East Oakland Teen Shot After Scooter Stickup Turns Violent
What started as a demand for a scooter and a cell phone turned into a shooting yesterday in East Oakland, leaving a 17-year-old boy hospitalized with a gunshot wound, authorities said. The attempted robbery unfolded at about 11:15 PM in the 2200 block of 81st Avenue, when a suspect confronted...
Homicide investigation underway in West Oakland
(KRON) — Police in East Bay are investigating a homicide that occurred Wednesday evening in West Oakland, according to authorities. The Oakland Police Department responded just after 6 p.m. to the 800 block of West Grand Avenue on the report of an assault. Arriving officers located an assault victim, identified as a male Oakland resident, […]
Sit-down restaurant from one of the Bay Area’s premier sandwich slingers will close after...
The Rockridge business, from a noted local chef and restaurant group, combines Korean, Japanese and Southeast Asian influences.
The Tortoises at the Oakland Zoo Are Shockingly Old
OAKLAND, CA — If you’ve ever walked past the tortoise habitat at the Oakland Zoo and thought those giant, leathery “rocks” looked like they’ve seen a thing or two, you’re more right than you know. While the zoo’s elephants and lions often steal the...
California couple who illegally cut down trees slapped with almost $1million fine
Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner received an almost $1 million fine after they ignored city warnings and cleared out trees from their hillside property without the proper permits.
DA, defense battle over the longest serving person at Santa Rita Jail
A judge will decide Leonard Jones' fate whether he should remain in prison or get a lighter sentence. The DA is arguing Jones is dangerous and should serve out the remainder of his 59-year sentence for shooting a man in the ankle in 2013. Jones' defense is arguing he is...
Sweet Fingers on the move; plus the East Bay loses multiple sandwich shops, a...
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2000s rock star adds extra Bay Area show ahead of sold-out Oakland run
Paramore singer Hayley Williams has expanded her run of solo shows to include an extra Bay Area concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
Bay Area ban on gas‑powered heaters begins in 2027, raising concerns over soaring replacement...
The Bay Area Air District is weighing flexibility in its rule that will eventually require all new water heaters and furnaces be electric between 2027 and 2031, a move aimed at reducing nitrogen oxide pollution, which can increase smog and decrease air quality.
The $5.50 SF grocery store sandwich that sells out every day
One customer buys four "poor boy" sandwiches a day, seven days a week.
