Karl Mondon

Staff Photographer at The Mercury News

Karl Mondon, staff photographer at the San Jose Mercury News and proud member of @MercNewsGuild

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Articles

Waymo robotaxi stopped illegally, passenger opened door and severely injured cyclist, lawsuit claims

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

A Waymo autonomous vehicle drives on Columbus Avenue in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, one week after a state agency gave both Cruise and Ways the green light to begin accepting paid customers.
Waymo expands driverless service on Peninsula

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

Reporter Ryan Macasero exits a Waymo taxi at the Colma BART station,Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, the first day the driverless taxi company extended service to the north peninsula cities of Daly City, Colma and Broadmoor. (Karl Mondon/ Bay Area News Group) Karl Mondon TNS Waymo began rolling out expanded driverless vehicle service across more parts of the Peninsula on Tuesday, marking the latest phase in the company’s gradual push through the Bay Area.
Fatal collision brings major delay to BART between Richmond, Berkeley

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 16: A BART train with an original nose piece enters Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. The system is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Karl Mondon TNS BERKELEY — A fatal collision on the BART tracks created major delays for travelers between Richmond and Millbrae on Friday, the latest in a string of incidents that have made it a tough commute for riders.
Celebrate all things uni at the Mendocino Urchin Festival in June

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

A purple sea urchin sits in the tide pools of Duxbury Reef at Agate Beach County Park in Bolinas, Calif., Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Karl Mondon TNS Lurking in spiny armor below the waves, sea urchin is a luscious and briny delicacy. And for folks who treasure the taste, what’s better than getting it straight from the source?
Photographer’s Notebook: The Final Frame

3 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Karl Mondon

Hey folks, your humble daily news photographer here. From time to time our editors ask us to do a "Photographer’s Notebook" — something to give readers a peek behind the lens. Well, the time is ripe for me. This is my final assignment. After 45 years of chasing deadlines (the last 35 here at the mighty Bay Area News Group), I am hanging up my press pass and putting down the viewfinder. With your kind indulgence, allow me to share a few images.
Photographer’s Notebook: The Final Frame

3 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Karl Mondon

Hey folks, your humble daily news photographer here. From time to time our editors ask us to do a “Photographer’s Notebook” — something to give readers a peek behind the lens. Well, the time is ripe for me. This is my final assignment. After 45 years of chasing deadlines (the last 35 here at the mighty Bay Area News Group), I am hanging up my press pass and putting down the viewfinder. With your kind indulgence, allow me to share a few images.
Santa Rita Jail health care provider Wellpath to pay $2.5 million over 2021 death of Maurice Monk

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

Carrying a sign bearing the name of their brother Maurice Monk, Tiffany Monk, center, and her sister Elvira Monk, right, walk on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in front of Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Calif. where Maurice was killed in 2021. They were part of the Care Not Death vigil put on by the Care First Community Coalition.
Menlo Park moves forward on turning parking lots into housing

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

Cars fill parking lots behind the Santa Cruz Avenue shopping district in Menlo Park, Calif., Friday, March 28, 2025. Plans to replace the parking with low-cost housing are proving controversial. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Karl Mondon TNS Despite ongoing lawsuits and a possible ballot initiative, the Menlo Park City Council is moving ahead with plans to convert downtown parking lots into affordable housing.
VTA union votes to ratify new contract offer

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

VTA bus drivers wave to each other at Diridon Station in San Jose, Calif., after a judge ordered the return of service following a week’s long strike, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Karl Mondon TNS SAN JOSE — The union representing Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority workers ratified a new contract with the agency, two months after a judge ordered them back to work from their historic strike without a new contract.
Sargent Ranch: Landowners who proposed controversial quarry sell large chunk of property in Santa Clara County

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Karl Mondon

GILROY, CALIFORNIA - NOV. 30: The Sargent Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., fills the foreground of this view eastward toward Pacheco Pass, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The owners of the ranch are proposing a sand mine on a portion of their land that lies west of Highway 101, just north of the San Benito County line.

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