H Mart plans foodservice-focused flagship store in California
Asian supermarket chain H Mart plans to open a flagship store in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a press release from the grocer and the commercial property manager for the mall where the store will be located. The approximately 100,000-square-foot store, which will be the grocery chain’s largest...
Landlord and tenants voiced concerns over e-scooter chop shop in building that caught fire
Tenants and the landlord of the downtown Oakland building that went up in flames Monday all say they tried to address safety issues at the property for years to no avail. The fire at 1770 Broadway displaced 53 residents and sent three to the hospital with smoke inhalation injuries. The city opened an emergency...
Husband charged in 2015 cold case murder of Antioch woman
More than a decade after an Antioch woman was killed, her husband has been charged with her murder, prosecutors said.
Vallejo raised, Bay inspired: 10-year-old Ave’s journey is just beginning
OAKLAND, Calif. - At just ten years old and in fifth grade, Avery Rose Haro is already carving out space in the Bay Area’s music and media scene—without ever meaning to. What started as a genuine love for local hip-hop turned into a life-changing moment during a LaRussell show. In 2022, during a show at the Empress...
Oakland Rent Fight Ends With Senior Roommate Locked In Bedroom, Cops Say
A routine roommate money dispute in Oakland reportedly turned into a full-blown criminal case last week when a 70-year-old man was accused of trapping his 60-year-old roommate in her own bedroom. According to court filings, the woman, described in the complaint as having arthritis and being vulnerable, was unable to...
East Oakland Commute Turns Chaotic As Driver Shot On San Leandro Street
A 24-year-old man driving through East Oakland on Wednesday was shot in the leg in what police are calling an apparent road-rage incident on San Leandro Street. He was treated at a hospital and later released, according to authorities, after the gunfire erupted as traffic moved along the corridor. How...
Woman dies from injuries after being struck by vehicle in San Mateo, police say
A woman has died from her injuries after being struck by a vehicle in San Mateo Friday morning, police said.
California school firing all 40 of its coaches at end of school year
Newark Memorial High School in California will dismiss all of its coaches at the end of the school year, according to NBC Bay Area, a sweeping move that has sparked frustration among longtime staff and former athletes. The Newark Unified School District says the decision is part of an effort...
“ICE out!” protesters rally across the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO - Residents of the Bay Area are gathering at 4th Street and Mission in San Francisco in solidarity with protesters in Minnesota. Minnesotans called for a statewide shutdown on Friday, and urged residents not to go to school, or work, or to go shopping. "In the Bay Area,...
Moraga Loses Its Local Tack Room; Dover Saddlery Locks The Doors
Local equestrians who came to depend on Moraga’s Dover Saddlery for their helmets and blankets and other essential tack may have been surprised to learn of the store’s sudden closure, announced today on their website. Rumors of financial problems within the chain have circulated in recent months, borne...
