San Mateo supervisors prepare to formally serve sheriff with notice of intent...
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting Thursday to consider initiating the process to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office.This action would mark the first test of...
View ArticleSF judge blocks Trump move to end protected status for small subset of...
AN ESTIMATED 5,000 VENEZUELANS granted temporary protected status can continue to work and live in the U.S. despite a Supreme Court ruling revoking protections while their lawsuit against the Trump...
View ArticlePassing the torch: Boilermakers union keeps trade thriving by introducing it...
DESPITE THE NEED for every household and business to hire an electrician, plumber, welder, or other skilled trade, these industries are seeing shortages of professionals able to handle the load. One...
View ArticleAs data centers multiply, Santa Clara leaders, residents question its...
SANTA CLARA LEADERS ARE RAISING concerns about how the city’s dozens of data centers affect residents and the environment.Santa Clara has more standalone data centers than any other California city —...
View ArticleSF Opera’s free ‘Bohème Out of the Box’ comes to downtown Hayward
As San Francisco Opera’s summer season in the Opera House is underway with an excellent production of Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème,” there’s still a chance for new and old fans to see a free, mini...
View ArticleAir quality advisory extended through Thursday due to Canadian wildfire smoke
The Bay Area Air District has extended an air quality advisory through Thursday because of wildfire smoke coming from Canada. The advisory was first issued Monday for smoke from fires in Alberta,...
View ArticleAutomated license plate reader technology pays off for Fairfield PD with...
Police in Fairfield are crediting automated license plate reader technology for helping to track down a stolen vehicle and arrest its suspected thief.Shortly before noon on Sunday, officers responded...
View ArticleSupervisor slams ICE after 15 detained at SF court, including toddler facing...
Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, reportedly detained over a dozen people who showed up to a San Francisco immigration court Wednesday for a scheduled check in,...
View ArticleLawyers rally at Moss Landing battery facility after PG&E makes aborted...
A LAW FIRM representing 800 people affected by the January fire at the Vistra Moss Landing battery facility in Monterey County held a rally there Wednesday with environmental advocate Erin...
View ArticleHayward-based Flight Dogs lets future pilots train in the skies above...
AN EAST BAY FLIGHT SCHOOL has spread its wings above Stockton, allowing students to learn how to fly locally.Flight Dogs, an organization teaching students to become pilots, opened up a new flight...
View Article‘Little ol’ Calistoga’ leads the way with first-of-its-kind clean energy...
FOR RESIDENTS OF THIS QUAINT tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom out of mind. The hillside bears burn scars from a 2020 fire that forced all of Calistoga...
View ArticleAs California aims to modernize San Quentin, many of its residents may be...
HUNDREDS OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center are bracing themselves for unexpected transfers to other facilities and many are asking why.On April 30, warden Chance Andes sent...
View ArticleSilicon Valley transit union approves contract with VTA, ending months of...
THE UNION REPRESENTING Santa Clara County bus drivers and light rail operators has approved the latest contract proposal from VTA after months of negotiations and a 17-day strike that stopped transit...
View ArticleMcCartney’s fascinating Beatlemania pictures on view at the deYoung
There’s still time to get an up-close glimpse of Beatlemania at its height, from the truly unique perspective of a Beatle, at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64:...
View ArticleUpdated ‘Goodbye, Oakland’ covers the demise of pro sports the East Bay city
(Courtesy Triumph Books)If there is ever a sports hall of fame for cities that have lost professional teams, Oakland will be in it. In recent years, Oakland has had the dubious distinction of losing...
View ArticleCatch Me Up: Daily news roundup for June 5, 2025
This Daily News Roundup is created once every day, based on news articles created by human reporters and editors at Bay City News. For this project, we prompted ChatGPT to analyze the articles produced...
View ArticleAssembly passage of honeybee ‘health plan’ may be sweet relief for San...
CALIFORNIA HONEYBEES may be getting their own health plan.With bee populations declining across the country, the California Assembly has passed a measure led by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, D-Tracy,...
View Article‘Forever friends’ up for adoption at Contra Costa shelter’s free pet event...
Contra Costa Animal Services is opening its doors Saturday for a day of free pet adoptions, activities, and community fun as part of the second-annual California Adopt-A-Pet Day, a statewide effort...
View ArticleSanta Rita Jail to get $270M overhaul critics contend undermines criminal...
Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail is set to undergo a nearly $270 million maintenance and repair transformation thanks to a decision by the county Board of Supervisors this week.The five-year project...
View ArticleAre fireworks allowed in Stockton? A visitor’s guide to staying ‘safe and...
NOTHING SCREAMS SUMMER quite as loudly as an exploding bottle rocket.As Independence Day quickly approaches and fireworks vendors begin to emerge, Stockton officials are asking the public to be mindful...
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