Body found in Claremont Canyon park near UC Berkeley
Police are investigating the discovery of a body Wednesday morning near UC Berkeley's Clark Kerr Campus. Authorities have said there is "no threat to public safety" but have not yet shared additional details. UC Berkeley police put out an alert shortly before 8 a.m. advising people to avoid the Clark Kerr volleyball...
SF Judge Tells Public Defender: Take The Felonies Or Else
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman has signaled he is done waiting on the city’s attorney shortage to sort itself out. This week, he informed key justice-system leaders that he intends to order the Public Defender’s Office to stop refusing felony appointments and to start taking new felony cases again,...
CVS to close another San Francisco location
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — CVS Pharmacy has announced plans to close another San Francisco location. The pharmacy chain confirmed to KRON4 that it would be shutting the location at 701 Van Ness Street on Feb. 24. According to CVS, all prescriptions at the location will be transferred to the nearby CVS location at 1059...
Oakland Johns May Soon Foot The Bill For Trafficking Survivors
Oakland Councilmember Charlene Wang is rolling out a proposal that would make people who buy sex - along with traffickers and certain businesses - help pay for the very services survivors need to get out. Her plan would set up a city-run human-trafficking survivor support fund, backed by fines and...
Suspected Drug Dealer Arrested in Undercover Sting Operation
SAN RAFAEL — Marin County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Cristian Diaz-Villatoro, 33,. of Oakland, following an investigation involving methamphetamine sales. Diaz-Villatoro was booked at Marin County Jail on January 8, and a large quantity of drug evidence was seized. A sting operation was conducted in San...
Oakland Police Raid Suspected Gambling Den, Find Gambling, But Also Lots of Dynamite
An explosive finding at the police raid of a suspected gambling den in East Oakland's Webster neighborhood, as the raid also turned up gambling machines, meth, opiates, guns, ammo — and even a whole bunch of dynamite. Whether it is because of increased enforcement, a breakthrough with tipsters, or...
Oakland speed cameras activated; drivers to be issued warnings for 60 days
Officials in the city of Oakland on Wednesday announced the launch of more than a dozen speed cameras throughout the city, saying speeding drivers would initially be issued warnings.
San Leandro Street Turns Into Nighttime Shooting Scene In East Oakland
Gunfire ripped through an East Oakland block yesterday, leaving a 37-year-old man shot multiple times before he could get himself to safety, according to police. The shooting unfolded just before 10 PM on the 8500 block of San Leandro Street, where neighbors reported hearing a burst of shots. Another person drove the...
What is a ‘trad son’ and why does this Bay Area city have a...
(KRON) — A recent college graduate, Brendan Liaw went on “Jeopardy!” last May and was introduced in a unique way. Typically, each contestant is introduced with their job profession. With a job in the traditional sense, the game show host — at the contestant’s request — introduced Liaw as a “stay-at-home son.” Like...
A Bay Area Rap Cult Classic Gets a Second Life
When John “J Def” Mason thinks back to his youth in San Francisco in the early ‘90s, he remembers hip-hop not merely as an interest, but as a way of life. His enthusiasm was shared by Charles Oswald, aka Rhymskeme, and together the duo recorded their debut album Fogville on a four-track recorder, operating under the...
