...
San Jose police seek help identifying driver in deadly hit-and-run
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose police are seeking the public’s help to identify a driver who struck and killed a man crossing an intersection last month. The San Jose Police Department was called on the night of Jan. 25 to the area of South Bascom Avenue and Borello Drive on reports of the crash and found the man...
New thruway bus route cuts travel time between Merced and the Bay Area
The Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday morning for Gold Runner Route 40.

















