Super Bowl weekend delivers windfall for San Francisco businesses
Super Bowl weekend brought packed events and record crowds to San Francisco and the Bay Area, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity.
100 Years After a Black Family Was Forced Out, a Descendant Sues a California...
Sidney and Iréne Dearing, along with their two small children, faced lynching and bomb threats after they settled in a “sundown town” in California in 1924. As the first Black homeowners in Piedmont, a wealthy white suburb of Oakland, they endured a racial terror campaign that included a mob of 500 people showing up...
Experts confirm unbelievable comeback of rare creatures from brink of extinction: ‘They’re very unique’
"This is an example of government working." Experts confirm unbelievable comeback of rare creatures from brink of extinction: 'They're very unique' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Oakland neighborhood evacuated after possibly armed person barricades themselves inside home: police
An Oakland neighborhood was evacuated Monday morning after police said a person possibly armed with a gun barricaded themselves inside a residence.
EBMUD Wants to Pay You $100 to Plant a Tree
If you have been thinking about swapping out part of your lawn for a water-wise yard, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) just added a new perk: a “Treebate” that can reimburse you up to $100 for the cost of a qualifying tree. (ebmud.com)
Possible active shooter at Oakland apartment building, according to OPD
(KRON) — There is major police activity in the area of 29th and Summit Streets in Oakland Monday. The Oakland Police Department told KRON4 that there is a possible active shooter at the Summit Crest Apartments at 2801 Summit Drive. Police told KRON4 that they responded Monday morning before 10:30 a.m. after getting...
Pre-Dawn Uptown Street Fight Erupts In Gunfire, Cop Attacked
A morning brawl in Oakland’s Uptown district turned into a shooting yesterday, leaving one man in critical condition and sending partiers scrambling as police converged on the 500 block of 17th Street near Telegraph Avenue. Officers said the gunfire broke out at about 4 a.m. during a fight that spilled into the...
Oakland gang members sentenced to nearly 60 years in federal prison
Associates of an Oakland gang have been sentenced to a combined total of nearly 60 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies that targeted small Bay Area businesses.
Recent Palo Alto student death prompts advocacy for active suicide prevention
Palo Alto High School junior Julia Curtis published a petition Wednesday requesting that the Palo Alto Unified School District install active suicide prevention at the Churchill Avenue and Alma Street train crossing. Her petition — with over 3,200 signatures as of Sunday — came following the death of Summer Devi...
Northern California Weather Alert: Sacramento, Redding See Below-Normal Temps and Prolonged Cold Valentine’s Day...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Sacramento, California – A colder-than-normal weather pattern is expected to settle across Northern California heading into Valentine’s Day weekend, bringing sustained below-normal temperatures and an...
