Pro-Palestine advocates confronted while hanging banners on Peninsula overpass

While the region celebrated Cinco de Mayo just days ago, a profanity-laced tirade was recorded as it took place on the same day, thus becoming the latest instance of disunity in the community.

Oakland's new police chief officially on the job

Oakland's newest police chief is officially on the job after the city went more than a year without a permanent top cop.

OpenAI to announce a search engine to rival Google: report

Google is the king among search engines, but OpenAI is reportedly looking to launch an AI-powered search engine to rival the platform where "google" became a verb. 

4 minors arrested for armed robbery in Vallejo

Four minors are now in custody after Vallejo police caught them following an armed robbery. Vallejo police found this unserialized, loaded gun after locating the suspects. 

1 injured in San Francisco morning hotel fire

A fire that damaged a hotel in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood, injured one person and closed nearby streets has been completely extinguished, a fire department spokesman said Sunday morning.   

California electric bills will have new fixed monthly charge

California regulators on Thursday voted to change how some power companies calculate their customers’ bills, a decision that will make it less expensive for people to charge electric cars and cool their homes in the summer but will increase prices for those who don’t use as much energy.

Tesla employee laid off without warning tells of living in car at factory

Nico Murillo is the proud owner of a Tesla Model Y, mainly because he’s part of the team that built these cars at the factory in Fremont. But on April 15, his dream job would sound more like a nightmare: The 29-year-old is just one of the roughly 14,000 Tesla employees to be laid off since April.

Elevated carbon dioxide levels send San Jose middle school students to hospital

The San Jose Fire Department said they were called to Sunrise Middle School on Wednesday morning after they received "reports of multiple patients with difficulty breathing."

CHP investigates fatal Highway 101 crash in San Jose

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in San Jose Tuesday night that may have involved a speeding driver.

Google hosts kids and their families to teach them about STEM

Dozens of young students and their families headed to Google headquarters in Mountain View this weekend, learning about science, technology, engineering and math. 

Is Google maintaining illegal monopoly? Bay Area attorneys discuss DOJ antitrust case

Google and the U.S. Department of Justice delivered closing arguments Friday in Washington D.C. in the government's antitrust case against the Silicon Valley tech giant.

CHP: Standoff shooting suspect hospitalized with self-inflicted gunshot wound

A standoff with several law enforcement agencies in Fairfield has ended with the suspect transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds, according to authorities. It's believed the wounds were self-inflicted.

2 San Jose police officers injured in shootout at hotel

Two San Jose police officers were wounded by gunfire while responding to a disturbance at a hotel on Thursday night.

Tesla violations reach breaking point for air quality management district, remedy sought

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has accused Tesla's Fremont plant of potentially emitting thousands of tons of illegal air pollutants in recent years and is seeking an order to force the company to take measures to stop.   

Man killed, 3 children sent to hospital after evening crash

The driver of an SUV was killed Wednesday evening and three child passengers were sent to a hospital when his vehicle hit a metal guardrail in south San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol.     

Lowriders, SJPD preparing for 2 Cinco de Mayo parades this weekend

Lowriders are polishing their cars while San Jose police are putting the finishing touches on their plans to keep Cinco de Mayo celebration attendees safe, and traffic moving.