East Bay city looks to curb illegal dumping by hitting perpetrators in their pocketbooks
Pittsburg hopes larges fines, cleanup fees will deter people from dumping in the city
Two men steal $500 worth of laundry detergent from Los Gatos Safeway
Another man steals $15 worth of frozen items from Trader Joe's.
San Jose apartment complex aims to convert first-floor retail to homes
A new apartment complex in downtown San Jose aims to convert its retail spaces into residential units,
Credit card late fees capped at $8 as part of Biden administration’s crackdown on junk fees
More than 45 million people are charged late fees on credit cards each year. Those individuals will now save an average of $220 per year.
21st-century CPR: Los Gatos, Saratoga high schools hold student Narcan training
Students learn to identify, reverse opioid overdoses in the wake of fentanyl deaths.
Oregon passes bill to end Daylight Saving Time if California, Washington follow
If both California and Washington don’t end Daylight Saving Time by March 2034, the Oregon bill will be repealed.
Armed suspect killed, 4 deputies hurt after exchanging gunfire during Sonoma County car chase
One deputy was shot in the leg, another suffered a head injury and two had injuries to their hands, officials said. The deputy with a head injury is in critical but stable condition.
‘No dog’ policy leads to altercation at Campbell school
Both parties claim to have been hit by the other.
Jury finds woman guilty of Bay Area burglary, organized retail theft
A Solano County Superior Court jury found a woman, Karakia Williams, guilty of a 2023 second-degree burglary, grand theft, organized retail theft, and receiving stolen goods from a Vacaville store.
California man charged with smuggling greenhouse gases from Mexico into US in first-of-a-kind prosecution
Michael Hart, a 58-year-old man from San Diego, pleaded not guilty to smuggling hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs — commonly used in air conditioning and refrigeration — and selling them for profit, in a federal court hearing Monday.