Ray Chavez

Oakland

2017 Pulitzer Prize winner with the @EastBayTimes staff. 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist with Chico Enterprise-Record staff and Bay Area News Group. Hablo Español

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Articles

Antioch shooting leaves woman in critical condition

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

An Antioch Police vehicle rides past A.F. Bray Courthouse in Martinez, Calif., before the start of the Antioch police officers hearing on their racist text messages, on Friday, July 21, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Ray Chavez TNS ANTIOCH — A 31-year-old woman wounded in a shooting remained in critical condition at a hospital on Wednesday, police said. The shooting happened at about 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday in the 3900 block of Delta Fair Boulevard.
Festival La Onda by BottleRock returns for Year 2 in Napa

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 1: Los Bukis lead singer Marco Antonio Solis performs during a sold out show at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Ray Chavez TNS Organizers have pulled together a really big lineup for the second annual Festival La Onda By BottleRock. Marco Antonio Solis, Carin León, Banda MS, Pepe Aguilar and Grupo Firme are among the well-known names on the bill for this two-day Latin music showcase.
Civil grand jury report finds police reform, more officers needed in Richmond

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

Richmond Police Department investigate the scene where a person was shot and fatally wounded by a Richmond police officer during the service of a search warrant in the 1200 Sanderling Island in Richmond, Calif., on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Bay Area prices rise at slowest pace in five years as inflation cools

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

Customer Ingrid Sic orders meat at El Molino Supermarket in Concord, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Ray Chavez TNS Bay Area consumer prices rose in April at their smallest yearly pace in five years, according to a new report whose results contrast with dire prognostications from some experts about the impact of tariffs.
5 Bay Area island wine tasting rooms, beer gardens and distilleries to try

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

Customers clink their beer glasses at Humble Sea Brewing Co. in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Ray Chavez TNS The Bay Area is so passionate about wine — and beer, whiskey and gin — even our islands boast tasting rooms. You can sip cabernet on Alameda, do a whiskey tasting on Treasure or dabble in bubbly on Mare Island. Here’s just a sampling of possibilities.
Warm spring week forecast in Bay Area to follow drizzly Monday

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

People enjoy the weather and the scenic wildflowers blooming as they take the Bootleggers steps at Mori Point in Pacifica,, Calif., on Friday, March 22, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Ray Chavez TNS Following a gray and drizzly day Monday, temperatures were forecast to warm up across the Bay Area over the next several days, bringing in normal spring weather ahead of hotter-than-average temperatures forecast for next week, according to the National Weather Service.
San Mateo County sets aside $2 million for farmworker housing loans

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

Interstate Grading and Paving, Inc. construction workers work on the Stone Pine Cove Farmworkers Housing Project in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
‘I was crying and asking God to help me’: San Jose woman held at gunpoint by cops sues Home Depot over ‘stolen’ rental truck

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

Marisol Mondragon and her son, Salvador Garcia Mondragon, 24, stand on Story Road, outside the Home Depot parking lot in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Mondragon is suing Home Depot, claiming she was arrested at gunpoint after renting a truck from them, after the company reported the truck stolen but failed to notify police that it had been recovered.
BART restores service after computer glitch shuts down entire train system, stranding thousands

4 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Ray Chavez

Commuters found themselves stranded at train stations across the Bay Area during the peak hours of Friday's morning commute after a computer issue knocked out service to the region's train system for more than four hours. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) was completely out of service from its opening at 5 a.m. Friday until just after 9 a.m., when train officials said they had restored service to its entire system.
Alleged bias stalls review of police commission recommendations in Richmond

4 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez

Richmond Police Department investigate the scene where a person was shot and fatally wounded by a Richmond police officer during the service of a search warrant in the 1200 Sanderling Island in Richmond, Calif., on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.