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SF cold case: Suspect charged in 2011 torture killing of elderly man

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco man has been charged in a cold case involving an elderly victim who was tortured and killed more than a decade ago. The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged 58-year-old Eddie Thomas with murder, including a special circumstance of torture and elder abuse.
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Dublin Prison Guard Dodges Lockup, Walks with Probation in Oakland

Former Dublin federal prison guard Lawrence Gacad will not be trading places with the people he once supervised. Instead, the ex-correctional officer at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin walked out of court with five years of probation and no prison time after pleading guilty to abusive...
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More earthquakes strike south of Bay Area, strongest being 3.4, USGS says

Did you feel them? Several earthquakes struck south of the Bay Area on Black Friday. The strongest quake was a magnitude 3.4, according to the USGS, but came after two days of similar sized earthquakes in the area of Gilroy and San Juan Bautista.
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Union City woman arrested for shooting teen in San Ramon

On Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, San Ramon Police arrested a Union City woman in connection with the November 23rd shooting of a 17-year-old on Talavera Drive. On November 23, 2025, at approximately 6:18 p.m., officers from the San Ramon Police Department responded to Talavera Drive for a report of an injured 17-year-old....
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Oakland McDonald’s workers decry 10-day notice as downtown location closes

OAKLAND, Calif. - Employees of Downtown Oakland's only McDonald's restaurant went on strike Tuesday after the franchise owner announced it would close the location at the end of the month. A small but vocal group of workers, mainly made up of cooks and cashiers, set up in front of the...
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The man behind the viral BART Thanksgiving dinner

OAKLAND, Calif. - BART riders did double takes Thursday morning when a full Thanksgiving feast appeared inside a train car, complete with a table, decorations and holiday dishes. A Bay Area content creator who goes by "Bay Area TV Man" shared video on Instagram showing himself — dressed in black...
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SF Thanksgiving Eve shooting injures 1

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A Thanksgiving Eve shooting in the city’s Outer Mission neighborhood left one man injured, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Investigators are now asking the public for help in the case. SFPD said officers responded to the incident at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 2100 block of...
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Activists Hold “No Thanks” Protest

DxE activists protest with a “Stolen Lives Stolen Land” banner outside Safeway on College Avenue in Oakland on November 26, 2025. (Credit: Direct Action Everywhere) November 27, 2025, OAKLAND, CA -- On Wednesday evening, demonstrators with the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) held a protest at the...
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Animal welfare activists protest outside Oakland Safeway ahead of Thanksgiving: Here’s why

A group of animal welfare activists gathered at an Oakland Safeway on Wednesday evening, protesting the treatment and killing of poultry, ahead of Thanksgiving.
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Oakland fugitive wanted in killing of his nephew captured in Phoenix

OAKLAND, Calif. - A man wanted on suspicion of killing his nephew in Oakland was arrested on Thanksgiving after eight months on the run. Marvin Prudhomme, 30, was arrested Thursday in Phoenix. Police said he initially resisted arrest and refused to provide his real name before being booked on a murder warrant in the...

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