CHP stepping up efforts to equip officers with bodycams
The California Highway Patrol plans to equip all its officers with the bodycams by next year. CHP spokesperson Jaime Coffee told CalMatters about 2,400 body-worn cameras have been handed out to officers in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and the Sacramento area. She said all 7,600 CHP officers are expected to receive...
Oakland bar announces its closing after close call with shooting, slams city officials
(KRON) — A bar and event space in downtown Oakland that features DJs and community dinner parties is closing after a close call with a shooting and has placed the blame squarely on city officials. In an Instagram post earlier this week, Couchdate announced it is leaving downtown Oakland and why. In the post,...
Many Bay Area residents could receive cash payments from a $228.5M health insurance settlement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Many Bay Area residents could be eligible for a payout stemming from a $228.5 million class action settlement related to health insurance premiums made between 2011 and 2021. The settlement comes out of a lawsuit filed against Northern California healthcare system Sutter Health. The...
Oakland Raid on Unlicensed Smoke Shop Leads to Arrest and Seizure of Weapons and...
Last Thursday, the Oakland Police Department's Alcohol Beverage Action Team (ABAT), along with other California state agencies, conducted a raid that led to the arrest of an individual at an unlicensed smoke shop in East Oakland. The intervention, which was a response to community concerns, netted an illegal assault...
Redwood City Police Arrest Duo for Weapons and Narcotics Charges Amid Ghost Gun Concerns
Redwood City was the scene of a significant police operation yesterday as officers from the Redwood City Police Department arrested two suspects on a slew of weapons and narcotics charges. The arrests are the result of an investigation into a firearm discharged negligently, as disclosed in a statement from the...
Plan to convert Oakland Courtyard Marriott into homeless housing nixed
OAKLAND, Calif. - A controversial proposal to convert a hotel in Oakland’s Chinatown into transitional housing will not move forward. What they're saying: — The nonprofit behind the plan, Cardea Health, sought to turn the Courtyard Marriott on Broadway into housing for unhoused people. However, the project faced...
New landlord references immigration to push out Fruitvale renters: ‘Are you legal’
Veronica knew her landlord had sold her Fruitvale rental home of 20 years this spring. So when her husband got a call in early May from the new owner, it wasn’t a surprise. It’s what the new landlord, Darrick Chavis, said on the call, and in text messages he sent afterward, that sent them into a panic.
ICE arrests man in San Jose with criminal history
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents recently arrested a Mexican national in San Jose. The arrested man, identified as Rafael Mendoza, will remain in ICE custody until he is deported, federal immigration officials said. ICE described Mendoza as an “illegal alien” who has prior...
A Chinese Restaurant in SF was Ordered to Close due to Infestation and Facility...
Health inspectors visited several San Francisco restaurants during routine checks on July 9. The San Francisco Department of Public Health temporarily closed establishments cited for food code violations. Hunan House was one of the establishments ordered closed, following citations for cockroach activity and...
Cybertruck from deadly Piedmont crash last year was going over 77 mph, CHP report...
The California Highway Patrol has released a new report on last year's deadly Cybertruck crash in Piedmont.