Beloved Bay Area craft brewery 21st Amendment will return this summer
(KRON) — A beloved Bay Area craft beer institution that shut down last year is mounting what may have seemed like an unlikely comeback. San Leandro’s 21st Amendment announced last September that it would be closing both its San Francisco taproom and San Leandro brewery in November. The news rocked the craft beer community with […]
Man, woman identified in deadly East Oakland triple shooting; third victim survives
OAKLAND, Calif. - The two people killed in a triple shooting in East Oakland over the weekend were identified Monday. Derrick Hubbard, 31, and Isaanae Morton, 24, were killed in a shooting around 8:15 p.m. Saturday in the 6400 block of Foothill Boulevard, according to Oakland police. A third victim was wounded but survived.
Six injured in Discovery Bay boat crash Sunday
(KRON) — Six people were injured Sunday morning when two boats slammed into each other on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Discovery Bay, according to officials. The crash occurred during a high school fishing competition. Four of those injured were hospitalized, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office told KRON4 Monday. Their current conditions are unknown. […]
Injured cyclist gets $512,000 from Oakland in pothole settlement
The payouts over Oakland’s bad roads continue apace. In a closed session of the City Council on April 16, the city approved a $512,000 settlement with a cyclist who hit a pothole on East 21st Street more than two years ago and sued after suffering serious injuries. That’s the second time so far this year that Oakland has agreed to pay out hundreds of...
Roommate Pot Hustle Becomes San Francisco’s $1 Billion Weed Pipeline
Two San Francisco engineers quietly turned a roommate side hustle into one of California’s biggest cannabis distribution machines in less than a decade. What began as hand-delivered boxes from a Bay Area apartment has grown into a tech-driven wholesale marketplace, a fleet of delivery vans, and massive warehouses serving retailers across the state. Founders now say the company processes roughly $1 billion...
Fremont police warn against ‘Assassins’ game played by Bay Area high school seniors
FREMONT, Calif. - Fremont police are raising awareness about a game played by high school seniors that authorities say poses serious public safety risks. The game – called "Assassins" – involves 12th-grade students using toy guns, such as water guns and Nerf guns, to target other students, according to the Fremont Police Department.
Storm moving into Bay Area, significant snow in Sierra
OAKLAND, Calif. - A cool and vigorous Pacific storm system is moving into the region, bringing a multi-day weather event to the Bay Area and significant snowfall to the Sierra Nevada. Meteorologists expect the storm to unfold in three distinct phases starting Monday. Phase 1: Monday. Light to moderate rain...
Taiko drummers set the beat for San Francisco’s Cherry Blossom Parade
One of California’s largest celebrations of Asian tradition rolled from San Francisco City Hall to Japantown on Sunday, a lively end to the two-weekend Cherry Blossom Festival.
Power mostly restored after outage in S.F.’s Nob Hill neighborhood
Crews restored power after the outage struck late Sunday afternoon.
19th century San Francisco church gets solar upgrade
Trinity St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in San Francisco, a historic landmark built in the 19th century, is now home to a 19.74-kW solar system. The system, installed by SunSource and supported by RE-volv and California Interfaith Power & Light (CIPL), will save the church more than $261,000 in electricity costs over its lifetime. These savings will be reinvested directly into social justice initiatives...
