Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announces he’s stepping down
Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced he's stepping down, effective Dec. 5. "It has been an honor to serve the Oakland community, and I am grateful for the support I've received from the residents."
Alameda County Child Care Providers Receive Much Needed Cash
After a yearslong holdup, Alameda County has started distributing funds from Measure C, a 2020 ballot measure that uses a half-cent sales tax to increase access to child care and preschool for the county’s youngest residents. Now, officials from other Bay Area counties are considering doing the same. Links:
East Bay Workers Now Earn More, But Many Still Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Workers’ wages in Alameda and Contra Costa counties rose during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery, but the gains were not enough for many to afford the region’s high cost of living, according to a UC Berkeley Labor Center report published Tuesday. Researchers estimated that the median hourly wage in...
East Bay man found dead inside burning car in Stockton identified
STOCKTON, Calif. — An East Bay man found dead inside a burning car last month in Stockton has been identified. Adrian Perez Lucas, 39, of Dublin, died Sept. 20, and his cause of death has not yet been determined, according to the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Gavin Newsom greenlights a half-billion dollars for California’s sinking Hwy. 37
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 697 into law Wednesday, allowing expedited construction on a projected $500 million project to widen part of Highway 37 as it continues to subside into Bay Area marshland. The bill, authored by Assemblymember Lori Wilson, D-Suisun City, carves out exceptions to endangered...
Tiny Bay Area town still stirred up after Amazon closes its Whole Foods
The store was known as a community hub for over 30 years.
OPD Officers Arrest Two After High-Speed Chase, Seize Multiple Firearms in Oakland
Following a high-speed chase, OPD officers made two arrests and confiscated a stash of firearms. According to a social media post by the Oakland Police Department, the incident began with a vehicle stop gone awry last Saturday, leading to a pursuit and ending in seizures and arrests. After an initial attempt to pull...
Driver who rammed car over use of high beams sentenced to San Mateo County...
(KRON) — A driver in San Mateo who rammed into another driver’s vehicle multiple times because the victim had their high beam lights on was sentenced Tuesday for assault with a deadly weapon. Frank Falcone, 62, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was sentenced to 90 days of county jail, 32 hours of anger management and two […]
Oakland police chief says he’ll resign in December, but he refuses to say why
Oakland’s police chief is resigning from his position as the leader of the city’s police department.
Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Train in Antioch
A person has died Tuesday after being struck by a train in the city of Antioch according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters. According to preliminary information, they were dispatched to a train versus pedestrian in the area of A St near E 6th Street just before 8:00 pm. E81 firefighters...
