4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (270+ words) The celebration was announced by the City of San Mateo on Facebook. It caps a year of festivities that included a 25-cent nostalgia fare on September 1 to kick off Bay Area Transit Month, according to SamTrans. The agency also hosted…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (382+ words) Federal investigators say UC Berkeley's law school discriminated against white and Asian applicants for years, using essay prompts and internal identity tracking to tilt admissions decisions by race. The joint findings, released Wednesday, land at a public law school and…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (103+ words) Federal investigators with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau first opened the investigation into the California bribery scheme in 2018 after receiving tips about the widespread use of pre-paid gift cards by distributor sales staff, according to SFGATE. The…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (115+ words) The new laws build on California's earlier 2025 tech package. Hoodline previously reported that Newsom signed Assembly Bill 243 in October 2025, requiring companion chatbot platforms to establish procedures for detecting and managing user expressions of self-harm. While California pressed ahead, Congress continued…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (237+ words) A San Mateo County Sheriff's deputy has been charged with felony child abuse after allegedly abusing his 5-year-old son. The case's current status is not specified. Romero allegedly choked his son. The alleged incident reportedly occurred at Romero's home, though…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (147+ words) Former supervisor Aaron Peskin called the rising spending in Board of Supervisors races corrupting, and said the scale of the money now flowing into local races is beyond comprehension, per the Standard. His comments also underscore the distinction: the $500 cap…...

20+ hour, 8+ min ago   (385+ words) Siale Taupaki is 25 years old, lining up at defensive tackle for Penn State, and playing his eighth season of college football — a number that sounds almost unbelievable until you learn why he is still out there. Taupaki says he is…...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago   (267+ words) A 73-year-old Milpitas man with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease has been found safe after walking away from his care home Friday morning without his cellphone, prompting an urgent public search. Douglas Frank Shreve was last seen around 9:20 a.m. near his care…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (256+ words) San José recorded its 19th homicide of 2026. Patrol officers and medics' response details were not provided in the available account. According to San José Police Media Relations, SJPD is investigating the homicide. The cited geographic material is not reproduced here; see…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (346+ words) Kany García is bringing an ambitious U.S. tour to downtown San Jose, with a September 18 stop at the historic San Jose Civic that puts the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter in front of a hometown-sized Bay Area crowd. Doors open for…...