Activists Hold “No Thanks” Protest
DxE activists protest with a “Stolen Lives Stolen Land” banner outside Safeway on College Avenue in Oakland on November 26, 2025. (Credit: Direct Action Everywhere) November 27, 2025, OAKLAND, CA -- On Wednesday evening, demonstrators with the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) held a protest at the...
Animal welfare activists protest outside Oakland Safeway ahead of Thanksgiving: Here’s why
A group of animal welfare activists gathered at an Oakland Safeway on Wednesday evening, protesting the treatment and killing of poultry, ahead of Thanksgiving.
Oakland fugitive wanted in killing of his nephew captured in Phoenix
OAKLAND, Calif. - A man wanted on suspicion of killing his nephew in Oakland was arrested on Thanksgiving after eight months on the run. Marvin Prudhomme, 30, was arrested Thursday in Phoenix. Police said he initially resisted arrest and refused to provide his real name before being booked on a murder warrant in the...
Laney College Opens AI Center to Train Oakland Residents for Technology Careers
On Friday, Laney College in Oakland, California, opened its Bay Area Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center of Excellence. The event took place in Building F, Room 254. Students, faculty, industry partners, and community leaders attended the opening. The college aims to provide accessible and industry-focused AI...
New memorial set up for 3 students who died in Piedmont Cybertruck crash 1...
It has been one year this week since a deadly Cybertruck crash in Piedmont killed three college students and injured another. A fresh memorial has been arranged at the site of the crash.
Thanksgiving Eve Street Dispute Turns Deadly in East Oakland
A Thanksgiving Eve argument on an East Oakland block ended in deadly gunfire yesterday, leaving a 36-year-old man dead and adding to a grim run of recent shootings in the city, police said. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found the wounded man in the 1700 block of 28th...
The Disappearance of Ken Coleman
79 year old Ken Coleman was last seen in San Leandro, California on December 14, 2023. He was last seen around 2:00 pm on Washington Avenue near Bradrick Drive. At approximately 2:00 pm on December 14, 2023, Ken Coleman was last seen at his convalescent home on Washington Drive near Bradrick Drive in San Leandro,...
Would-be ATM thieves drive SUV into East Bay 7-Eleven
ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) — The Alameda Police Department is investigating a string of burglaries targeting 7-Eleven stores. So far this month, there have been at least two reported incidents in Oakland. The latest incident happened early Thanksgiving morning on Buena Vista Avenue, according to Alameda police. Police...
Joaquin Phoenix calls prosecution in Bay Area ‘chicken rescue’ case a ‘moral failure’
Actor Joaquin Phoenix has thrown his support behind a UC Berkeley student found guilty in a “chicken rescue” trial, calling the criminalization of people who save suffering animals a “moral failure.”
3 teens among 4 arrested in $6,000 Lululemon heist at San Mateo store
Four people from Oakland, including three teens, are facing multiple charges after thousands of dollars in Lululemon clothing were stolen from a store in San Mateo Wednesday afternoon, police said.
