Man shot dead on Bethel Island in East Bay identified
The person killed in a Monday shooting on Bethel Island has been identified as a 38-year-old man from Martinez, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
Video: Beloved Oakland barbecue spot Everett and Jones targeted in early morning burglary
(KRON) — Burglars who broke into a beloved Oakland barbecue spot in the early hours of Tuesday morning were caught on surveillance video. Everett and Jones on Macarthur Boulevard was the victim of a commercial burglary at around 4:20 a.m. Tuesday. The burglar took a small tablet that was used for mobile orders and...
East Oakland Man, 61, Hit By Stray Bullet After Late-Night Store Run
A late-night store run on International Boulevard ended in gunfire for a 61-year-old man today, after he was shot while leaving a shop on the 7000 block in East Oakland, police said. The man drove himself to a hospital, where he was treated for a wound to his foot and listed in stable condition. Investigators said...
Clipper 2.0 was supposed to be an upgrade for Bay Area transit. Instead, it’s...
An upgrade to the Bay Area transit payment system has made it impossible for some riders to update their accounts, others reported money disappearing, and some say they’re being overcharged.
Bay Area EV maker cuts hundreds of jobs after hiring Timothée Chalamet
Lucid Motors, the Bay Area EV maker that tapped actor Timothée Chalamet for a global brand campaign, is laying off more than 300 employees at its Newark headquarters.
A decades-old Bay Area grocery store with a devoted following is expanding
Good Earth Natural Foods, which has been a destination for organic foods and top-tier produce in Marin County since 1969, will open its third location in the Bay Area.
Gott’s Roadside gets its opening date with the Original Farmers Market
While plenty of high-speed, go-quick, get-there-in-a-fast-flash routes, inventions, and magical modes of transportation have been dreamed up for the Southern California-Bay Area corridor, nobody has yet invented a doorway leading straight to Gott's Roadside. This tummy-tempting portal could have been created...
Burglars Rob Nine Alameda Businesses in Early Morning Smash-and-Grabs
During the early morning hours of Monday, February 23, Alameda Police Department (APD) responded to a series of commercial burglaries in Alameda. Nine businesses were impacted, according to an APD report on Facebook. The first burglary was reported shortly after 3 a.m. During the initial stages of the investigation,...
Berkeley woman killed in Poet’s Corner fire identified
County investigators have identified the 74-year-old Berkeley woman who died when her home caught fire Feb. 4. Mary Ellen Bruns had lived at 1301 Poe St. for a little over a decade, and had struggled in recent years, according to her landlord. Her cause of death remains under investigation, according to the Alameda...
Alameda County Officials Look to Stave Off Mass Hospital Layoffs as Medicaid Cuts Loom
Alameda County leaders are sounding cautiously optimistic about stopping mass layoffs at the East Bay’s public safety-net hospital system ahead of a hearing on the layoff plan on Wednesday. The latest proposal from Alameda Health System would cut 187 positions, down from earlier plans for close to 300, as...

















