The Hayward Planning Commission approved a 310,000-square-foot hyperscale data center by STACK Infrastructure in May 2025 without a City Council vote, sparking concerns about oversight. Less than a ye…
In 1926, Berkeley launched a major vehicle safety campaign, including a parade with wrecked cars and a morgue wagon, to educate motorists and pedestrians about new red stop signs. The city simultaneou…
Monica Jackson, 38, of Richmond, was charged with human trafficking of a minor after two girls aged 15 and 17 identified her as coercing them into sex work in Oakland. Jackson pleaded not guilty and w…
A Richmond hotel, SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western, has defaulted on an $11.6 million loan from First Technology Credit Union, facing foreclosure unless repaid in full. The hotel's owners, Nupen Pa…
California faces a moral crossroads as AI-driven wealth concentration mirrors the industrial revolution's excesses, prompting debates over a billionaire tax and Pope Leo XIV's call for ethical AI guar…