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I'm in San Jose and felt it pretty good. Looks like it was a 5.1 and lasted 5-6 secs. Anyone else in California feel it?

A video showing a woman in a bikini coming out of a fire truck in front of a California strip club has prompted officials to order an investigation. The video posted to Instagram shows the door to the fire truck slowly open as a woman gingerly climbs out of the vehicle, which was parked in front of The Pink Poodle, and walk into the establishment. “Only in San Jose do you see a stripper come out of a fire truck,” the caption read. “The department has become aware of a concerning video posted on social media,” said San Jose Fire...

After taking the life of an elderly married man and dearly loved father, Jennifer Higgins Bradanini was supposed to go to jail for six months, complete 350 hours of community service, pay $183,857 in restitution, and be on probation for two years. Even though the initial sentence was considered lenient, and outraged the victim’s family, the sentence later was unexpectedly modified. The six-month jail time became home confinement with an electronic monitoring device. Shortly thereafter, Higgins was seen on social media dancing with an ankle bracelet on a rally stage in Los Angeles. In divorce court, a family law judge...

Gary Webb, reporter who exposed CIA, dies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gary Webb, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who wrote a controversial series of stories linking the CIA to crack cocaine trafficking in Los Angeles, has died at age 49. Webb was found Friday morning at his home in Sacramento County, dead of an apparent suicide. Moving-company workers called authorities after discovering a note posted on his front door that read, "Please do not enter. Call 911 and ask for an ambulance." Webb died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Sacramento County coroner's office....

A California church that defied safety regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic by holding large religious services won't have to pay about $200,000 in fines, a state appeals court ruled. Calvary Chapel San Jose and its pastors were held in contempt of court and fined in 2020 and 2021 for violating state and county limits on indoor public gatherings. The rules were aimed at preventing the spread through close contract of the virus, which has caused more than 10 million confirmed cases and more than 93,500 deaths since the pandemic began in mid-2020, according to state public health figures.

Amy's Kitchen, a successful organic, healthy frozen food producer says it will close its San Jose frozen pizza production center. The company says the plant will shut down in September though pizza production will be halted in days. The closure will result in 300 jobs lost. The closure announcement comes just over a year after the facility opened. Amy's Kitchen says economic woes fueled by inflation, skyrocketing materials costs, labor shortages and disruptions in the worldwide supply chain are to blame for the shutdown. "It’s very sad to have to do this, it’s brutal," said Fred Scarpulla, acting chief operating...

A French bulldog that was snatched from its owner in a Target parking lot in San Jose has been recovered. KRON4 spoke to the dog’s owner who said she was able to recover the 9-week-old Frenchie, which is named “Dolce,” on Tuesday. The dog’s owner, Quinnesha Powell, earlier told KRON4 that she was heartbroken and “shocked” after her dog was snatched from her car at around 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. Powell told KRON she was just finishing her shopping when a dark blue Nissan Altima pulled up next to her. Underground bunker full of stolen goods found at homeless camp:...

The monthly mortgage payment on a typical home in the Bay Area jumped more than 50% from a year ago, soaring to over $9,000 in San Jose and above $8,000 in San Francisco, according to a report from Zillow. The online real estate marketplace reported Tuesday that housing affordability across the nation is at a 15-year low, adding that buying a typical U.S. home at the current average mortgage rate of 5.78% would mean monthly payments of $2,127, 51% higher than a year ago. As is customary, that number quadruples in the Bay Area's two largest cities. Here are some...

25 Employees Injured After Walking Over Hot Coals in Team-Building Exercise Jose Martinez BYJOSE MARTINEZ Jose is a contributing writer for Complex Media. @ZayMarty Jun 15, 2022 A team-building exercise in Switzerland did not work out as planned when 25 employees suffered burns after walking over a bed of coals that stretched several feet long, New York Post reports. At least 10 ambulances arrived at a private event on the Au peninsula on Lake Zurich Tuesday night to provide medical treatment, with 13 people transported to a nearby hospital with severe injuries. Police have begun an investigation into the incident...

