Bay Area city cracks down on neglected properties with massive fine hike
"Our streets belong to everyone, not your garbage."
Massive weekend sideshows leave North Oakland residents spinning
A massive sideshow event that moved through North Oakland in the middle of the night last Sunday, disturbing sleep and a sense of safety for many, is prompting residents to wonder again what can be done to stop them. According to the Oakland Police, more than 500 people participated in...
Oakley Early Morning Shooting Leads to Hayward Man’s Arrest for Attempted Murder
Oakley witnessed a jolting incident yesterday morning as police responded to a shooting on Trenton Street. Around 3:13 AM, area residents reported hearing gunshots and observed a suspect fleeing in a dark-colored Ford F150. Oakley Police, arriving quickly on the scene, found a man shot multiple times in front of a...
Coroner determines cause of death for man found hanging on Oakland hiking trail
A man who was found dead on the Bridgeview Trail in Oakland’s Oakmore neighborhood died by suicide, the Alameda County Coroner’s determined after an investigation. The 36-year-old man, who The Oaklandside is not identifying, was found unresponsive by a parkgoer on June 30 just off the popular trail, which winds along...
Oakland: City Sues Property Management Company, Property Owners Over Alleged Tenant Protection Violations
The city of Oakland is suing a major property management company and several of its clients for allegedly maintaining dangerous and substandard housing conditions, the City Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Maisel Property Management, Inc. manages more than 150 residential properties and more than 300 rental...
‘We’re going to sink again’: Fresh out of receivership, OUSD receives sobering budget update
Oakland Unified School District’s budget outlook is worse now than it was two months ago, after staff incorporated changes over the summer. During Wednesday’s school board meeting, Lisa Grant-Dawson, the district’s chief business officer, emphasized that the board must prioritize cutting costs, bringing in more...
YouTube vigilantes help feds bust $65M scam ring targeting seniors
A major international fraud ring responsible for the theft of more than $65 million from thousands of elderly Americans has been dismantled with help from an unexpected source: YouTubers.
The slipperiest catch: Cops blow own tire in bizarre chase video
With crime way down in San Francisco, it’s been a tad dull for the city’s mayhem-loving citizen journalists. So when a wild police-chase video appeared online Tuesday, it captured social media’s full attention. The San Francisco Police Department said officers encountered an armed man who was wanted...
Miami-Dade County Man To Swim From Alcatraz To San Francisco
A retired Miami-Dade Police Major is taking on the Alcatraz Open Swim to raise awareness about human trafficking.
‘I’m really sad’: Bay Area mourns the loss of a breakfast institution
The Cal favorite has fed the Bay Area for 36 years.
