Dublin Residents Oppose Reopening of FCI Dublin as ICE Detention Center
DUBLIN, CA – Dublin residents and immigrant justice advocates are urging the Dublin City Council to reject any attempt to reopen the former Federal Correctional Institution Dublin as an immigration detention center, according to the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (CCIJ). Community members are expected...
New Law Aims to Revive Oakland’s Jack London Square by Expanding Allowed Businesses
On a sunny Monday afternoon in Oakland’s Jack London Square, bartender Chris Strong pours whiskey shots and cracks beers at Merchants’ Saloon. The dim, weathered dive opens weekdays at 7 a.m. and caters to the area’s many blue-collar workers. “The postal sorting facility guys, the dock workers,...
Bay Area police recover weapons, drugs and fake cash during search of stolen vehicle
Officers booked a suspect, wanted on a parole violation, into jail after finding a loaded firearm, ammunition and burglary tools in the vehicle, San Jose police said.
Cyclist fatally struck in Berkeley by pickup truck, police say
The pickup hit the cyclist, a man in his 60s, at the intersection of Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street on Saturday afternoon, police said.
This city has the Bay Area’s worst streets. It’s not S.F. or Oakland
A new report from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ranked every Bay Area city based on the conditions of its roads. Here’s what it showed.
Regional: 3 Fremont Men Arrested By Sonoma County Deputies On Suspicion Of Scam
Three men that the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office suspects of scamming older people out of their valuables were arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes, authorities said. An alleged victim in Sonoma County told law enforcement that they had been defrauded of over $450,000 in cash and gold by a phone scam, the...
Bay Area woman accused of assaulting flight attendants, faces decades in prison
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A Contra Costa County woman is facing federal charges after allegedly assaulting two flight attendants while flying to San Francisco International Airport in late June, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday. Reshma Kamath, 40, of Bethel Island, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two...
Bay Area food banks in ‘crisis mode’ despite government shutdown ending
"We are still in crisis mode, and we are prepared to be that way into next year as well," said Caitlin Sly, CEO of the Food Bank Contra Costa and Solano, noting the longest shutdown in United States history and the disruption to SNAP benefits has set families back.
Bay Area hit twice by the same storm system; new cold front arrives tonight
OAKLAND, Calif. - The same parent low-pressure system that brought more than 5 inches of rain to the Santa Cruz Mountains on Thursday is still impacting Northern California – and will bring another round of rain and wind to the Bay Area on Sunday night. After producing widespread light...
Two $600K Powerball tickets sold in the Bay Area
(KRON) — Lightning struck twice in the Bay Area last night. Two lottery tickets sold in the Bay Area hit all five lotto numbers from Saturday’s Powerball drawing, according to the California Lottery website. The tickets are each worth $609,497. The tickets were sold at the Rotten Robbie gas station at 1655 Foxworthy...
