Fuel Run Flop as CHP Chopper Tracks Oakland Robbery Suspect to Gas Pump Surrender
A CHP helicopter turned a late-night robbery follow-up into a carefully choreographed takedown in the Oakland area yesterday, guiding officers as they trailed a wanted car from station to station before finally boxing it in at a gas pump. After a spike strip shredded the vehicle's tires, the driver tried to bolt but...
Masked Gunman Ambushes Man Sitting in Parked Car on Eastlawn Street
A late-night drive turned into a shooting scene in East Oakland yesterday when a 31-year-old man was hit multiple times while sitting in his parked car on the 6700 block of Eastlawn Street. The gunfire erupted at about 11:32 PM, and the victim was struck at least twice before being rushed to a hospital, where he was...
Beverage maker moves headquarters to downtown Oakland
OAKLAND — Beverage company Yerba Madre has leased part of a historic building in downtown Oakland in a deal that provides a lift to a struggling East Bay office market. With the deal, the company will move its headquarters from Sebastopol in Sonoma County to 1910 Broadway in the Uptown district. The lease was...
Orinda Police Nab ‘Porch Pirate’ Thanks to Alert Resident and Home Surveillance Footage
Orinda Police officials reported a successful apprehension of a 'porch pirate' after a resident's quick thinking and home surveillance technology played a pivotal role. Last Sunday, a theft occurred on Big Leaf Road, where a suspect stole two packages from a resident's front porch. Luckily, a sharp-eyed homeowner...
Helmet Cam Shows Oakland Bus Driver Allegedly Menacing Cyclist on Foothill
A jarring helmet-cam video is raising alarms among Oakland cyclists, after an AC Transit operator appears to steer a bus back into a bike lane on Foothill Boulevard and nearly run over a rider. The cyclist, who asked that his last name be withheld out of fear of retaliation, says the close call has him wondering if...
String of home burglaries targeting 4 East Contra Costa Co. cities possibly connected: police
Antioch police say during the investigation into the 16 burglaries, they found that the incidents are all related. No particular neighborhood in any of the cities is being targeted, but all of the crimes follow the same pattern.
Oakland Hospitals Bracing for $100M Medi-Cal Hit and a Wave of Layoffs
Oakland’s public hospital network is staring at a nine-figure budget crater that could take hundreds of jobs with it. Alameda Health System has warned its Board of Trustees that federal changes to Medicaid could blow roughly a $100 million hole in its 2027 finances and trigger deep staff reductions across its East...
Mental health startup founder allegedly tried to set fire at Bay Area winery before...
An afternoon at a Bay Area winery turned into a crime scene after a man allegedly tried to set a fire, threw a wine bottle at staff, fled in a Tesla, then intentionally crashed into parked cars.
One Dead, 20 Suffer Liver Failure In California From Unusual Mushroom, Officials Warn
Health officials are sounding the alarm after a cluster of mushroom poisonings left one person dead and about 20 others with severe liver damage in California, many of them hospitalized in intensive care.AP News.
Why is it so cold? Here’s a look at ‘radiation fog’ and how it’s...
Have you turned your heat on earlier than normal? 🥶 A common winter weather phenomenon is contributing to temperatures being over three degrees below average in some Bay Area cities in December.
