Sprouts Farmers Market ready to open its latest Bay Area store
The new opening comes less than a year after the chain opened a store in Hayward.
Man Charged with Smuggling Drugs into Santa Rita
OAKLAND, CA — A man with a jail record faces new charges in connection with smuggling drugs into Alameda County Santa Rita Jail. Dominic J. Lucero, 47, of Oakland, was arrested earlier this month and booked at the county jail. Lucero remains behind bars in lieu of $410,000 bond, pending a plea hearing on June 24.
‘Questionable decision’: Suspects park carjacked vehicle next to San Bruno police station, arrested
(KRON) — Two teens were arrested Wednesday after the pair had allegedly carjacked a vehicle and parked it next to the San Bruno Police Department. San Bruno police officers responded at 3:40 p.m. to the 1200 block of El Camino Real on the report of a carjacking that had just occurred. Following the carjacking,...
1 home heavily damaged, 6 people displaced in Brentwood fire: officials
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said the fire burned four homes and associated outbuildings.
Dead end halts Vallejo ATV chase; San Francisco driver arrested
(KRON) — The Vallejo Police Department announced on Thursday that its officers made a series of recent arrests involving unlicensed drivers and police pursuits using dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles. VPD said in an incident last Friday, “groups of four-wheelers and dirt bikers traveled along Sonoma Boulevard,...
Oakland man steals $10K worth of Nintendo Switch games from Marin County libraries: sheriff
(KRON) — An Oakland man was arrested in connection with stealing approximately $10,000 worth of Nintendo Switch video games from libraries across Marin County, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday in a social media post. Jamal Reed-Obafumi, 45, was arrested Tuesday and is accused of stealing from at...
Berkeley opens 39 units of supportive housing for formerly homeless residents
A long-delayed supportive housing project is opening its doors to 39 formerly homeless residents, each of whom will move into a private studio. Located at 1367 University Ave., near Target and Strawberry Creek Park, the three-story building, called Step Up Housing, features roughly 200-square-foot units with...
Whale mortality rises in San Francisco Bay with 22 confirmed carcasses in 2025
At least 22 whale carcasses have been confirmed in the San Francisco Bay Area so far in 2025, including 19 gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), two unidentified baleen whales, and one minke whale. This is the highest number reported in the region since 2021, when an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) affected gray whales...
Street closures by Lake Merritt on Juneteenth take some by surprise
OAKLAND, Calif. - What’s normally a jubilant Juneteenth celebration at Oakland's Lake Merritt — marred last year by a mass shooting, was instead met with barricades and blocked roads Thursday, leaving community members blindsided and festivities muted. Confusion. What they're saying: — Some local business owners said...
Good Taste: Oakland’s Pierre Pierre raising funds to reopen Black-owned fine dining
Good Taste helps you eat well in the Bay Area. This week, we share a plea for a beloved Oakland restaurant to open in a safe new spot. Following a shooting in early May that caused his popular Oakland restaurant Pierre Pierre to close its doors, chef Cleashaun Hill has raised over $44,000 on a GoFundMe campaign to...