SantaCon organizer is a grinch who stole $1 million, Justice Department alleges
By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The organizer of SantaCon, an annual bar crawl where attendees dress up as Santa Claus, was arrested and…
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Berkeley man, former San Jose State football player missing for nearly 2 weeks
By Tim Fang Police in Berkeley are seeking help from the public as they search for a 28-year-old man who has been missing for nearly two weeks.…
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Crews begin clearing “The Jungle” encampment in San Jose
Crews in San Jose Wednesday morning began clearing out a massive homeless encampment known as “The Jungle.” Veronica Macias…
Continue ReadingAfter Trump’s latest broadside, pope says ‘world needs to hear’ message of peace
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Yaoundé, Cameroon (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday that his visit to Africa offers a message of unity and peace…
Continue ReadingNine people killed in second school shooting in Turkey in two days
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Nine people have been killed and 13 others injured after a student opened fire at a middle school in central Turkey…
Continue Reading‘Remigration’ and Russian lessons: German far-right party promises radical measures if elected
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Berlin (CNN) — As one European nationalist party saw its grip on power end abruptly in Hungary over the weekend,…
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Vallejo council approves temporary agreement for controversial Solano casino project
By Ashley Sharp After several hours of heated debate and public comment, the Vallejo City Council voted to enter into a temporary memorandum of…
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San Francisco taqueria El Faro looks to sell, saying their rent has nearly doubled
By Loureen Ayyoub San Francisco taqueria El Faro, credited with inventing the super burrito, may be forced to sell its restaurant, citing an extreme…
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Beloved San Francisco taqueria may have to sell due to rent increase
Loureen Ayyoub reports on El Faro Taqueria in the Mission…
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California leaders push energy grid upgrades as AI drives power demand
By CBS Bay Area Frustration over rising power bills is a common complaint in California, and the state is bracing for increases in power consumption…
Continue ReadingAs Trump attacks friends and foes, Americans are changing their minds about China
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration wages real war with adversaries and trade wars with friends, Americans are changing…
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Tunnel collapse near Knights Ferry in Stanislaus County kills 1, injures 1
By Richard Ramos One person died and another was hospitalized after a tunnel collapse at a Stanislaus County construction site Tuesday, officials…
Continue ReadingAround 250 missing after Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN agencies say
Story by Reuters Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the ​Andaman Sea, the…
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California gubernatorial candidates address Swalwell fallout in Sacramento forum
By Steve Large The California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosted the first gubernatorial candidate forum since the fallout from the Eric Swalwell…
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East Bay college clears debts for some graduating students
By John Ramos Contra Costa College in San Pablo is wiping out the debt that some of its graduating students owe them. As students head toward the end…
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BART equipment problem causes major delays system wide
By Jose Fabian A BART equipment problem in Oakland on Tuesday caused a major delay across the transportation agency’s entire system, BART…
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Oakley will consider a temporary data center ban after resident pushback
Brad Hamilton reports on data center pushback in…
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Larkskpur apartment complex meant for middle-income housing sold after project fails
By John Ramos Across the Bay Area, cities and counties have begun focusing on creating housing for middle-income people, not just the poorest of the…
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Contra Costa College clears debt for graduating students who didn’t qualify for free tuition
John Ramos reports on the student debt relief at Contra Costa…
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Un conductor de camión cisterna fallece y varias personas resultan heridas tras un choque en la I-10
Jesus Reyes THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Un hombre de 62 años ha fallecido hoy en un choque con varios vehÃculos que ha dejado a otras…
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Swalwell’s exit shakes up California governor’s race
Candidates for California governor are scrambling to convince Eric Swalwell donors to back them instead after Swalwell dropped from the race. Kara…
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Larkspur apartment complex meant for middle income tenants now charging market-rate rents
An apartment complex in Larkspur meant to be housing for the so-called ‘missing middle’ income earner now stands as a warning to cities to be careful…
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Oakland votes to allowing dismantling of homeless encampments without offering alternative shelter
By Kenny Choi Oakland has approved a major change in how the city handles homeless encampments, voting Tuesday to adopt a new policy that gives…
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Oakland eases rules on sweeping homeless encampments
The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted to make it easier to sweep homeless encampments and move RVs parked in the city without always having to…
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Suspect in attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home appears in San Francisco courtroom
Defense attorneys for the man accused of trying to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman say their client was in the middle of a mental health crisis when he…
