Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Event on May 16
On May 16, the Rotary Club of Alameda will partner with Redwood Materials to recycle lithium-ion batteries for the good of the planet. Drop off your lithium-ion batteries and items that contain lithium-ion batteries in front of Alameda City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
East Bay hit-and-run victim identified
The Alameda County Coroner’s bureau identified the victim as Ambrose Hicks, 39, of Oakland.
Major Update in the Lafayette Murder Case as Judge Orders a Pause
The criminal case tied to Lafayette’s shocking March homicide hit a major procedural pause Monday after a Contra Costa County judge suspended proceedings and set the matter for a competency-related hearing on Tuesday, April 21. According to Patch, the pause came after defense counsel raised doubts about whether defendant...
Best Family-Style Chinese Restaurants in Fremont and Union City for Big Group Dinners
So you've got 12 cousins flying in, or the whole Weibel parent crew wants to do a birthday dinner, and now you need a Chinese restaurant that can actually seat everyone without drama. The Sharma family has been to enough group dinners in the Tri-City area to know that not every place works — some are too tight, some rush you out, some can't...
Copper thefts causing widespread issues in Oakland
In the Oakland hills, residents are expressing growing frustration after a string of copper thefts left the neighborhood without internet connectivity for much of the past week.
Beloved Bay Area craft brewery 21st Amendment will return this summer
(KRON) — A beloved Bay Area craft beer institution that shut down last year is mounting what may have seemed like an unlikely comeback. San Leandro’s 21st Amendment announced last September that it would be closing both its San Francisco taproom and San Leandro brewery in November. The news rocked the craft beer community with […]
Man, woman identified in deadly East Oakland triple shooting; third victim survives
OAKLAND, Calif. - The two people killed in a triple shooting in East Oakland over the weekend were identified Monday. Derrick Hubbard, 31, and Isaanae Morton, 24, were killed in a shooting around 8:15 p.m. Saturday in the 6400 block of Foothill Boulevard, according to Oakland police. A third victim was wounded but survived.
Six injured in Discovery Bay boat crash Sunday
(KRON) — Six people were injured Sunday morning when two boats slammed into each other on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Discovery Bay, according to officials. The crash occurred during a high school fishing competition. Four of those injured were hospitalized, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office told KRON4 Monday. Their current conditions are unknown. […]
Injured cyclist gets $512,000 from Oakland in pothole settlement
The payouts over Oakland’s bad roads continue apace. In a closed session of the City Council on April 16, the city approved a $512,000 settlement with a cyclist who hit a pothole on East 21st Street more than two years ago and sued after suffering serious injuries. That’s the second time so far this year that Oakland has agreed to pay out hundreds of...
Roommate Pot Hustle Becomes San Francisco’s $1 Billion Weed Pipeline
Two San Francisco engineers quietly turned a roommate side hustle into one of California’s biggest cannabis distribution machines in less than a decade. What began as hand-delivered boxes from a Bay Area apartment has grown into a tech-driven wholesale marketplace, a fleet of delivery vans, and massive warehouses serving retailers across the state. Founders now say the company processes roughly $1 billion...
