SCPD Uses License Plate Reader to Arrest Burglary Suspect
Santa Clara Police Department’s (SCPD) automatic license plate reader (ALPR) was instrumental in tracking down and arresting a man police suspect of burglarizing dozens of storage units across the Bay Area. In late February, police discovered that 35 storage units across various area cities had been burglarized in three...
Maitri Raises Over $1 Million For Domestic Violence Survivors At 35th Anniversary Gala
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San Jose tech campus is bought for less than its previous value
SAN JOSE — A tech campus in North San Jose was bought for less than its prior value in a deal that serves as a reminder that the Bay Area office market remains in a weaker position despite a surge in leasing activity by the technology industry. The Rio...
Hoax Shooting Call Throws Willow Glen School Into Lockdown Chaos
Students and staff at River Glen K‑8 in Willow Glen spent part of their Tuesday locked inside classrooms after an anonymous caller phoned in a shooting threat. Teachers secured their rooms, kept students indoors and waited as police and school officials swept the campus to confirm there was no active danger. Parents got a flurry of automated texts and phone calls while officers...
‘I am sorry’: Defendants’ family recounts rescue attempt in day care drowning case
For the first time since the 2023 day care drowning deaths of two toddlers that stunned San Jose, a member of the day care operators’ family is sharing a firsthand account of the traumatic rescue attempt and pleading for mercy for his family as sentencing approaches. The incident unfolded...
Coffee shop could head to shuttered Rec Room site in downtown San Jose
SAN JOSE — Plans are underway to open a new coffee shop at the former Rec Room site in downtown San Jose. After about a year of being empty, the building at 1 East San Fernando St. is poised to come back to life through an effort headed up by Ebrahim Omar, the principal manager of A1 Plus Smoke Shop on West San Carlos Street...
Real estate firm pays $60 million-plus for East Bay senior care sites
Two East Bay senior healthcare centers were bought for a combined $61.7 million in deals that show investors are still scouting for medical sites despite widespread ailments in the commercial property market. CareTrust REIT, acting through affiliates, purchased senior care properties in Fremont and Pleasant Hill, documents filed in Alameda...
Where to Walk Up to a Weeknight Night Market in San Jose and Santa...
If you want a no-ticket weeknight plan between now and late July, the South Bay has six recurring options that work after work — all free at the door, all near a parking garage.
San Jose vegetation fire prompts shelter-in-place for nearby elementary school
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A San Jose elementary school is sheltering in place as firefighters look to extinguish a nearby brush fire. The vegetation fire is near George Mayne Elementary along the 5000 block of North First Street – though structures are not threatened by the blaze, according to the San Jose Fire Department.
Suspect with a Criminal History Arrested for a Murder in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A convicted felon was arrested on April 23 for a murder in West Oakland on the. 1800 block of Wood Street. Tyrone Gobar, 55, of Oakland, remains in custody at Alameda. County Santa Rita Jail ineligible for release on bond. Oakland police responded to reports of gunfire,...

