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Special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s California congressional seat set by Gov. Newsom
By Carlos E. Castañeda California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday set the date for a special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s congressional seat…
Continue ReadingCamp Mystic director breaks down in court saying he wished he had more information before catastrophic flood
By Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — For the second day in a row, a director of Camp Mystic — the rural Christian…
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San Jose man suspected in assaults targeting elderly men arrested after standoff
By Tim Fang A San Jose man has been arrested on multiple counts of assault in connection with a series of unprovoked attacks primarily targeting…
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San Francisco pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect driver arrested
By Carlos E. Castañeda Police in San Francisco arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on Monday, the department said.…
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Watch: Fatal hit-and-run crash scene in San Francisco; suspect arrested
Police in San Francisco arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on Monday, the department…
Continue ReadingNew accuser says Rep. Eric Swalwell sexually assaulted her
By Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — A woman on Tuesday accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexually assaulting her, saying at a news conference…
Continue ReadingKing Charles to address joint meeting of Congress and meet privately with Trump on US state visit
By Max Foster, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress and meet privately with US…
Continue ReadingShip’s marathon mission, doping games, marbled flesh: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Ultraprocessed foods are turning people’s thighs into highly marbled flesh. They resemble fatty…
Continue ReadingA 15-year-old pleaded for his life as investigators say an elaborate plot lured him to his death
By Holly Yan, Bill Kirkos (CNN) — In the hours leading up to Miles Young’s death, the 15-year-old thought he was just going to meet up with a…
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California AG warns mopeds being illegally sold as e-bikes, issues alert to parents
By Tim Fang California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children’s e-bikes, saying some of the…
Continue ReadingNew trial over death of soccer icon Maradona begins after first case ended in scandal. Here’s what to know
By Cecilia DomÃnguez, CNN (CNN) — A new trial to determine who bears responsibility for the death of football icon Diego Maradona has started…
Continue ReadingDid Donald Trump just commit ‘blasphemy’?
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday, in the midst of a Truth Social tirade against Pope Leo XIV, President Donald Trump shared an image…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s new spymaster is a Netanyahu aide who believed war with Iran would topple the regime
By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — The incoming director of Israel’s Mossad spy agency believed a war with Iran could trigger the swift collapse of…
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2 dead, 1 critically hurt in Gilroy crash following police chase
By Carlos E. Castañeda A stolen vehicle being chased by the California Highway Patrol and Morgan Hill police crashed in Gilroy early Tuesday…
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Watch: Scene of fatal crash in Gilroy following police chase from Morgan Hill
A stolen vehicle being chased police and CHP officers crashed in Gilroy early Tuesday morning, killing two people and critically injuring a third,…
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Driver charged in fatal crash that killed toddler in San Francisco’s Mission Bay
By Tim Fang The San Francisco District Attorney’s office has charged a driver following a fatal crash that killed a two-year-old earlier this…
Continue ReadingAntisemitic violence worldwide in 2025 killed highest number of Jews in 30 years, study finds
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Violent antisemitic attacks in 2025 killed the highest number of Jews in 30 years, according to a new annual…
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Woman from Southern California found dead in Big Sur wilderness, deputies say
By Tim Fang Authorities in Monterey County are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death after the body of a Southern California woman…
Continue ReadingHusband of missing American woman in the Bahamas says he’ll keep searching for her following his release
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Sharif Paget, Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — In some of his first interviews since being released from police custody in the…
Continue ReadingTrump and Putin just lost their ‘poster boy’ in Europe. What now for Hungary?
By Christian Edwards, CNN Budapest, Hungary (CNN) — In recent decades, the United States and Russia have rarely backed the same candidate in a…
Continue ReadingBritish leader’s complacency on defense puts country ‘in peril,’ former NATO chief warns
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — It’s not just the US President Donald Trump criticizing the British prime minister for being weak on…
Continue ReadingOrbán’s defeat is also a blow to his ally Netanyahu
By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his closest European ally soundly defeated in the Hungarian elections…
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East Bay residents react to Rep. Eric Swalwell announcing he will resign
Kevin Ko reports on East Bay voters reacting to Swalwell announcing he will…
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Location of man shot by ICE in California unknown after hospital release and arrest, lawyer says
By Richard Ramos The man shot by federal immigration agents in California’s Stanislaus County last week has been released from the hospital and…
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Family of missing Oakland woman offers $10,000 reward for information leading to her return
By Jose Fabian The family of missing Oakland resident Amy Hillyard is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to her safe return home.…
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