Oakland restaurant announces closure after 31 years
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Oakland vegan restaurant Millenium announced it would be shutting its doors after 31 years of service Saturday. “After almost 32 years, Millenium as you know it will close in mid-May,” said co-owner and general manager Alison Bagby in a social media video. Bagby said the way the restaurant is...
The Melt fires up national franchise plan
The Melt locationThe Melt locationThe fast casual brand operates 20 company-owned locations. Fast casual band...
Oakland man arrested months after attempted armed robbery in Suisun City, police say
An Oakland man has been arrested nearly three months after an attempted armed robbery in Suisun City, police said on Thursday.
San Quentin among 8 California prisons that could lose decades-old arts programs
The William James Association, which has been in state prisons for half a century, is fighting to keep its classes going San Quentin among 8 California prisons that could lose decades-old arts programs
Men charged with ‘account takeover’ elder abuse scheme
Two men are facing felonies after trying to take over the bank account of a Berkeley man with Alzheimer's disease, according to court papers. Police say surveillance cameras caught Lawrence Fabiani and Eddie Cheung inside the San Leandro Patelco in late December trying to "acquire power of attorney and take over the...
SF Woman Nailed On Four Violent Felonies, Awaits Sentencing Showdown
A San Francisco woman identified in court only as Ms. Johnson is now facing serious prison time after a jury convicted her yesterday of four violent felonies tied to two separate victims, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. The counts include two charges of assault with force likely to produce...
‘It Feels Like Bullying’: City Of San Francisco Fines Homeowner $50,000 For Trimming Trees...
The city of San Francisco recently fined a longtime homeowner $50,000 for trimming trees located right outside his home. To say the homeowner was surprised by the fine would be an understatement. The city claims Paul Dennes had no right to trim the trees that were overgrown and touching the...
His insurance company told him to prune the trees near his home. The city...
A homeowner in San Francisco who trimmed five trees in an attempt to secure property insurance has been ordered to pay $50,000 in fines by city officials. Paul Dennes, whose family has owned the house in the city’s Panhandle neighborhood since 1988, said he carried out the work to satisfy a requirement from his...
San Francisco “Rideshare Rapist” convicted in series of rapes of women leaving nightclubs
A man who posed as a ride-hailing driver outside San Francisco nightclubs and preyed on women who mistook him for their driver was convicted of multiple rapes, the district attorney announced Friday.
Speed cameras in Oakland are real now…on the podcast
Oakland’s 60-day speed camera warning period ended March 15th. Road safety reporter Jose Fermoso breaks down what 140,000 warnings revealed about where speeding is worst in Oakland — and what comes next. And later in this episode, I’ll tell you about more recent news: thousands of Oaklanders joined...
