Thousands of Black Californians Could Get $5M Reparations Under New Law
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed a new ordinance establishing a reparations fund aimed at addressing the impacts of slavery and racial discrimination, following approval by the city’s Board of Supervisors earlier this month. In a statement to Newsweek, Lurie underscored that the measure creates only the...
Beloved San Francisco Restaurant to Close After 127 Years
A Bay Area waterfront icon with deep rock-and-roll history is closing.
Fourth Of July Horror In Oakland As Beloved Coach Accused In Pal’s Killing
A Fourth of July celebration in Oakland’s Longfellow neighborhood ended in deadly violence, and now a longtime local educator and youth coach is sitting in jail on suspicion of murder. Court filings and local reporting identify the suspect as 41-year-old Dwane Stewart, who has spent about a decade working...
TJ Maxx ‘sister store’ to cease operations at 2 locations on January 5
A SISTER store of the discounted apparel retailer TJ Maxx is set to shut multiple locations in just hours. Marshalls, beloved for its bargain prices, will axe two of its stores, cutting over 120 jobs. The retailer will be saying goodbye to its branches in Hollywood and San Jose, California,...
Family of 72-year-old East Bay woman who died in police custody file federal, state...
"She is dead because of them. A 72-year-old grandma, never been in trouble with the law." The family of Yolanda Ramirez has filed lawsuits against the Brentwood Police Department after months of trying to get answers on what happened to the East Bay woman who died in October while in custody.
Heavy rain, high tides cause flooding along stretch of Northern California
Extreme Weather California Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Heavy rain and high tides believed to be the most severe in two decades caused flooding in parts of Northern California on Saturday, prompting road closures and rescues of residents trapped in their cars. Roadways through a 15-mile...
Retired Teacher Asks Federal Court to Shut Down SFPD’s License Plate Reader System
A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco last week ignited a fierce debate over policing, privacy and the future of public space in the digital age. The complaint, brought by a retired schoolteacher against the City and County of San Francisco and its police department, portrays the city’s...
‘What we refuse to do is forget’: Fruitvale marks 17 years since Oscar Grant’s...
COMMUNITY MEMBERS gathered Thursday for the 17th annual Oscar Grant vigil in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. Grant, 22, was shot dead on New Year’s Day 2009 by a BART police officer on a platform at the Fruitvale BART station, while another officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.
93-year-old man fatally shoots spouse in Fremont: PD
(KRON) — The Fremont Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Friday morning. Fremont police received a report at approximately 12:22 a.m. regarding a shooting on the 5000 block of Mowry Avenue. The caller said that he shot his spouse and wanted to turn himself into custody, according...
Fremont bicyclist dies after crash with semi-truck
A 69-year-old bicyclist crashed with a semi-truck as it was turning into a parking lot and died on the scene in Fremont, police said.
