From migrant to mayor: Lopez makes history as Campbell’s first appointed...
CAMPBELL MAYOR SERGIO LOPEZ never wanted to be in the spotlight. He’s the son of Mexican immigrants who migrated to Campbell from Michoacán, speaking little English. After his parents lost their...
View ArticleHunters Point Shipyard artist Malik Seneferu celebrated in dynamic SF Main...
Nearly 300 artists rent studio spaces in San Francisco’s iconic Hunters Point Shipyard, the U.S.-naval-base-turned-art-community in the Bayview. Among them is Malik Seneferu, longtime occupant of...
View Article2 in 5 Americans live with unhealthy air. Here’s how where you live impact...
Americans are increasingly breathing toxic air as ozone smog rises and wildfires become more common and intense due to climate change.Poor air quality impacts more than your lungs. Despite decades of...
View ArticleDOJ sues Stockton nurse practitioner over alleged nationwide opioid...
A nurse practitioner in Stockton is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly running a nationwide scheme to sell illegal opioid prescriptions for cash, acting U.S. Attorney Michele...
View ArticleMarin County’s first Black supervisor takes oath of office; Sackett new board...
Brian Colbert was officially sworn in at Tuesday’s Marin County Board of Supervisors meeting as the county’s first Black board member in its 175-year history.The oath was administered by his teenage...
View ArticleBART safety project means no train this weekend between Walnut Creek, Concord
No BART trains will run between Walnut Creek and Concord on Saturday and Sunday. BART will replace decades-old track components between the Walnut Creek and Concord stations to ensure reliable...
View ArticleNewsom appoints two Bay Area residents to state high-speed rail, water...
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced the appointments of two Bay Area residents, one to a state rail authority and the other to a state commission.Newsom named Peter Whippy, of Alamo, to Chief of...
View ArticleRestaurant’s new roost: Chick-fil-A may have finally found suitable home in...
A CRISPY FRIED chicken chain may have found a home in West San Jose.Chick-fil-A filed plans with the San Jose planning department last month to build a new restaurant at 4400 Stevens Creek Blvd. where...
View ArticleDetectives investigate theft of hundreds of bronze vases from Lafayette cemetery
Detectives with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the theft of hundreds of bronze vases stolen from a cemetery in an unincorporated area of Lafayette, the office said. The...
View ArticleCalifornia abandons diesel truck ban, other clean-air rules before Trump is...
California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to...
View Article‘It is horrendous’: West Contra Costa Unified fights to stay solvent, avoid...
WEST CONTRA COSTA Unified School District is on the cusp of a new and uncertain era following the retirement of its superintendent, Chris Hurst, who stepped down in December after just over three years...
View ArticleSF district attorney files first auto burglary case after ‘locked door...
A San Francisco man has been charged with multiple allegations of crimes related to auto burglary under a new law that went into effect on Jan. 1, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office said...
View ArticleSF police link 1992 killing, sexual assault to suspect awaiting murder trial...
San Francisco police said Wednesday that investigators have linked the nearly 33-year-old killing of a homeless woman in the city to a man awaiting trial for another murder in Denver. Nancy Hernandez,...
View Article‘Blessing scams’ a curse in disguise, costing elderly Asian victims...
San Francisco police are urging the city’s Chinese community to be on alert for blessing scams following several recent cases where criminals stole approximately $374,000 in cash and property from...
View Article‘Not acceptable’: City, county leaders, police call for change after shooting...
Newly elected Solano County Supervisor Cassandra James approached the podium at a press conference in Vallejo to address the shooting of a 4-year-old girl in the northern neighborhood known as the...
View ArticleWhere are all the eggs? Bird flu’s spread not the only culprit in crisis of...
IF YOU HAVE tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry...
View ArticleSan Jose State transgender athletes in limbo after judge strikes down Title...
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S efforts to expand Title IX policies have been struck down, resulting in a loss of protections for LGBTQ+ students.The court ruling made by U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves in...
View ArticleFBI serves search warrant at San Leandro councilmember’s home amid Vietnam...
The FBI searched the home of San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo on Wednesday, a city spokesperson confirmed. Azevedo did not respond to a request for comment sent to his city council email...
View ArticleFormer Oakland mayor, business associates indicted for alleged fraud,...
Former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner and a pair of influential Oakland business owners are facing federal corruption and bribery charges, federal authorities announced Friday.If...
View ArticleCampbell embraces state law, makes building duplexes easier on single-family...
Campbell is making it easier for residents to create a wide array of housing options in their own backyards.The Campbell City Council unanimously voted Monday to implement a temporary policy to make...
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