Bay Area teenagers arrested for pop-up party homicide targeting rapper
(KRON) — A group of teenagers, including two from the San Francisco Bay Area, were attempting to shoot a rapper during a pop-up party in Sacramento County when innocent bystanders were struck by bullets, investigators said. One of the bystanders, a woman who was attempting to leave in an Uber, was caught in crossfire and […]
California rapper arrested on gun charges over Airbnb break-in
California rapper Weez Gotti has been charged after allegedly breaking into an Airbnb. The 30-year-old (real name Luis Rincon) from North Richmond was hit with charges of felony gun possession after police arrested him on suspicion of leaving a firearm behind during a rental home burglary. According to The Mercury...
Hayward Fault called “overdue” for major quake that could hit Bay Area
The last time the Hayward Fault ruptured with full force, on October 21, 1868, roughly 24,000 people lived in the East Bay. About 30 of them died. Buildings crumbled across what was then a stretch of small towns and ranches, and the quake was so destructive it earned the nickname “the great San Francisco earthquake” […]
The Bay Area’s biggest film of the year wows fans at Oakland premiere
"You go in expecting a curveball, and you still get thrown for a loop."
San Carlos RV Showdown: City Weighs Sweeping Street Parking Ban
San Carlos is edging toward a citywide ban on RV street parking after a City Council study session on Monday, with most councilmembers signaling that an across-the-board prohibition would be easier to understand and enforce than a permit system. The push follows a steady drumbeat of complaints from east-side businesses about employees and customers losing parking and about growing visual blight...
Save Mount Diablo makes secures environmental protections for more than 300 acres
Nonprofit organization Save Mount Diablo on Wednesday announced it had secured environmental protections for over 300 acres of land in the Mount Diablo State Park area. The organization conveyed the title for 160 acres of property to the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, and secured a perpetual conservation easement on an additional 155 acres.
Oakland, SFO End 2-Year Name Fight
(This content was created with the help of AI.) Oakland's airport can keep "San Francisco" in its new name, but with some strings attached. A two-year trademark fight between the neighboring cities ended with a settlement announced Tuesday that lets the facility stick with "Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport"—which the Mercury News notes it's been "quietly using"—not the earlier "San Francisco...
Fremont police equip patrol cars with sensory kits to better serve neurodiverse residents
FREMONT, Calif. - In a move to improve interactions with neurodiverse residents, the Fremont Police Department announced it will now equip every patrol car with sensory kits designed to de-escalate high-stress situations. The initiative, launched during Autism Awareness Month, is part of a broader strategy to provide officers with the...
UC Berkeley sued for allegedly stonewalling probe into violent ambush at TPUSA Rob Schneider...
Rob Schneider and the Center for American Liberty allege UC Berkeley violated public records law by ignoring requests tied to a TPUSA campus event.
Wrong-way crash on I-580 in Oakland leaves 1 dead
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — One person was killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 580 in Oakland early Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at 2:30 a.m. on westbound I-580 just east of Seminary Avenue. Three cars were involved in the crash, CHP said. Further details of the crash were […]
