UC Berkeley fraternity death: Student who died was not an Alpha Delta Phi member
A 19-year-old UC Berkeley student who died in a suspected drowning in a pool at an Alpha Delta Phi house party was not a fraternity member, according to the organization’s national office.
‘I’m not going to let Hyphy Burger silence me’: TikToker clashes with Oakland restaurant
After posting a negative review about an Oakland burger restaurant, a Bay Area content creator says she is being harassed online and has received death threats. Tensions with TikTok user hoodrely (opens in new tab) boiled over this week after the owners of Hyphy Burger took to social media to refute her review by...
Police activity shut down I-580 in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - A freeway in Oakland was shut down Thursday afternoon due to police activity near Fruitvale Avenue. According to a traffic alert from 511, officers were investigating on the eastbound Interstate 580 at Fruitvale Avenue. All lanes were blocked, but later reopened. Motorists were advised to anticipate...
What are Flock cameras, and why are they controversial in Oakland?
If you’ve driven in Oakland recently, your car’s license plate number has almost certainly been recorded and stored in a privately owned database used by the police to investigate crimes. That database is owned and operated by Flock Safety, a company that provides surveillance technologies — including automated...
Seismic Activity Increases Along Major Bay Area Fault Lines
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Seismic activity is increasing in Northern California’s Bay Area. Recent small earthquakes have occurred along major fault lines, including the San Andreas, Calaveras, Hayward, and Pleasanton faults. The earthquakes ranged from magnitude 2.3 to 3.3....
Person shot, injured overnight in Fremont neighborhood
A person was shot and injured in a Fremont neighborhood overnight, police said Thursday.
Canadian-favorite supermarket to open 3 new locations in the Bay Area
A store on the Peninsula is slated to have made-to-order street food.
Driver Arrested on Suspicion of Murder Following a Road Rage Collision
CASTRO VALLEY, CA — Martin W. Davis, Jr., a 37-year-old Hayward resident, was arrested. earlier this month on suspicion of murder. Davis was booked at Alameda County Santa Rita Jail, following a road rage incident and deadly physical altercation on November 8. California Highway Patrol responded at 7:40 p.m....
Milpitas pho restaurant Pho Love closed after viral video showing unsanitary meat handling
(KRON) — A pho restaurant in the South Bay has temporarily closed after a video appearing to show unsanitary meat handling practices in back of the restaurant went viral. The restaurant has emerged at the center of an online controversy after someone posted video of a man slamming frozen beef ribs on the bare ground...
Labor activists push for $30 wage by 2030 in California
The proposal would raise wages by $1.50 per year until hitting $30.
