Benicia Burmese Favorite Plots Flavor Takeover At Swan’s Market
Old Oakland's Swan's Market is about to pick up a new neighbor with serious fan credentials: a family-run Burmese spot that already has regulars lining up in Benicia and Concord. Soon, tea-leaf salad, flaky palata flatbreads and coconut chicken noodle soup will be on offer at one of the market's counter-style spaces...
Teacher Strikes Continue Amid Year of Labor Strife
Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. About one in ten K-12 students in the US attend a California public school. And those schools are seeing a lot of turmoil this year. San Francisco educators went on strike in February. Teachers in Oakland and San Diego narrowly avoided a strike...
Felon Carrying a Loaded Pistol Arrested at a BART Parking Garage
OAKLAND, CA— A felon carrying a loaded pistol was arrested earlier this month at a BART. Jobie Morton, 32, of Oakland, remains in custody on a no-bond hold, pending. a court hearing on March 19. BART officers arrested Morton on March 5 at 5:50 a.m. in Oakland. He was...
Guns, Johns and a Vice Sweep on Oakland’s International Boulevard
Oakland police say a vice crackdown along International Boulevard ended with two guns off the street and two men in handcuffs, after a targeted human trafficking enforcement operation on Tuesday zeroed in on buyers and commercial sexual exploitation on the busy corridor. According to the Oakland Police Department,...
Four armed suspects arrested after East Oakland call
On March 11, 2026, Oakland Police Department officers arrested four armed individuals after responding to a community call near 35th Avenue and School Street. Using FLOCK technology, officers identified the suspect vehicle and, with help from the OPD helicopter ARGUS, CHP, and specialized units, located it in the...
Woman dies in Bay Point double stabbing Wednesday
(KRON) — Authorities in the East Bay are investigating a homicide after a man and a woman were found stabbed at a Bay Point home on Wednesday, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. The woman, who has not been identified, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The sheriff’s office responded at 4:27...
Award-winning California brewery files Chapter 7 bankruptcy after taproom closures
Olfactory Brewing, a Bay Area craft brewery once recognized for its experimental beers and industry accolades, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after shutting down its remaining locations in Northern…
Shot Teen Clings To Life As Antioch Cops Race Into Parking Lot Chaos
On Tuesday, Antioch turned chaotic when police responded to reports of gunfire and found an 18-year-old man down in a parking lot on the 600 block of Wilbur Avenue. Officers jumped in immediately with life-saving aid before Contra Costa County Fire personnel arrived and rushed him to a nearby trauma center. The...
Masked Gunman Turns North Oakland Parking Lot Into Chaos
Two men were wounded yesterday when gunfire tore through a parking lot on the 5900 block of Market Street in North Oakland, according to police. Witnesses reported a masked shooter firing multiple rounds before fleeing in a vehicle, leaving both victims with gunshot injuries. The scene. According to East Bay...
Oakland BART Crackdown Nabs 23 In One-Day Sweep
A focused BART Police sweep in Oakland today led to 23 arrests, 17 citations, and dozens of welfare checks, according to the transit agency. Officials described it as a targeted enforcement operation at persistent trouble spots across the system. What BART posted. In a post on X, BART said officers...

















