Newlywed couple separated at SF immigration courthouse by ICE
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A newlywed East Bay woman said her husband was handcuffed and hauled away by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents moments after he attended an asylum hearing at San Francisco Immigration Court. Shaylyn and her husband, Anyelo, went to the courthouse together on May 23. “Imagine...
Nima Momeni, man convicted in Bob Lee’s murder, hires new attorneys
Nima Momeni has fired the attorneys that represented him through his trial that concluded in December with a conviction of second-degree murder.
Your Guide to Juneteenth 2025 in the Bay Area
Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday in 2021, but it’s been celebrated by Black communities since 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, discovered they were free — over two months after the end of the Civil War and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Here in the...
Sentencing delayed in CashApp CEO murder case
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Sentencing for Nima Momeni, the tech worker accused of stabbing and killing Cash App founder Bob Lee underneath San Francisco’s Bay Bridge in April 2023, was delayed on Wednesday morning after Momeni’s new lawyer requested more time to get up to speed with the case.
Berkeley police launch surprise encampment sweep at 8th and Harrison
BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) — Police and city crews launched a surprise encampment sweep on Wednesday morning, clearing out tents and other items at 8th and Harrison streets in northwest Berkeley. One man told KRON4 he’s lived at the encampment for five years and police told him to get out. He said he only had an […]
Confusion and false alarm as West Oakland homeless shelters close
The shelters were scheduled to close in December. Sorry, March. Nevermind, June. Well, make that May. Whoops — June was correct. The city-funded RV park and “community cabins” on Wood Street, where dozens of unhoused people lived, are shutting down, that much is certain. But a conflict between the shelter operator...
City clears tents, shelters at longstanding Northwest Berkeley encampment
Berkeley police and public works staff began removing tents and structures in the longstanding network of encampments around Eighth and Harrison streets Wednesday morning. Workers could be seen using heavy machinery to dismantle some of the larger makeshift shelters at the Northwest Berkeley camp. Police cordoned off...
SFPD officer injured during suspect arrest in the Tenderloin
A police officer was injured Tuesday while attempting to arrest a person in the Tenderloin district, according to the San Francisco police department.
California’s High Speed Rail Project Could Lose All of Its Federal Funding, New Report...
The project is in default of its federal grant terms, which consist of $4 billion in taxpayer dollars, according to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
Berkeley Flea Market on verge of closing
The iconic Berkeley Flea Market could be closing down after a half-century. Flea market general manager Yasin Khan told The Berkeleyside declining attendance and dwindling numbers of vendors have led to the proposed closure. He said the weekend flea market was losing between eight-thousand to 10-thousand...