Bay City News

Berkeley considers reparations program to narrow wealth gap for Black residents

Berkeley is weighing proposal to hire a consultant who would help navigate a reparations program for the city’s Black community.

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Council debates looming ‘tsunami of displacement’ as rent relief expires

Tuesday's San Jose City Council meeting highlighted the looming "tsunami of displacement" as rent relief is set to expire on…

2 years ago

Detectives arrest suspect in Richmond after two North Bay gas station robberies

Detectives followed a suspect to Richmond and arrested the Petaluma man Wednesday after he allegedly robbed two North Bay gas…

2 years ago

Benicia mayor to fill vacated air district board seat

Benicia Mayor Steve Young will fill a vacated Solano County seat on the board for the Bay Area Air Quality…

2 years ago

Police respond to Glen Park armed person in apparent mental health crisis

Police are responding to an armed person believed to be experiencing a mental health crisis across from the BART Glen…

2 years ago

Hands-on humanitarian: Santa Clara woman helps refugees near Ukraine border

A Santa Clara woman and her mother traveled to a refugee camp near the Ukraine border to help those forced…

2 years ago

Excelsior collision leaves 73-year-old pedestrian in critical condition

A 73-year-old man was crossing the street in Excelsior Wednesday morning when he was struck by a vehicle and critically…

2 years ago

Oakland returns to full Ceasefire strategy with hope to restore ‘peace and safety’

Officials announced that the Oakland Ceasefire strategy will be fully restored and staffed in an effort to reduce the city's…

2 years ago

Lateefah Simon retains BART Board of Director seat amid residency dispute

In a reversal, Lateefah Simon will be allowed to retain her Board of Directors seat as outside legal experts resolve…

2 years ago

Oakland airport foot traffic reaches highest level since pandemic onset

Oakland International Airport is showing signs of recovery with February foot traffic reaching the highest level since the pandemic onset.

2 years ago

Police find ghost guns in arrest of four teen robbery suspects

Police arrested four teens suspected of a robbery and two burglaries. They recovered three ghost guns from the suspect vehicle.

2 years ago

Air district moves to target Chemtrade emissions with abatement order

The air district is trying to hit the Chemtrade facility in Richmond with an abatement order that would require compliance…

2 years ago

Supes cut sister relationship ties with Moscow over ‘brutal’ invasion

Condemning the invasion of Ukraine, Santa Clara County supervisors voted Tuesday to cut sister relationship ties with Moscow, Russia.

2 years ago

DNA helps police solve 45-year-old cold case murder

A team of two Alameda police sergeants and three retired officers turned to DNA to solve the 45-year-old murder of…

2 years ago

Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for half of county cases

Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for about half of Contra Costa County's new Covid-19 cases.

2 years ago

PG&E warns Calistoga residents of possible outages during utility work

PG&E is warning Calistoga residents that power could be interrupted during utility test work being performed Tuesday until early Saturday.

2 years ago

Council president criticizes city administration after tiny home village fire

After fire destroyed three tiny homes Monday, Oakland City Council president criticized the city administration over safety concerns.

2 years ago

BART restores red line service 16 days after power interruption

Sixteen days after a broken power cable disrupted service, BART Tuesday restored the red line between Richmond and Millbrae.

2 years ago

With no end to drought in sight, county starts early draw on Russian River water

Sonoma Water has already inflated the Russian River damn and is drawing water this year much earlier than usual.

2 years ago

Police arrest woman suspected of fatally stabbing mother

A 27-year-old woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatally stabbing her mother at a home in San Jose's Strawberry…

2 years ago

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