New law lets Californians delete personal data with one request
On January 1, Californians can use the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) to request that online data brokers delete all of their personal information, as required by the California Delete Act.
Deadly Holiday Storm: Record rain triggers state of emergency
Los Angeles was on high alert last week as a holiday storm swept through Southern California. A “Pineapple Express,” or strong atmospheric river, brought record-breaking rainfall, with the heaviest rain falling on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Meteorologists are calling it the wettest Christmas holiday for the...
A new law requires a working fridge in all California apartments. Some landlords fought...
Fridge-less apartments dotting the pricey California rental market will soon be a head-scratching relic. Beginning Jan. 1, landlords will be required to provide all apartments with a working stove and refrigerator thanks to a new state law. It marks the end of an unusual, decades-long phenomenon mostly in the Los...
Popular Bay Area Bakery Chain Suddenly Announces It Will Close Forever, Starting Today
SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – There are lots of places in the Bay Area to get fancy cupcakes. But for the strangeness of its innovations (and, it must be said, the tastiness of its cupcakes), one spot always stood out. This cupcake place embraced the Bay Area’s ethos of technical...
California rocked by 5.4 magnitude earthquake and tremors travel across northwest
The quake triggered emergency alerts on some Northern California residents' phones
1 injured in San Jose New Year’s Eve multi-family home blaze
(KRON) — The San Jose Fire Department is investigating a New Year’s Eve blaze at a multi-family residence that left one person hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The fire was reported at 4:49 p.m. Wednesday on the 5200 block of Camden Avenue and was contained less than an hour later, according to SJFD. “We do not […]
Puppy stolen from Bay Area family recovered, 2 suspects arrested, police say
Police in Antioch said a 10-week-old puppy stolen from a family the day after Christmas has been safely recovered and two people have been arrested in the case.
San Jose apartment complex bought for well over $300 million
SAN JOSE — A deal involving an apartment complex in South San Jose that was bought for well over $300 million hints at a strengthening market for South Bay residential properties despite some difficulties in the region. Ascent, a 650-unit apartment complex at 5805 Charlotte Dr., was bought for...
Body of triathlete killed in suspected shark attack recovered; biologist says incident was ‘likely...
Firefighters recovered the body of Erica Fox on Saturday in California, after witnesses in the area reported seeing a swimmer who "may have encountered a shark."
2026 Minimum Wage Rises in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
The minimum wages in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale will rise once again when the clock strikes midnight on the new year. Both cities have minimum wage ordinances that rise with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and as such, those minimum wages will go up on Jan. 1, 2026. In Santa...
