Gilroy ICE facility blocked after sparking ‘wave of fear’ among residents
Last week, a judge blocked the development of an ICE detention facility in Gilroy amid a legal battle waged by Santa Clara County and California.
2 Brentwood high school students ID’d in horrific weekend crash
Two students died and another was injured in a crash in Antioch early Sunday morning.
South Lake Tahoe mayor goes to jail for harassment after bar altercation
South Lake Tahoe Mayor Cody Bass will do at least 10 days in jail after he was found guilty of harassment last month.
People made thousands on this Amazon platform. Now it’s getting killed off.
Amazon Mechanical Turk, a crowdsourced labor platform operated by Amazon since 2005, has announced plans to permanently shut down at the end of September.
Wildfire erupts near Truckee, shuts down westbound I-80
The Floriston Fire started Wednesday morning. Winds are driving flames up the Truckee River Canyon. The fire shut down westbound lanes on Interstate 80.
Newsom signs law as Californians brace for loss of healthcare coverage
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this week in response to the Trump administration’s gutting of Medicaid last year.
2 Bay Area cities ditch Flock, but surveillance is far from over
After a backlash against the surveillance company Flock, cities have been canceling their contracts. Some like Antioch and Hayward have partnered with a rival.
Drew Gilbert’s two-run homer in the 10th lifts Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals
Drew Gilbert hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Gilbert’s first home run came off Riley O’Brien (3-9) and…
Ridgecrest becomes 1 of 3 California cities awarded special highway signs
A new California law allows business logo signs to be placed on state Route 395 encouraging drivers to visit Ridgecrest in the Mojave Desert.
Highway 101 Eel River Bridge set for yearslong earthquake retrofit
Caltrans demolished parts of Eel Bridge near Rio Dell on Highway 101 and will replace it with a more earthquake-stable structure.