Living on the streets is tough. Health officials say moving indoors comes with unique...
Over the past two weeks, city crews have been demolishing Oakland’s largest homeless camp and moving upwards of 70 of its residents into a hotel that’s been newly converted into a shelter. For some of the former residents of E. 12th, it’s their first time living indoors in...
Wildfire smoke from Canada triggers air quality advisory in Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Wildfire smoke billowing from several fires in Canada is expected to impact air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area this week, officials announced Monday. An air quality advisory has been issued for Monday and Tuesday by the Bay Area Air District. Bay Area residents may smell smoke and see...
PTA apologizes after racial slur makes its way into Oakland elementary school yearbook
OAKLAND, Calif. - Parents at an Oakland elementary school made a shocking discovery in their children's yearbook this year: a racial slur from a 1940's newspaper article. The offensive language was buried in an old article republished in this year's Montclair Elementary School yearbook. The article, originally...
Oakland 7-Eleven hit by thieves twice in the same day
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Police Department is investigating two possible armed robberies on the same day at the same 7-Eleven, and it’s not the first time the store has been hit back-to-back. "It’s a common occurrence around here and it’s getting kind of bad," said Tor Lono, who...
A Bay Area high school teacher was stabbed in her classroom in 1978. Police...
Almost 50 years after a teacher was found stabbed to death in a San Jose high school, police have identified her killer.
South Bay off-ramp closed after sinkhole emerges
A sinkhole forced the closure of an Interstate 880 off-ramp in the South Bay Monday.
Downtown Oakland remains a “ghost town” on day of city’s return-to-office mandate
It's only three days a week, but there didn't seem to be much response, with one of the employee unions, Local 21, saying that the matter has still not been fully negotiated.
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E-40 performs “U and Dat,” “Function” and more on NPR Tiny Desk [VIDEO]
E-40 Shines in NPR Tiny Desk performance Multiplatinum rapper and cultural icon E-40 took over NPR’s Tiny Desk stage on […] The post E-40 performs “U and Dat,” “Function” and more on NPR Tiny Desk [VIDEO] appeared first on Hip Hop Vibe .
Berkeley Flea Market could shut down for good after half a century
The Berkeley Flea Market is on the verge of shutting down, its managers say, after years of declining attendance from shoppers and sellers have left the half-century-old institution hemorrhaging money. Vendors were given a notice last week that the market, held on weekends in the parking lot of the Ashby...
Police at Newark airport rescue 2-year-old from luggage system, X-ray machine
Quick action by airport police prevented what could have been a dangerous situation after a toddler entered the checked baggage conveyor belt system.
