Oakland Man Charged After Device Exploded Beside Car
A 55-year-old Oakland man is facing felony charges after authorities say he set a device next to a car occupied by two people earlier this month, then walked away as it detonated, shattering the windshield and injuring one of the occupants. Police found the man nearby and booked him, and prosecutors allege he...
People Drive From All Over California To Eat At This Down-To-Earth Barbecue Restaurant
There’s something almost spiritual about the perfect bite of barbecue – that transcendent moment when smoke, meat, and time collapse into a single, flavor-packed morsel that makes you close your eyes and forget about everything else. That moment of culinary nirvana happens with delightful regularity at Everett &...
Accused San Francisco serial burglar charged in case of Oakland home overrun by strangers
OAKLAND, Calif. - A man previously charged in a burglary spree across San Francisco is now accused of being among a group of strangers who took over an Oakland home listed on a home-sharing website, authorities said. The suspect, Patrick Potter, 32, is accused of occupying the home while wearing...
Ultra-rich Bay Area town demands millions to protect its only mansion road
In a sliver of Marin County coastline, a single low-lying road now carries a price tag that rivals a small infrastructure bond. The ultra-rich homeowners who rely on it to reach their beachfront mansions are pressing neighbors to help cover millions of dollars in flood defenses, even as public officials warn that the...
Supervisors on leave amid investigation into suicide in Oakland courthouse holding cell
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 27-year-old man found hanged in an Oakland courthouse holding cell last month.
Video: Mountain lion spotted in S.F.’s Pacific Heights; city warns park-goers
Wildlife officials believe the mountain lion could have hunkered down in a San Francisco park and are warning visitors.
San Francisco ends $5M alcohol delivery program to alcoholics
WASHINGTON (TNND) — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie ended a $5 million a year Covid-era addiction harm reduction program which consisted of delivering alcohol to alcoholics. In April 2020, San Francisco Department of Public Health created the Managed Alcohol Program (MAP). At a time when bars and stores were...
Man who fatally shot father, stepmother in S.F. convicted by jury
Irvin Hernandez-Flores, 27, was convicted of fatally shooting his father and stepmother at their home in 2022, prosecutors said.
Bay Area Beach Town Divided Over Airbnb Rules
The city of Pacifica, CA, imposed new rules last year for short-term rentals, and they might soon be expanding.
College student invents life-changing backpack with incredible features: ‘Refreshing to see’
His organization began distributing packs in fall 2022. College student invents life-changing backpack with incredible features: 'Refreshing to see' first appeared on The Cool Down .

















