9+ hour, 52+ min ago   (830+ words) Why didn't Southern California rents soar after last year's horrific wildfire destroyed roughly 12,000 structures? My trusty spreadsheet reviewed rental stats from ApartmentList, which tracks costs by combining federal housing figures and pricing patterns from its own listing service for 49 cities…...

10+ hour, 4+ min ago   (219+ words) Pico's BBQ, one of the Peninsula's few Texas-style barbecue options, has closed, following an announcement by owner Russell Savage. The eatery operated as Saturdays-only food truck based in Redwood City for about a year and, before that, as a weekly…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (155+ words) WALNUT CREEK " A water main broke Thursday, forcing the closure of lanes in both directions on a busy commute bypass road into Friday and leaving some residents without water, authorities said. East Bay Municipal Utility District crews are expected to…...

15+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1570+ words) Most years, when storms roll through Southern California during the winter holiday, local mountains transform into a wonderland blanketed in snow. But instead, the recent storms featured relentless rains, bringing a downpour of destruction " and disappointment. Local mountain towns bank…...

19+ hour, 51+ min ago   (169+ words) Leland basketball player Saanvi Gunukula is the Bay Area News Group's girls high school athlete of the week for Dec. 29-Jan. 3. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Gunukula finished with 56.9% of the votes. Dougherty Valley basketball player Keira Tom…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (922+ words) The entire encounter " a law enforcement officer standing briefly in front of a vehicle, then to its side while firing multiple fatal shots at its driver " lasted less than 30 seconds. Video captured it all, down to the motorist going limp…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (351+ words) OAKLAND " Cedric Irving, the one-time Laney College student accused of killing longtime football coach John Beam in an on-campus shooting, bought the gun in Castro Valley roughly a month earlier, with the specific intent to use it to kill Beam,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (207+ words) If you're tired of visiting places trod by millions of tourists previously, perhaps you should consider looking in less likely spots this year. A cheat sheet for that can be found in Afar's primer, "Where To Go in 2026: Places That…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1048+ words) Victims and witnesses to the deadly Santana High School shooting in Santee nearly 25 years ago expressed disappointment and frustration Wednesday'after a judge agreed to recall the shooter's sentence " a ruling that sets him up to be released from prison. Charles…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (387+ words) REDWOOD CITY " A child died last month in San Mateo County after contracting the flu, marking the area's second flu-related death of the season, health officials announced Wednesday. The patient had not received a flu shot this season, and it…...