Guns, cash, and cannabis seized from Andy Duong’s house in 2024, says FBI
When FBI agents barged into Andy Duong’s Oakland hills home in June 2024, The Oaklandside watched as agents exited his house with seized materials. But exactly what they found has remained a mystery for close to two years. A court filing describing the raid was redacted — until now.
Federal Agents Arrest Rapper ‘Weez Gotti’ at His North Richmond Residence
North Richmond, CA— A coordinated operation between U.S. Marshals and Contra Costa County. Sheriff’s Office culminated in the April 22 arrest of a North Richmond-based rapper. Luis Rincon, 30, whose stage name is “Weez Gotti” remains in custody on a federal-hold at the Martinez Detention. Facility.
Bay Area may soften landmark gas appliance rules with new exemptions
The Bay Area Air District will consider easing its landmark gas heater rules at its upcoming meeting.
‘Leave ‘Em Alone!’: Black California Sisters Stalked and Harassed By Safeway Security Guard While...
A pair of California sisters is calling on grocery store chain “Safeway” to “do better” after they accused a security guard of harassing them while […] ‘Leave ‘Em Alone!’: Black California Sisters Stalked and Harassed By Safeway Security Guard While Grocery Shopping and Stranger Tries to Step In, Video Shows
St. Barnabas, St. Albert the Great Among a Dozen Parishes to Be Closed by...
In a letter dated Tuesday, April 28, Bishop of Oakland Michael C. Barber announced the upcoming closures of two Catholic churches in Alameda—St. Barnabas at 1427 Sixth Street and St. Albert the Great at 1022 Holly Street—along with 10 others in the East Bay.
Robot passenger delays flight from Oakland to San Diego
A flight leaving Oakland was delayed an hour Thursday as flight crews discussed how to accommodate a high-maintenance traveler: “Bebop,” a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot.
Oakland bicyclist, 38, dies from injuries two days after hit-and-run crash
Bartholomew Drawsand died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run collision two days prior on a residential street in East Oakland, officials said.
Five Berkeley Restaurants for a Calm, Ingredient-Driven Dinner
Berkeley is the rare dinner town where what's on your plate often arrived from a small farm that morning, and where the dining room actually lets you taste it. If you want a meal that feels nourishing rather than performative — quiet enough to hear your own thoughts, intentional enough that the kitchen can name every grower — these five spots are the cleanest place to...
The Most Underrated Biscuit Breakfast Is Inside a Kitchen You’d Walk Right Past In...
Biscuit lovers, this is your Oakland wake-up call. Word got out when Town Biscuits started turning out what local writers call “Oakland’s flakiest, most buttery biscuit”, and breakfast fans realized the city finally had a Southern-style biscuit experience worth setting an alarm for. Soon the tiny spot...
Traveling band’s U-Haul was stolen in Oakland with gear
A traveling band on a Bay Area tour stop had its U-Haul with all their musical equipment inside stolen from an Oakland hotel parking lot.

















