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Redwood City: Woman calls, then steals tow truck, leading cops on lengthy...
REDWOOD CITY — A 35-year-old woman was arrested after she stole a tow truck before leading authorities on a wild chase where she stopped once to burglarize a home and stopped again to assault her...
View ArticleJoby Aviation breaks ground on expanded Monterey County production line
MARINA – Joby Aviation is expanding in the city of Marina, more than doubling its working space, adding hundreds of more jobs, and making the spot “one of the most important sites in the world as it...
View ArticleH-1B visa: Feds believe they fixed loophole that opened way for massive fraud
Fraudsters exploiting a change in the application process for the controversial H-1B visa largely have been shut down by a new rule, federal authorities believe. After U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
View ArticleTune in to these 8 great, uncommon Bay Area choruses
Have you got a desire for choir? A penchant for pitch or a hankering for harmony? The Bay Area brims with scores of chorales of every variety, from Cantare con Vivo to WomenSing, Schola Cantorum and...
View ArticleMemorial set at Henry’s Hi-Life for beloved longtime bartender
When James Dillsaver retired as a bartender at Henry’s Hi-Life in 2019 after 35 years, the iconic San Jose restaurant was packed elbow to elbow. If you can imagine it, the crowd will probably be even...
View ArticleSan Mateo County to launch mental health ‘CARE Court’ to bring homeless...
San Mateo County plans to launch a mental health court this summer aimed at compelling homeless people and others with severe, untreated psychotic disorders into treatment plans and facilities. The...
View ArticleBay Area mayors travel to China to promote economic strengths, attract investors
Businesses in China may have never heard of East Contra Costa County, but they soon will as a small group of Bay Area mayors, including ones from Antioch and Oakley, travel there this week to promote...
View ArticleHomelessness in San Mateo County jumps 18% even as more people get shelter beds
San Mateo County’s homeless population spiked 18% over the last two years, according to the latest official estimate, even as local officials added around 300 shelter beds to help people get off the...
View ArticleGov. Newsom details plan to fix home insurance market woes, consumer advocate...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new proposal to speed approval of rate hikes for most types of property insurance and help stabilize a collapsing market will cost Californians billions of dollars, consumer...
View ArticleMedian home price surpasses $2 million in these two Bay Area counties
As the spring housing market began heating up, the median home price blew past the $2 million mark in two Bay Area counties. In Santa Clara County, the median home price hit $2 million for the first...
View ArticleH-1B: Feds propose hefty fee hike on thousands of renewals for Silicon...
Federal authorities aim to dramatically boost fees for thousands of H-1B visa renewal applications by expanding a $4,000 charge to cover all renewal applications by companies with large numbers of...
View ArticleSummer 2024: Here are 9 new Bay Area alfresco restaurants to try
Summer has arrived, and these balmy evenings call for outdoor dining atop a rooftop, perhaps, or on a shaded terrace or twinkle-lit patio. Here are nine fantastic new spots from Danville to Redwood...
View Article5 Bay Area breweries serving up great beer and family-friendly fun
Father’s Day is coming up, the sun is shining, and schools are letting out for the summer — all of which means it might be a good time to load up the crew and head for a family-friendly brewery. A...
View ArticleCrowd of 20 people robs Sunnyvale jewelry store, police say
A group of 20 people swarmed a Sunnyvale jewelry store Wednesday afternoon, officials said, smashing display cases and grabbing valuables before leading police on multiple pursuits as they fled the...
View ArticleWill California remember the lessons of the COVID health emergency?
Inside secret warehouses strategically placed around the state, California is storing a massive cache of vital medical supplies, including masks, gloves and life-saving medicines, seeking to be...
View ArticleCricket is having its moment in the Bay Area. What does the future hold?
SANTA CLARA — Prakash Giri, the president of the Northern California Cricket Association, is a cricket lifer. A day rarely goes by without the game he loves crossing his mind. As one of Giri’s...
View ArticleBay Area home prices approach all-time high after spiking 12% in May
After median home prices in two Bay Area counties shot past the $2 million mark earlier this year, buyers might be forgiven for thinking the local real estate market had reached its peak. Yet prices...
View ArticleMore lightning expected throughout Bay Area, though weather forecasters said...
A weather pattern that’s generally typical for the late summer and early fall in the desert south will finish making a cameo appearance in the Bay Area on Tuesday, according to the National Weather...
View ArticleBay Area voters to decide on $20 billion affordable housing bond in November
This November, Bay Area voters will decide on an unprecedented $20 billion bond measure to help build or preserve up to 90,000 affordable homes across the nine-county region. The Bay Area Housing...
View ArticleSan Mateo County supervisors approve $4.2 billion budget
Despite state and local funding sources shrinking, San Mateo County unanimously approved a $4.2 billion budget this week for the upcoming fiscal year. A bulk of the funding will go to public safety,...
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