Concord City Council weighs 310-unit, mixed-use downtown development agreement
The Concord City Council on Tuesday could vote to approve a development agreement for a 310-unit apartment/mixed-use development in the city’s downtown area at Galindo Street and Concord Boulevard....Read More
Padres outslug Giants, rough up Bumgarner in comeback win
A seemingly perfect storm had aligned for this Giants team. Instead, it turned into more of the same for San Francisco.Read More
Third woman arrested in ‘blessing scam’ ring targeting Chinese-speaking elders
A third woman arrested in connection with a blessing scam that targeted Chinese-speaking San Franciscans acted as a lookout while the other suspects stole victims’ cash and valuables, prosecutors...Read More
Bystander watches man enter Vasona Lake, dive team finds him dead
A man drowned in a Los Gatos lake Monday afternoon, Santa Clara County fire officials confirmed. Los Gatos police and county fire officials responded to Vasona Lake shortly after...Read More
Fremont school district, teachers’ union reach tentative contract deal
The Fremont Unified School District and the union that represents its teachers have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract, the two sides announced. The agreement calls...Read More
East Bay legislators aim proposed tax increase at wealthiest corporations
Democratic East Bay lawmakers hope to address income inequality and fund education by increasing the tax rate by 2 percent on the top 0.2 percent of corporations that do...Read More
Eric Swalwell wants to ‘go big, go bold and do good’ as next president
Former Alameda County prosecutor Eric Swalwell announced on Monday that he will join the crowded field of candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. Announcing his candidacy on...Read More
Three people shot near East Oakland Elmhurst Park
Three people were shot Monday afternoon in East Oakland, police said. Several people called police at 3:40 p.m. to report the shooting in the 9800 block of E Street...Read More
Authorities determine ‘suspicious device’ not a threat
Police in Alameda closed Hibbard Street between Paru and Grand streets Monday morning while they investigated a suspicious device, but deputies from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office responded to...Read More
Five Bay Area parents agree to plea guilty in college admissions scandal
Thirteen parents, including actress Felicity Huffman and five Bay Area mothers and fathers, and one coach have agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges in a college admissions cheating...Read More
Police arrest Uber driver suspected of home burglary
An Uber ride-hailing service driver was arrested Friday with the help of home surveillance footage after he tried to burglarize a house and later managed to ransack another in...Read More
Man dies from gunshot wound in East Oakland
A man was fatally shot in East Oakland on Monday morning, police said. Officers who responded to the 3200 block of Davis Street shortly before 7:30 a.m. Monday after...Read More
Cigarette burning in trash can starts Santa Rosa house fire
A cigarette discarded in a trash can is suspected of causing a house fire in southwest Santa Rosa late Sunday night, a battalion chief said. Firefighters found the fire...Read More
Alameda police investigate suspicious device, close Hibbard Street
Police in Alameda closed Hibbard Street between Paru and Grand streets Monday morning while they investigated a suspicious device. The Alameda Police Department in a tweet around 11:25 a.m....Read More
Daly City police fatally shoot dog that mauled man
Daly City police officers fatally shot a dog that mauled and critically injured a man in the backyard of a home Monday morning, police said. Officers responded around 7...Read More
West Oakland house fire claims life of elderly man
A 73-year-old man died in a house fire in West Oakland on Monday morning, a fire battalion chief said. The fire was reported at 5:43 a.m. at a two-story...Read More
Update: Victim struck by BART train reported dead
A BART train struck and killed a person at the El Cerrito del Norte station Monday morning, a spokesman for the transit agency said. The Warm Springs-bound train struck...Read More
Lafayette fire Station 16 to reopen after nearly six-year closure
Six years after closing amid budgetary struggles, Fire Station No. 16 in Lafayette is set to reopen this spring, and Fire Engine 16 and its crew have already moved...Read More
One dead after vehicle-pedestrian collision near Dixon
One person has died in a collision between a vehicle and pedestrian Monday morning at westbound Interstate Highway 80 and the Currey Road off-ramp in Solano County near Dixon,...Read More
Richmond BART station reopens, El Cerrito del Norte still closed
A BART train struck a person at the EL Cerrito del Norte station Monday morning, causing a station closure and major delays for riders, a transit agency spokesman said....Read More