Family to be reunited with loved one’s ashes stolen during Oakland car burglary
OAKLAND, Calif. - A family whose relative's ashes were stolen during a car burglary in Oakland's Chinatown last week will soon be reunited with their loved one's remains with help from a Good Samaritan. Ashes stolen in Oakland's Chinatown. The backstory:. The ashes of Jill Smith were stolen Monday night...
Plaskett Fire overtakes Timber Fire in size; over 50,000 acres burned in Big Sur
Two wildfires burning in California's Big Sur region have burned more than 50,000 acres, officials said, as the fast-moving Plaskett Fire has now overtaken the Timber Fire in size.
Oakland Property Owner Cut Down Dozens of Trees — Then the City Considered a...
Photo credit: AI-generated image created using CHATGPT. Illustrative only. On a leafy stretch of Claremont Avenue in Oakland, what started as a property owner clearing trees for a future home turned into a case city staff describe as extreme: dozens of mature trees cut down, repeated site visits by arborists and police
Landmark restaurant in Oakland’s Jack London Square area closes.
The customers, former co-workers, and family came to say good-bye to Derreck Johnson and his landmark Home of Chicken and Waffles restaurant, a Black-owned business known as a late-night food and drink stop for decades, serving celebrities and politicians as well as Oakland residents alike. The final day was August 31.
Prosecutors want teen to be charged as adult in deadly Bay Area party shooting
A 17-year-old arrested in connection with a fatal birthday party shooting near Morgan Hill was charged with one count of murder and six counts of attempted murder, prosecutors said.
This hit Hawaii poke shop is coming to the Bay Area
The Oahu-based poke shop with a cult following and a Netflix feature is about to make its Northern California debut in the South Bay.
California to buy defunct horse track and turn it into the Bay Area’s newest...
California lawmakers struck a deal to divert $125 million in climate funding to buy the former Golden Gate Fields track and turn it into a park. Gov. Gavin Newsom supports the project.
California Suspect Takes Police Chase Into San Francisco Bay, Then Quickly Runs Out of...
There comes a point during any attempt to flee from police when running out of road should probably be taken as a sign. One suspect in California apparently disagreed, deciding the San Francisco Bay looked ... Read more
Oakland Police Audit Finds $38K in Suspected Timesheet Fraud and Commenters Want To Know...
Timesheets are not usually the most interesting paperwork sitting around a police department, but one routine audit in Oakland apparently found something worth a much closer look. The Oakland Police Department says irregularities uncovered during ... Read more
Park reopens in Oakland after being shut down because of drugs, violence
Tyrone Carney Park in Oakland’s Sobrante Park neighborhood has reopened after being shut down in 2002 due to drug activity and violence. The renovated park features new play structures, community artwork, and a bust honoring Tyrone Carney, a 20-year-old Oakland native killed in the Vietnam War in 1968. Funding...
