California Unveiled ‘The Secret Weapon Of Sustainable Transportation’ On Oakland’s Streets
Public bikeshare programs are hardly new in the U.S. The first one launched in Washington, D.C. in 2008, and according to a Bureau of Transportation Statistics report in 2025, the country currently has 72 docked and 80 dockless bikeshare systems. But an e-bike sharing program is a relatively novel concept, and...
OPD investigating suspicious death as homicide
(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department said a suspicious death Tuesday morning is now being probed as a homicide. The incident happened just before 8 a.m. in the area of Olive and Ritchie streets. OPD said its dispatch center was notified of a “person who was down on the ground.” When officers arrived at the […]
Oakland Man Charged with Attempted Murder Following Mission District Shooting
In a recent account by the San Francisco Police Department, an altercation that spiraled into violence ended with one person hospitalized with a gunshot wound and another now facing numerous charges. The incident unfolded on September 21 in the Mission District, where officers responded quickly to reports of a...
“Piss-teria” Strikes The Bay Area
Last month, an internet fad of urinating on college campuses and anonymously posting videos of it to social media began at California’s Chico State University with the TikTok account “chicostatepisser,” before spreading across the country, including into Livermore’s own Las Positas Community College. In an effort to...
Oakland residents reflect on Mayor Barbara Lee’s 1st State of the City address
On Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee delivered her first State of the City address amid a host of problems usually only seen in much larger cities.
VIDEO: Stolen pickup truck flips multiple times in wild crash on Peninsula
(KRON) — A pickup truck was stolen out of East Palo Alto, and a police chase ensued. The chase ended in a wild rollover crash in unincorporated Redwood City, according to the Menlo Park Police Department (MPPD). Surveillance video (above) shows the truck rolling over several times, appearing to be going at a high...
How 1st-in-the-state technology is harnessing energy from East Bay water pipes
InPipe Energy has installed the Bay Area's smallest hydroelectric power plant in a pipeline connecting part of the East Bay water distribution system, taking the place of the normal water pressure regulator to harness the flow and produce electricity.
This SF man became a global meme in the blink of an eye. Now...
Meet Drew Scanlon from San Francisco, known across the internet and text chains as the Blinking Guy, who has used his fame to raise money for an annual bike race supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
San Mateo sheriff: Woman who died in Bay Area jail was given fentanyl
San Mateo County sheriff’s officials are investigating the in-custody death of a 31-year-old last week as a homicide, spokespeople said Tuesday.
SAP cuts dozens of Bay Area jobs as part of new layoff strategy
The layoffs are part of a shift toward steady, smaller job reductions that CFO Dominik Asam described as “like brushing your teeth.”
