HazMat crews responded to an organophosphate spill on Bisso Lane in Concord; two people were treated for moderate exposure.

Nearly two months after a Jan. 19 blaze at 1770 Broadway, roughly 200 residents remain displaced as tenants press for city‑mandated relocation payments while the owner disputes responsibility.

A San Ramon man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in the $1.1M Heller Jewelers smash‑and‑grab; investigators used a GPS‑tagged Rolex and phone records.

A Hayward driver says deputies ordered her out of her car after a county ALPR hit on a swapped plate. The stop shines a light on accuracy and oversight concerns.

Hercules police reported seizing 13 firearms from city streets, including stolen weapons and guns held by convicted felons.

Alphabet’s Wing will start residential drone deliveries across the San Francisco Bay Area in the coming months, the company says.

A low-lying Bay Area island, Alameda is weighing seawalls, marsh restoration and even oyster reefs as rising tides and groundwater threaten streets and basements.

Richmond will break ground March 25 on a $34.2M renovation to modernize its 1949 Main Library; a temporary Auditorium Branch will serve patrons during construction.

Juice House Co. will shutter its five Bay Area stores on April 4, founder Tiana Duvauchelle announced. Gift cards remain usable in‑store but refunds won't be offered.

A suspected DUI crash on southbound I-880 near Davis Street in San Leandro killed two men and sent a woman to Eden Medical Center, CHP says.

Hundreds of nurses rallied outside Alameda Hospital as part of a national Red Alert tour, warning Medicaid and Medicare cuts could force local services to shrink.

Contra Costa homicide detectives are investigating a death on Westminster Place in Lafayette; officials have released few details and no arrests have been announced.

The state’s petroleum watchdog has opened probes into some gas stations after sudden pump‑price spikes. Regulators are collecting records to see whether illegal gouging occurred.