East Palo Alto’s Long Enduring Pacific Islander Community
East Palo Alto (EPA) has a remarkable history of perseverance and boasts an extraordinarily diverse population. Notably, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders make up 4.5% of the city, according to the United States Census Bureau. While not being the densest enclave of Pacific Islanders in the Bay Area, with parts...
1 dead, 1 seriously injured in East Bay rollover crash
(KRON) — One person is dead and another is hospitalized with serious injuries after a police chase ended in a rollover crash in San Leandro Saturday night. The crash happened around 11:17 p.m., when the driver of a white Infiniti FX35 lost control around a corner and crashed into a parked car near the intersection […]
2 Berkeley Police Accountability Board members resign, citing lack of power
Two members of the Berkeley Police Accountability Board, or PAB, announced their joint resignation today, citing concerns of “reversals” of policy recommendations and difficulties “accessing essential records.”. Kitty Calavita and Juliet Leftwich’s resignations were sent in a statement to Berkeley City Council...
Golden Gate Bridge Turns Into Protest Line as 25,000 Rally for Change in Iran
Thousands of Bay Area residents turned the Golden Gate Bridge into a moving protest line on Saturday, linking hands across the span in a show of solidarity with demonstrators in Iran. The walk, organized as a symbolic human chain, ran from the bridge's San Francisco plaza toward Marin County, with participants...
Are There Really Giant Whales in San Francisco Bay? The Science
I always thought you needed to travel to Hawaii or a place like SoCal to see giant whales. I never thought they could be right here on our doorstop in the Bay Area--or even below the bridge on your morning commute!
Top SuperLotto Plus tickets sold in NorCal
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $25 million. Two tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold at an herbal store in San Francisco...
Bay Area Students protest ICE on national day of action
Students across the Bay Area took to the streets on Friday during what's been billed as a national day of action to protest the action of federal immigration officers following the deaths of two people in Minnesota.
BART reopens West Oakland Station after apparent trackway death
The West Oakland BART Station was closed and two lines were down after a death on the trackway, officials said.
Oakland Pastor Says Feds Shot Him In The Face, Now He Wants $5 Million
Rev. Jorge Bautista has fired his opening legal shot after he says a federal agent nailed him with a projectile during an October protest at the entrance to Coast Guard Island. His legal team has filed a federal tort claim seeking $5 million in damages and attached documents that the filing says show an agent aiming...
Tucked Under A San Francisco Bridge Is An Abandoned Mansion That Was A Once-Thriving...
Most commuters taking the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland are oblivious to the fact that, midway underneath the structure, the humble Yerba Buena Island hides a wealth of military past. While the island served as a U.S. Navy base during the Civil War, the mansion that stands there today was built in 1900...
