Firefighters battle brush fire near Brentwood
Fire crews are battling a 10-acre fire near Brentwood that also prompted evacuation warnings, authorities said. Contra Costa County Fire said on X at around 6:30 p.m. crews were battling a 10-acre brush fire in the area of Deer Valley and Balfour roads. At one point, the Brentwood Police Department sent an evacuation w
Firefighter dies of cancer after protracted battle with insurance company
Ken Jones, a longtime San Francisco firefighter suffering from Stage 4 (metastatic) cancer, passed away on Saturday at the age of 71. Over the past four months, Jones was the subject of several NBC Bay Area investigative reports that chronicled his drawn out battle with his health insurance provider, Blue Shield of Cal
Richmond District Family Walloped As New Landlord Tries To Jack Rent 90 Percent
A Richmond District couple say they were blindsided when their new landlord told them their rent would nearly double, jumping from $3,695 to $7,000 a month. The 90 percent hike is set to kick in on Sept. 1 and would almost certainly push them out of San Francisco. The shock came shortly after the 10-unit condominium bu
Benu Alum Plans Korean Comfort-Food Restaurant on Oakland’s Piedmont Ave
A restaurateur with several recent hits under his belt has teamed up with a chef with SF fine dining cred to open a new Oakland restaurant focused on Korean comfort food and home-style cooking. The restaurant will be called Ajae, and restaurateur Min Park — of SF's Itria and Menlo...
One of America’s Best Gelato Shops Is Coming to Walnut Creek
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA — Downtown Walnut Creek is getting a serious gelato upgrade. In fact, one of America’s top gelato spots is officially coming to town!. One of the developers behind the project, Brian Hirahara, reached out to share details with the Bay Area Telegraph. Bacio di Latte,...
Oakland’s Measure E, which would tax homes at $192 a year to fund services,...
City leaders have warned that, should the measure fail, Oakland could have to delay maintenance of city-owned equipment, shut down shelter beds and potentially close fire stations.
2 AR-style pistols, multiple firearms recovered by OPD within one week
(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department said patrol officers in East Oakland recovered multiple firearms and suspected narcotics in the span of a week in late May, while making several arrests across separate incidents. OPD said patrol officers responded on May 20 to multiple ShotSpotter activations in the 1700 block of
Bail set at $425K for Oakland man in alleged human trafficking of minor
(KRON) — An Oakland man faces multiple felony charges, including human trafficking of a minor for commercial sex, pimping and pandering, and witness intimidation, tied to a years-long multi-agency operation. The Hercules Police Department announced the arrest of 30-year-old Deyonne White in a social media post Tuesday.
Murder suspect arrested after Berkeley woman’s death
Berkeley police arrested a suspect Tuesday morning following a homicide investigation that began over the weekend, according to police and public records. Damarcus David Jones, 28, was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to booking records. Police arrested him on a warrant at 9:30 a.m. He was booked into jail at
The world is connected by copper. It’s a huge target for thieves
The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But those thefts cost the rest of us.
