Union City News

D.S. of Sunnyvale recently was cited for drunken driving, with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent.

There's a costly irony for Tri-City residents and businesses when it comes to water.

WHEN we at Jatco, a Union City plastics company, decided to initiate a recycling program, we quickly learned that we had a lot of work to do.

The best cure for writer's block? Pick up the pen and simply let the ink flow. "Even if you don't know what to write, just write, 'I don't know what to write,'"<" the instructor said, encouraging the students to "flow write" whatever popped into their minds.

Volunteers were out in force in the greater Hayward and Fremont areas this Thanksgiving, serving up hot holiday meals of turkey and stuffing to the homeless and those struggling to make ends meet.

The city has agreed to head into mediation with its public works employees' union following weeks of pressure from workers that the city continue negotiations rather than have the City Council impose new contract terms.

A 19-year-old Hayward man was arrested on several felony charges after he allegedly vandalized multiple vehicles late Thursday night in Union City, according to police.

The Oakland branch of the Salvation Army will spread joy - in the form of toys and food - to 1,500 families in the city this holiday season with its Toy 'n' Joy basket giveaway program.

Kai Massaquoi is seen here at the basketball courts at James Logan High School, were he spends time playing hoops, in Union City, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov.

The California Highway Patrol and Columbus Foods are making sure those in need have plenty to eat before the holiday season.

Fremont is home not only to several hot tech companies and the soon-to-be-shuttered Nummi plant but also a new housing development named Cedarbrook set in the historic Niles district.

When Phyllis Swainston got two turkeys for the price of one, she drove her spare bird to the Salvation Army's Newark office.

Q So the debate about the metering lights on Highway 101 continues. Can you talk to one of your traffic experts and point out that this is not a harebrained experiment? They know and have proved what happens when a highway is jammed to a point where traffic cannot move freely.

All five suspected gang members arrested last week in connection with crimes that include the 2007 drive-by slaying of a 4-year-old playing in front of her house have been released from jail because of a lack of evidence, police said Monday.

A man who led police on a wild chase Sunday morning, going more than 100 mph and driving the wrong way on Interstate 880 in Union City, was arrested after he ditched the car and hailed a taxi, authorities said.

'Grand opening' at remodeled Northgate mall Andrew S. Ross Friday's "grand opening" of San Rafael's Northgate Shopping Center - although it never actually closed - is a "signal to the community that it's time to start holiday shopping," says Ken Gillett , a senior VP at... Attention loss feared as high-tech rewires brain Benny Evangelista, ...

City officials unveiled a new, more efficient community alert system at Fremont City Hall Monday morning.

James Logan High School is known for churning out champion debaters, award-winning band and color guard performers, and star athletes .

Officers from several police agencies searched the area near Motel 6 on Whipple Road this afternoon, looking for a man wanted in connection with a Berkeley homicide in May.

Chuck Castagnolo had spent 35 years - more than half his life - working in the banking industry.