Occidental
LATEST NEWS
BART experiences ‘major delay’ on Berryessa line Thursday
(KRON) — BART reported a “major delay” on the Berryessa Line in the Berryessa, Daly City and Richmond directions Thursday morning, according to an advisory from the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. The delay was set off by an “equipment problem on the track” at the Hayward train yard, BART officials said just before 5 […]
Northern California forecast: Timeline for significant cooldown, rain and return to hotter weather
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A weather system is expected to bring a notable cooldown to Northern California starting this Thursday, but hotter weather is still on the horizon. Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn said the forecast high Thursday for downtown Sacramento is 84 degrees, a large drop from 91 degrees Wednesday. Thursday...
Raising kids is most expensive in these metros–yes, the Bay Area made the list
If you have kids, or you're thinking about starting a family, then you already know how big of a role money plays in parenthood. A new study by Creditnews Research analyzed the living wages for dual-income households with children and without. What they found may not come as a surprise.
New plan maps route for finishing Bay Trail
The Bay Trail Gap Closure Implementation Plan (BTGCIP) sets priorities for future work to complete the remaining 150 miles of the vision of a 500-mile trail network around the bay. Staff from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) this summer released the Bay...
Light rain possible across the Bay Area this weekend
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A band of clouds currently swirling over British Columbia is causing a cooling trend that could lead to a chance of light rain in the Bay Area this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The cooling trend is expected to begin Thursday night. According to KRON4 Meteorologist John Shrable, Thursday […]
New UCSF study raises questions over e-bike and e-scooter safety
The electric bicycle market is growing fast as many young teens take their e-bikes and scooters to school.For the past 16 years, Dough Schwartz has sold e-bikes and scooters at ELV Motors in Santa Clara.In California, there are three e-bike classes depending on their features."This is what a lot of the kids love this is the Super 73 this is a class 3 at 28 miles an hour," Schwartz said.And then there's the products marketed as e-bikes but the motor can go over 28 miles per hour."We put this as an off-road vehicle because you can flip the switch and...
Kamala Harris promoted fundraisers by abolish ICE activists
As California’s junior senator, Kamala Harris promoted fundraisers for groups that support defunding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, records show. In 2018 and 2019, Harris urged the public to pledge donations to at least two fundraisers spearheaded by left-wing immigration groups that have demanded ICE and CBP be abolished in […]
More than $5 million in meth disguised as watermelons seized from semi truck in California
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized more than two tons of illegal drugs disguised as produce from a semi truck at a border crossing. The drug seizure occurred at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility in Otay Mesa, California, on August 16. Officials say that a 29 year old male hauling a shipment manifested as […] The post More than $5 million in meth disguised as watermelons seized from semi truck in California appeared first on CDLLife.
August Snowstorm Forecasted for California
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an unusual warning for Californians in late-August... snow is in the forecast! An unseasonable cold front is expected to move through the Sierra on Friday, August 23rd, 2024. According to records, it's the first time snow has been forecasted in ...
Cities and Counties Should Call Newsom’s Bluff on Homeless Camps
Reactions to Governor Gavin Newsom’s July 25th orders to clear homeless camps covered a range from defiance in Los Angeles to promises of fines and jail time for homeless campers in Fresno. What did not happen was a sudden appearance of housing, shelters, or services for the over 180,000 California residents with no place to go.
Legacy restaurants on Fillmore Street told to vacate by new owners
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Family-run restaurants on San Francisco’s Fillmore Street are facing closure after serving the neighborhood for nearly half a century. Many of them are being told by new landlords that they cannot renew their leases. The owners of sushi restaurant Ten-Ichi say they have a little over a month before they must […]
Joseph Carroll Jr. murder trial: Evidence all in but jury's still out
The murder case of Joseph Carroll Jr., an alleged Berkeley gang member accused of killing three men and trying to kill three others over just two years, is now in the jury’s hands. The backdrop of the violence, the prosecution said, was an ongoing feud between Berkeley's Waterfront gang...
UFC star Cain Velasquez facing decades behind prison bars
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — The fate of former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is now in the hands of a Santa Clara County judge. Last week, Velasquez gave up his right to a jury trial when he pleaded “no contest” to attempted murder and eight additional charges. Prosecutors said the mixed martial arts fighter went […]
Teen dies in Marin County head-on crash Tuesday
(KRON) — A 19-year-old Petaluma resident died Tuesday morning after a head-on crash in the San Geronimo Valley area of Marin County, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. At 8:09 a.m., emergency services received a 9-1-1 report of a head-on vehicle collision on the 440 block of Nicasio Valley Road near Sir Francis Drake […]
Advocates hope interactive maps exploring Sonoma County evictions will shape tenant protection discussions
Where in Sonoma County do renters who are Latino live? How many eviction filings were made in court between 2017 and 2023 in different Sonoma County ZIP codes? What percentage of renter households in neighborhoods that see a high number of evictions are headed by single females? Tenant advocates who hope such data will help convince policy and decision makers to enact new protections for ...
Schiavo gets two education bills to final hurdle
Two bills authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, that would affect educational institutions across California cleared the Senate’s Appropriations Committee last week. Assembly Bills 2999 and 3074, both authored by Schiavo, were given the green light to head to the Senate floor and have now been ordered to be...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.