The East Bay ‘resistance’: A guide to local activism
Karla Zombro came to offer more than activist skills. She had a framework. Hundreds of East Bay residents descended on Oakland Tech on Sunday, Oct. 5, and by 9:30 a.m., a line stretched halfway down the block . People in sneakers and Dr. Martens and flip flops, in keffiyehs and hoodies and bike helmets and cat...
Atmospheric river could bring heavy rain to the Bay Area next week
(KRON) — An atmospheric river is forecast to develop in the northeastern Pacific next week, potentially bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the North Bay. The predicted storm has a 40 to 60% chance of producing heavy rain in the region between Oct. 24 and Oct. 30, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction...
Photographer captures stunning, rare creature in the Bay Area
OAKLAND, Calif. - A local photographer has captured stunning photos of a rare, ethereal creature in the Bay Area wilderness: an albino deer. Matthew Raifman took the photos on Sunday, following a hiking outing with his wife and two young children. The East Bay resident said the family was driving...
Bay Area Braces for Another Massive ‘No Kings’ Protests as Shutdown Fury Boils Over
The Bay Area is bracing for another wave of "No Kings" protests this Saturday as thousands prepare to take to the streets in what organizers promise will be one of the largest demonstrations on the West Coast—with San Francisco declared the official West Coast Anchor City for the nationwide movement.
3.1-magnitude quake strikes Northern California, geologists say. ‘Sudden jolt’
A 3.1-magnitude earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 6-mile deep quake hit a little more than 1 mile east from Berkeley at 9:23 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, according to the USGS. More than 2,000 people from as far away as San Jose and Santa Rosa...
Attendees of Dreamforce in San Francisco comment on state of the city
A longtime manager at a cafe in San Francisco is hoping Dreamforce will present all of the out-of-towners with an opportunity for a perception correction.
TikToker punched, bites woman in violent altercation
On the night of Thursday, Oct. 9, internet personality Joshua Block, also known by his online handle “worldoftshirts,” was struck in the face during an altercation outside of Cali’s Sports Bar & Kitchen on Telegraph Avenue after shouting, “I hate immigrants.” The incident sparked a chaotic series of events, in which...
Oakland official departs for Brentwood
Assistant City Administrator Harold Duffey has left Oakland to take a job with the city of Brentwood. The move caps a dramatic tenure in Oakland for Duffey, who, during his stint as a high-ranking city staffer and briefly the interim city administrator, helped navigate a ransomware attack, saw former mayor Sheng Thao...
3.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Berkeley, not far from site of September’s quakes
Thursday morning’s quake had an epicenter in the hills above UC Berkeley's main campus. It occurred less than an hour before California’s planned annual earthquake drill.
Berkeley’s legendary Top Dog to soon be down to one location
"In a nutshell, they're putting in who they want to put in and evicting us."
