Community asked to weigh in on lifting I-580 truck ban

Residents will have the opportunity this weekend to share their thoughts on whether to lift a long-standing ban on big rigs along Interstate 580 in the East Bay.

Oakland Promise celebrates a decade of changing young lives

Oakland Promise, a nonprofit organization operating in partnership with the city, celebrated its 10th anniversary by honoring its past and present scholarship recipients. Over the past decade, the nonprofit has helped 8,600 students and awarded more than $40 million in scholarships.

46 displaced, including children, after fire rips through Tenderloin low-income housing

Dozens of residents remain displaced from their homes Thursday after a fast-moving fire tore through a low-income apartment building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood earlier this week.

Stronger winds
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More sunshine in your Friday forecast. The mild to warm pattern remains in place.  Highs should range from mid 60s to the mid 80s.   We expecting stronger winds in the weekend forecast.  Gusts could approach 50 mph in parts of the Bay Area.  The dry wind will also boost fire danger.  A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for parts of Northern California (including Solano County).

The KTVU Weather Department talks about El Nino and the Bay Area
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An El Niño event has an 82% probability of developing by July 2026 and a 96% chance of lasting through the Northern Hemisphere winter, with potential for a "super" El Niño. This pattern is expected to suppress Atlantic hurricane activity while increasing global temperature records and enhancing precipitation in the southern U.S

Could an ICE detention center come to South Bay? Local leaders vow to fight it

Santa Clara County leaders say they have seen documents suggesting a site east of the Gilroy outlet malls could become a federal immigration detention center.

Brother traveled from Indiana to kill estranged sibling in Santa Clara, police say

As investigators uncover new details into a fatal shooting and subsequent house fire in Santa Clara last week, authorities say the two deceased men were brothers, and that one traveled from out of state to kill the other before taking his own life.

Gorgeous today, winds crank up Friday throught the weekend
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Today: Sunny & Warm Enjoy a beautiful spring afternoon! Temperatures are warming up into the 60s and 70s near the coast and the 80s to near 90 inland.  Tonight: Skies will stay mostly clear and dry, with only a small chance of patchy fog right at the coast. Few 40s, mainly overnight temps in the 50s.  Friday & Weekend: The calm weather ends tomorrow as a strong wind machine turns on. Sunny skies with cooler temperatures. West winds increase 20 - 30 mph with the potential of a Wind Advisory for the weekend.  Hazardous Seas: Very strong winds over the ocean will create dangerous marine conditions starting Friday. Boaters and swimmers should use extreme caution.  Gusty Land Winds: Expect a big jump in winds along the immediate coast and up in the mountains through the weekend. Elevated Fire Warning (Weekend through Monday)  The Dry Out: A very dry air mass is moving in. Humidity levels are going to plummet during each day and will stay unusually low at night.

AAPI spotlight: Chef Reina’s vegan Filipino revolution
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For AAPI Heritage Month, we spotlight Chef Reina Montenegro, a Dumaguete City native whose journey from the Philippines to the Bay Area transformed into a powerful story of resilience, reinvention, and culinary activism. Today, she’s celebrated for pioneering Filipino vegan cuisine across the Peninsula and San Francisco.

Oakland Indigenous culture and new community dental clinic
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Native American Health Center is hosting two special events Sunday, May 17 from 11AM to 2PM in Oakland, the return of the Indigenous Red Market and the Flicker Dental Open House. Kelli Rutherford, human resources generalist, at Native American Health Center, gives insight.

Alameda County pays $36M following murder of Dublin couple by deputy

The Alameda County board of supervisors will pay $36 million to surviving family members of a murdered couple in Dublin, the county counsel announced Tuesday night, after a suit alleged the deaths were preventable because the former sheriff's deputy who killed them failed a psychological test but was hired anyway.

Xavier Becerra surges to lead California gubernatorial race in new poll

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has taken the lead in the California gubernatorial primary, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey.

$1.3B in Medicaid money to California deferred over suspicions of fraud

The Republican administration also is imposing a six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding.

San Francisco 2-year-old son & nanny hit by truck

A San Francisco mother is demanding immediate traffic safety improvements in the city's Marina District after her 2-year-old son and his nanny were struck by a vehicle while crossing the street.

Concord officers respond to Piercing Pagoda smash-and-grab robbery

Police in Concord say they responded to a Piercing Pagoda kiosk at the Sunvalley Shopping Center on Wednesday after reports of possible gunshots inside the shopping center. 

El Niño Explainer: Conditions return this year
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El Niño is a natural recurring climate pattern that has its origins in the Pacific Ocean. The pattern will return this year as conditions change. KTVU Chief Meteorologist dives in on what this means. 

Warmer weather blowing this way
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Thursday: Warming day. Inland valleys jump into the upper 70s to upper 80s. Coastal areas stay cool in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Friday: Inland temperatures hold steady in the 80s. Coastal zones begin cooling as onshore flow increases. Saturday & Sunday: The incoming trough drops inland temperatures back down to the 70s and low 80s. Weekend Peak: Extreme northwesterly gusts will exceed 40 mph on Saturday. Impact Areas: High confidence for damaging gusts along the coast, the Salinas Valley, and the Mayacama, Santa Cruz, and Santa Lucia mountains. Marine Alert: Expect Wind Advisories, Beach Hazards Statements, or High Surf Advisories due to dangerous, wind-driven waves. 

Live updates: Lawyers in OpenAI trial make their final case

The trial centers on the 2015 birth of the ChatGPT maker as a nonprofit startup primarily funded by Musk before evolving into a capitalistic venture now valued at $852 billion.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center program tackles 'critical gap' in NICU mental health

Having a newborn is one of life’s greatest challenges, but for families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), that challenge can become a crisis. To address a "critical gap" in services, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) has launched the NICU Family Wellness Program, an innovative initiative designed to support the mental health of parents during their most vulnerable moments.