Oakland is considering a controversial encampment policy
This interview aired in the October 6, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. Cities around the Bay Area have been debating how to handle people camping in public places or living in RVs. Right now, Oakland is in the midst of dramatically changing its homelessness policy. The new proposal was put forth by District 7 Council...
Sunday Links: SF Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Domestic Battery, But Not Charged
San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy Louis Alessandria, 32, was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery Monday but wasn’t charged due to lack of sufficient evidence. The victim reported the incident to authorities at the Park Police Station in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, which is now being investigated internally....
SF police arrest person suspected of setting fires inside building; 2 injured
Officers arrived at the 300 block of Turk Street just before 7 a.m. and were told that someone inside the residential building was setting objects on fire, police said.
California police pull over driverless car for illegal U-turn
CALIFORNIA — A routine DUI enforcement operation took an unexpected turn last week when San Bruno police officers stopped a fully autonomous vehicle that made an illegal U-turn directly in front of them.
California Condor delicately treated for fractured wing at Oakland Zoo
The Oakland Zoo is home to a wide variety of cute and fascinating animals, one of which recently exhibited minor injuries that prompted officials to take action.
Cybertruck trapped California college students who burned to death, new lawsuits claim
"Tesla's history of defective door handles is particularly egregious because they knew from the outset how to design a system that avoided the hazard of power-loss entrapment," the Tsukahara lawsuit states.
Suspect in shooting death of San Francisco Urban Alchemy worker makes 1st court appearance
ABC7 News was inside the courtroom where suspect, Edmund Bowen's, scheduled arraignment was deferred. Bowen is alleged to have shot Urban Alchemy worker Joey Alexander with a shotgun after Alexander asked him to stop doing drugs in public due to children being around.
Dogs treated like family in major American city now face canine cancel culture
San Francisco residents complain about dogs in grocery stores and off-leash pets, citing health code violations and calling for stricter enforcement.
San Francisco Urges Newsom to Commute All Death Sentences Statewide
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has formally urged Governor Gavin Newsom to use his executive powers to commute the death sentences of all individuals currently on death row in California. Adopted on Sept. 16, Resolution 436-25 states that “California has the largest death row in...
Update: Berkeley police investigate Ashby gun battle
Police detained four people on the Berkeley-Emeryville border Saturday evening after what's been described as a gun battle on Ashby Avenue. Berkeley police began getting reports shortly before 5:40 p.m. about gunfire at Ashby Avenue and Seventh Street, near the freeway in West Berkeley . While they were investigating...