3 longtime Berkeley bike shops are closing
Two West Berkeley cycling businesses, each with a decade or more in the city, closed nearly simultaneously earlier this year — the consequence, they say, of a contraction of the cycling industry after a surge in sales during the pandemic. Berkeley Cycle Works, located on San Pablo Avenue, near...
California heat surge is coming. Here’s where it will hit triple-digit temps
Some parts of the Bay Area will hit 90 degrees by the end of the week.
Berkeley police release video of officer-involved shooting
BPD released the following statement Tuesday about a recent non-fatal police shooting in Berkeley. It appears below in full with minor edits. The Scanner will continue to follow the story. On April 13, at approximately 6:50 a.m., the Berkeley Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a possible domestic...
Yoyo’s Botanería brings authentic Mexican street food to Hayward
Yoyo’s Botanería is a love letter to Mexican street food culture. Tajín rims dust the edges of plastic cups. Old-school jams like “La Niña Fresa” blast overhead. Teens pose with their marquesitas in front of a hot pink mural while abuelas dig into biónicos.
2 people shot in downtown Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - Police say two male victims were shot in downtown Oakland on Tuesday. What we know: — The shooting happened on the 1400 block of Franklin Street. A spokesperson for the Oakland Police Department said officers were in the area when shots rang out just after 4:30 p.m.
UC Berkeley stabbing puts campus on edge with manhunt for 3 suspects
Police at the University of California, Berkeley, are looking for three suspects involved in a stabbing on Saturday night on campus.
Three Oakland women charged with selling fentanyl in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Prosecutors charged three Oakland women with trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine into San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, as well as using a minor for their drug activities. Solis Soto, 34, Martha Alvarado-Rodriguez, 49, and Maria Valle-Rodriguez, 47, pleaded not guilty during their...
Oakland is moving aggressively to clear homeless encampments, including one of the city’s largest
Oakland logged 63 encampment closures in February, the most recent month for complete data, marking the highest of any month in the last four years.
Crumbling water main leaves people in a Pleasanton neighborhood high and dry
Last week a group of homeowners in Pleasanton had their water cut off by the city. They're locked in a battle over who should pay to replace a crumbling water main and, in the meantime, neighbors have found a creative way of helping each other out. In the middle of Pleasanton is a small neighborhood known as the...
Dave Barry in Redwood City
In 1988, a Pulitzer Prize was awarded to humor columnist Dave Barry. After an illustrious career of making fun of everything, Dave tells his life story in Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass. Between the jokes lies a life story replete with risks and failures that point to a life lived vibrantly. In...
