Amanda Quintana is a journalist based in Oakland, California. She writes for KTVU and Yahoo News, focusing on local news and events in the Bay Area. Amanda covers a range of topics, including weather updates, transportation issues, community initiatives, crime reports, and social issues impacting the region.
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By: Amanda Quintana
On World Aids Day Sunday, there was a commemoration at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
By: Amanda Quintana, Ktvu Fox
HAYWARD, Calif. - Like many Bay Area school districts, Hayward Unified is facing a budget shortfall, which is currently at $31 million.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Six Alum Rock Unified schools in East San Jose will close and as many as six others will be consolidated or redesigned.
13 Alum Rock schools in San Jose closing, consolidating
Many are still talking about Thursday's large earthquake in Northern California and subsequent tsunami warning in the Bay Area. Now the city of Berkeley wants feedback on its evacuation order.
Bay Area bridge tolls are already going up to $8 on January 1, 2025 for seven state-owned bridges. But in a meeting Wednesday, the Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee will also discuss increasing tolls over a five year period starting in January 2026.
By: Amanda Quintana
When a masked man tried to take a customer's backpack at Carlin's Cafe on Friday morning, employee Nick Grant felt he had to intervene.
The National Weather Service said based on videos, photos, firsthand accounts, and radar signatures, a tornado touched down around 1:40 p.m. They said their officials are working to determine a ranking for the tornado.
Annual toy drive started by San Jose child continues
Criminals break in to multiple Oakland businesses by ramming cars into stores. KTVU's Amanda Quintana reports.
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