Temescal residents describe waking up to the ‘whooshing’ sound of a gas leak
Around 11 p.m. last Thursday, as residents of Temescal dozed off for the night or prepared for the next day, a loud whooshing sound reverberated through the neighborhood. Neighbors immediately roused and texted each other or checked in on community forums to learn what had happened. One person, who asked...
Oakland to transform lane on I-580 into carpool lane
In Oakland, transportation officials are gearing up to transform the far-left lane westbound Interstate 580 into a carpool lane next week. The transformation will begin starting Monday. The carpool lane will cover a 2.3-mile stretch of westbound I-580 and will run from Piedmont Avenue under crossing to the MacArthur Maze where Diamond Lane currently begins.
California Business Turns Driveway into Landfill After Client Allegedly Refused to Pay Fee: ‘Trashy...
A California business owner went viral for dumping heaps of trash into a resident’s driveway after they allegedly refused to pay a $700 fee. According to KGO, the individual had moved out of their home without paying Express Rental Dumpster for its services. Martin Perez, the owner, didn’t want to take a $1,000 loss on landfill costs, so he ‘returned’ the client’s garbage, making...
One dead, one injured in Aberdeen Way shooting; police say no outstanding suspects
One person was killed and another wounded Thursday morning in a shooting on Aberdeen Way, police said. Officers responded to reports of shots fired at approximately 10:59 a.m. in the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way and found one person dead at the scene, according to the Richmond Police
Massive 42,000 SqFt Japanese Marketplace in Pleasant Hill is Almost Here as Early Signage...
PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA – One of the biggest food-related additions planned for Downtown Pleasant Hill looks like it is getting more real by the day. And by big, we mean REALLY big. Bay Area Telegraph has now spotted early signage going up for Osaka Marketplace at the former Orchard...
UC Berkeley scrubs César Chávez’s name from student center
Workers removed César Chávez’s name from a UC Berkeley student center on Thursday, according to the university, as the fallout continues from a New York Times investigation that revealed multiple women had accused the formerly-revered farmworker leader of sexually abusing them, some while they were teenagers. The...
1 killed, 1 injured in Richmond shootout Thursday
(KRON) — Detectives in Richmond are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday morning. One person was killed and another injured in the incident in the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way, just north of the Contra Costa College campus. The Richmond Police Department responded at 10:59 a.m. to reports of gunfire. One person was found […]
East Bay BART station to lose 400 parking spaces as housing construction begins
Parking at this BART station has become a parking hack for people who want to get into San Francisco but avoid the traffic of the Bay Bridge. Now, nearly 400 parking spaces must go.
Rain and snow are returning to California. Here are the details
Another April system is expected to bring unusually large rainfall totals to the Bay Area and snow to the Lake Tahoe basin.
Oakland man arrested after crashing Jeep at popular SF tourist attraction
The crash initially knocked out cable car service to the popular stop.

















