Man Charged Over New Burglaries in Oakland While on Release from Prior San Francisco...
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has announced charges against 32-year-old Patrick Potter for his alleged involvement in a series of burglaries in Oakland. According to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, Potter, who was out on his own recognizance from an earlier set of burglaries in San...
Santa Clara Unified Community Advocates for Staff Caught in “Rightsizing” Purge
“Rightsizing” is supposed to sound better than “layoffs”, but either way, people are losing their jobs. Anger and hurt were tangible at last night’s Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting. Students, staff, and community members flooded the building and were eager to be heard by the district.
Cops Nab San Jose Couple In $18K Gold Grab At Fremont Temple
Authorities say a San Jose couple turned a Fremont house of worship into a target, slipping five gold ornaments off statues at a Hindu temple and then trying to flip the loot at a San Jose market for quick cash. The ornaments, taken from inside Vedic Dharma Samaj in Fremont, were pegged at roughly $18,000 in value,...
Man Airlifted to Hospital After Highway 4 Vehicle Crash in Antioch
At approximently 2:20 pm Saturday, a male driver was airlifted by helicopter to an area hospital with major injuries after a vehicle crash on Highway 4. According to preliminary information, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle crash with rescue at Highway 4 near...
New state law can help revive Oakland’s Jack London Square, open doors for small...
With a new California law that lifts restrictions on the types of businesses to lease from Jack London Square, many Oakland business owners hope that new doors of opportunity could open for them.
Local Hiking Expert Ann Marie Brown’s 7 Favorite Under-the-Radar Trails in the SF Bay...
Last fall, travel guide guru Moon put out a new version of the San Francisco Bay Area edition of its 101 Great Hikes series. It was author Ann Marie Brown who laced up her boots to sleuth out the dozens of local trails that appear in the book, from the best dog-friendly hikes to the best summit vistas.
One of the Bay Area’s most pristine poke bowls is at this decades-old institution
Remember poke bowls? Perhaps unsurprisingly, a fish market is one of the best places to go for one.
Alameda County DA rejects charges against UC Berkeley students protesting TPUSA with cardboard mosquito
The Alameda County District Attorney’s office formally rejected felony vandalism charges against four current and former UC Berkeley students who were arrested while attempting to hang a giant cardboard mosquito from Sather Gate. The District Attorney’s office confirmed Friday that all charges were rejected Dec. 29....
Locals take to the streets as officials threaten cuts for to essential services: ‘It’s...
"[They] are going to have to make difficult decisions." Locals take to the streets as officials threaten cuts for to essential services: 'It's going to really harm people' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Protest at Santa Clara Hilton Hotel Calls Out Company’s Enabling of ICE
**Hilton** has continued to house ICE agents during their reign of terror in Minneapolis. That makes Hilton a key corporate partner enabling ICE to function and profit off the suffering of an entire community. If we can push Hilton to drop ICE, we can remove one pillar of support from ICE operations – and send a...
