Teen Hit as Bullets Rip Into Family SUV on East Oakland Street
A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he opened fire on a family SUV in East Oakland last Saturday, hitting a teenage passenger while two adults and four children rode inside. The SUV was headed southbound when the gunfire started, according to law enforcement. Officers...
Person dies, another hospitalized for leptospirosis, Berkeley health officials say
An outbreak of leptospirosis centered around a large encampment in North Berkeley has spread to at least two humans, killing one and hospitalizing the other, city officials announced Wednesday. The patients, who lived together in an RV about a mile from the homeless encampment at the intersection of Eighth and...
Commentary: Not Surprised Oakland’s Prop E Failed
“I’m not familiar with that” was OakDOT Director Josh Rowan’s answer to a question about the homeless encampments and fences blocking the Lake Merritt Channel bike and pedestrian paths, at a SPUR talk last year. District 2 Councilmember Charlene Wang said the same thing when I asked about it at a ribbon cutting for a p
Man who bred rats dies after catching leptospirosis, city says
A man with leptospirosis died in Berkeley in May after living in a "severely rat-infested RV" not far from the Harrison Street encampment, the city has confirmed. A woman who lived with him also caught leptospirosis — but has since recovered "after a lengthy hospitalization," the city said Wednesday in a new public hea
East Oakland Food Stop Erupts in Gunfire, Driver Hit Multiple Times
A 40-year-old man was shot multiple times while sitting in his car in East Oakland around 9 PM yesterday, authorities said. After the gunfire, he managed to drive several blocks back to his home, where he got help. He is in stable condition after being treated for at least three gunshot wounds.
Another body found in a Bay Area waste facility
(KRON) — For the second time this month, a body has been discovered in a Bay Area waste facility. The San Jose Police Department told KRON4 that officers responded to a report of a dead body at the Zanker Resource Recovery Facility in the 700 block of Los Esteros Road at around 12:50 p.m. Wednesday. […]
Airline company announces OAK return after two-year hiatus
(KRON) — Frontier Airlines announced on Tuesday that is returning to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) after a more than two-year hiatus. Frontier said it will offer nonstop flights to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS), starting this summer on Aug. 20. The last time Frontier operated at OAK was
Berkeley Animal Shelter fire was intentional, police say
Berkeley police have asked for help to determine who set the city's animal shelter on fire over the weekend. Police opened an arson investigation after the fire, which took place Saturday night. No one was hurt, but the shelter is now closed — perhaps for months — and all the animals have been relocated, the city said
Car fire breaks out on I-80 during rush hour: CHP SF
(KRON) — Multiple lanes were reopened following a car fire during rush hour Tuesday on Interstate 80 eastbound near the Seventh Street offramp, according to the California Highway Patrol San Francisco area office. The incident was logged by CHP at 4:41 p.m. and all lanes were cleared by 6:08 p.m. It is unclear if there
Decade-long dream becomes reality with new soccer field in Oakland’s Fruitvale district
OAKLAND, Calif. - Dozens of Oakland middle and high school students now have a new place to develop their soccer skills. A ceremonial ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning marked the opening of a new soccer field, or pitch, behind LIFE Academy and United for Success Academy in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood. The project is