<p>An explosive device was found outside the family home of a California councilwoman Tuesday morning, prompting law enforcement to evacuate the area.</p><p>The explosive was planted near San José Councilwoman Dev Davis’ house in Willow Glen and spotted by a neighbor, who reported the “suspicious device,” according to a NBC Bay Area report.</p>

After a decade of exuberance, Silicon Valley start-ups, venture capitalists and established tech companies alike are cutting investment and firing workers, prompting some in the tech world to openly predict a U.S. recession is on the way. Facebook and Amazon have slowed their frantic hiring paces, while highflying newer companies including scooter company Bird and email client Superhuman have laid off workers. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk recently told employees he has a "super bad feeling" about the economy, and venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners warned in a blog post that "the boom times of the last decade are...

A man was charged with Arson Tuesday for setting a fire that gutted a Northern California Home Depot, prompting hundreds to flee and filling the sky with smoke. Dyllin Jaycruz Gogue, 27, of San Jose, was trying to cover up a theft of tools, authorities said. He was arrested last Friday in relation to the blaze and appeared in court Tuesday He is currently being held without bail at Elmwood Men's Jail. Gogue is accused of setting a fire that began in the lumber section of the Home Depot in South San Jose on April 9. He was trying to...

A suspect has been charged with arson and other crimes for allegedly starting a tremendous fire while trying to steal merchandise from a Home Depot in San Jose, officials said Tuesday. Dyllin Jaycruz Gogue, 27, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon. His arrest was announced yesterday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Authorities said six men have been arrested in a crime wave that stunned the Bay Area during the holidays with a series of brazen robberies. The suspects, ranging in age from 18 to 20, were allegedly involved in smash-and-grab robberies that targeted San Jose jewelry stores and other businesses.

A community is in mourning after a former football star and San Jose police officer suddenly died. 24-year-old DeJon Packer died Sunday night in Milpitas. The San Jose native is being remembered by his college coaches and teammates as a joyful person who cared about his city. Prayers for his family and friends have been pouring in. Spartan head football coach Brent Brennan says Packer’s death has been heartbreaking for the team. Packer was known for naturally drawing people in with his happiness. Brennan was not surprised to see Packer choose a career of service after graduating from San Jose...

Republicans in the South Bay were reeling Thursday night after their headquarters was vandalized. Security video shows GOP volunteers struggling to stop the unknown man. The Santa Clara County party chairman says this was a political attack. Republican headquarters in San Jose was hit with vandalism. An unknown man is seen spraying red paint on the walls and the front door before being shoved out. One of the targets was a portrait of former President Donald Trump. It was definitely a political attack and we’re just happy that our people, our volunteers are okay,” said Santa Clara County Republican Party...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- In the South Bay, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said, "assault weapons, machine guns, and ghost guns" (all illegal weapons), were seized from what they're calling a "sophisticated ghost gun factory." Three people are now in custody, accused of running the operation out of a home in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood. Ask residents in the neighborhood, and many feel there's an undeniable sense of safety across this small pocket of San Jose. However, located a little more than a mile outside of Downtown Willow Glen's core is what authorities are calling a...

San Jose’s city council passed a measure last month requiring gun owners to pay a $25 “harm reduction” fee and liability insurance or relinquish their firearms to the government, making the city the first in the nation to impose an annual fee on law-abiding, firearm owning citizens. The city’s Democrat mayor, Sam Liccardo insists the new ordinance, allowing law enforcement officials to seize firearms from those who refuse to pay the fees, will ultimately reduce crime and establish “a new kind of framework for gun safety, Slate reports. Allowing law enforcement to seize firearms from those who refuse to pay...

A gun rights group and a gun owner have filed a lawsuit against a California city for a newly passed ordinance requiring citizens to obtain firearm liability insurance and pay an annual fee.The National Association for Gun Rights and a local gun owner sued the city in federal court Tuesday after City Council members voted to approve the ordinance believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States. An attorney representing the plaintiffs said Wednesday the law is unconstitutional and infringes on both the First and Second Amendments.San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said that having liability...

A California city voted Tuesday night to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what’s believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States. The San Jose City Council overwhelmingly approved the measure despite opposition from gun owners who said it would violate their Second Amendment rights and promised to sue. The Silicon Valley city of about 1 million followed a trend of other Democratic-led cities that have sought to rein in violence through stricter rules. But while similar laws have been proposed, San Jose is the first city to pass one, according to Brady...