What’s behind the growing rat problem in this Bay Area region?
The task of keeping rodents out has posed a formidable challenge for some South Bay homes and businesses.
San Jose police officer sues property owner over injuries
A new lawsuit could stage a battle between landlords and police in Silicon Valley, as a San Jose officer blames the owner of a property for injuries she sustained during a critical incident at the site. Her lawyer says more lawsuits are coming. San Jose police officer Erin Allen suffered...
Bay Area refill shop tackles single-use plastic problem
In the San Francisco Bay Area, on the island of Alameda, six months ago, a small store opened up on Webster Street and already has quite a clientele.
Temperatures soar into triple digits in parts of East Bay
CONCORD, Calif. - Much of the East Bay saw triple-digit weather Thursday. In Concord, the high temperature was 101 degrees, a first in this cooler-than-normal summer. "Super, super hot today," said Isabel Gutierrez of Concord. "It's pretty bad but it's tolerable," said Evelyn Martinez of Concord. Concord residents...
Debate erupts in Oakland over National Guard intervention for crime control
KRON4's Dan Kerman reports. Read more: https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/debate-erupts-in-oakland-over-national-guard-intervention-for-crime-control-after-3-smash-and-grab-thefts-in-one-day.
California fast food workers call on employers to protect them from ICE raids
Not yet subscribed? Click here to sign up for our weekly emails. Community-powered immigration news from the Bay Area. Welcome to El Tímpano’s Weekly Dispatch. I’m Erica Hellerstein, senior immigration, labor and economics reporter. On Tuesday, fast food workers at an El Pollo Loco in San Jose...
‘Guerrilla Bench’ Activists Back At It, Install 12 More Lovely But Unauthorized Benches at...
The team of anonymous transit activists who put benches at Muni stops that had no benches in June has struck again, adding 12 new benches to bench-less bus stops in the Lower Haight, Bayview-Hunters Point, and Potrero Hill. It was early June when a group calling themselves the SF Bay...
Suspect arrested in stabbing of woman in Oakland
The attack occurred on the 1600 block of 81st Avenue in Oakland, where officers found a woman suffering from stab wounds, police said.
S.F. woman charged with slashing ICE van’s tires during protest
San Francisco resident Angelica Guerrero, 35, was charged with two misdemeanors in the Aug. 20 incident: assault on a federal officer and damaging government property.
Marshawn Lynch makes surprise cameo at California Assembly as lawmakers debate redistricting
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle paused their angry bickering over the redistricting bills in order to welcome the Oakland darling to the Assembly floor.
