15+ hour, 30+ min ago   (609+ words) The fire was 83% contained as of Saturday afternoon, up from about 61% earlier in the week. Evacuation orders and warnings in the area were still active Saturday. The Plaskett Fire had burned 29,942 acres as of Saturday, which is just under 47 square…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago   (126+ words) A 41-year-old pickup truck driver was arrested after a fatal collision with a bicyclist near Soquel High School, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday. The crash occurred about 3:46 p.m. Friday on Soquel Drive east of Porter Street. A Santa Cruz man…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (115+ words) The Solano Stroll, one of the east Bay's largest street festivals, will extend for more than a mile along Solano Avenue in Berkeley and Albany on Sunday. The family-friendly festival, attracting vendors from around the region, will operate from 10 a.m. to…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (508+ words) An unusual scene unfolded in the San Jose City Council chambers on Tuesday as a man approached the dais and served District 5 Councilmember Peter Ortiz with legal documents. The incident, which has raised eyebrows online and in City Hall, is…...

20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (179+ words) Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley checks out a JSX jet during the grand opening and ribbon-cutting for the airline’s new location at John Wayne Airport in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Monday, April 28, 2025. Ishrion Aviation reports that Delta Air Lines is…...

20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (310+ words) Elegant terns arrive in big numbers at Crissy Marsh in San Francisco. Royal. Sandwich. Caspian. Elegant. These are the colorful names for different species of terns, some of San Francisco Bay’s most graceful seabirds. A wave of elegant terns — identifiable…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) Millions of dollars will be preserved for Santa Clara County after an appeals court backed the county-led lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration for imposing politically motivated restrictions on federal grants. County Counsel Tony LoPresti said this ruling confirms the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (763+ words) An Amazon data center under construction in Gilroy is frustrating a local transparency group and residents who are voicing concerns about the city's lack of openness in allowing the project to move forward. Americans for Transparency, a grassroots initiative led…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (852+ words) Over 150 sailors, naval officers and state and local officials convened in Vallejo on Thursday for a summit on legislation that aims to reverse course on the country's flailing shipbuilding industry. The consensus among panelists: The U.S. needs more ships. And it's…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (315+ words) California regulators ordered Health Net to fix how it's handling the termination of assisted living services for low-income residents after the insurer's abrupt decision left patients and providers scrambling. The state's corrective action plan requires Health Net to extend services…...