Newark Charter School Owner Charged With Felony Wage Theft, Tax Evasion, and Embezzlement
Newark, California – The owner of a Newark-based charter school is facing multiple criminal charges after prosecutors alleged he stole wages and misused retirement contributions from dozens of teachers and staff members. Authorities say the case involves widespread financial misconduct affecting employees across two...
Local Iranians Respond to Protest Crackdown
There are some 5 million Iranians living in the United States. A large population live in the Monterey Bay and the Bay Area. On this program, we hear from activist/student Elnaz Sarbar, Data Scientist, Azadeh Sanjari, and Santa Cruz City Council member, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson about what they are hearing from...
Alameda Co.: Supervisors To Vote On ‘Ice Free Zones’ And Response Plan
An Alameda County supervisor is proposing a policy for "ICE Free Zones" and a response plan to protect immigrant communities from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. The plans by Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas were approved by the Alameda County Together for All Ad Hoc Committee to move forward to...
Mandy Patinkin to bring songs and stories to Oakland in ‘Jukebox’
The Tony and Emmy Award winner, accompanied on the by Adam Ben-David, promises a passionate evening of song during his stop at Oakland’s Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts.
Oakland man sentenced to federal prison for string of East Bay bank robberies
Federal investigators tied a 32-year-old man to five robberies or attempted robberies of banks in San Leandro, Hayward and Fremont starting in 2023.
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.
Top Bay Area chefs join forces for one-night-only Lunar New Year dinners
One of the city’s most impossible-to-land reservations is about to get even tougher. The Happy Crane — the modern Chinese restaurant that opened in August to widespread critical acclaim — is hosting four collaboration dinner events that will bring some of the country’s highest-profile Asian American chefs,...
Beloved tiger Lola euthanized at Oakland Zoo after severe infection
(KRON) — The Oakland Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its beloved tigers. On Friday, zoo officials announced that Lola was euthanized after a severe infection spread throughout her body. Lola arrived at the Oakland Zoo in June 2022 after she and three other tigers were rescued from an abandoned roadside zoo in […]
