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Two killed, three injured in East Bay crash after CHP chase

Two California Highway Patrol officers were hospitalized with major injuries in Saturday morning’s crash in San Leandro.
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Affordable housing could sprout on site of old church in Oakland

OAKLAND — An affordable housing development has been proposed for the site of a peace center and former church just north of downtown Oakland, documents on file with city officials show. The Unity Council has proposed a project with 94 affordable apartments at 111 Fairmount Ave., documents show. Work...
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Oakland Police Commission hosts first meeting since chief’s resignation announcement

Mitchell is the 11th police chief to lead Oakland police in the past 15 years. At the meeting, some in attendance said they believe the commission played a role in Mitchell's decision to leave the department.
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Woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run in S.F.’s Bernal Heights

Perla Rosario Henriquez Ulloa, 21, is being held without bail in last weekend’s crash, which killed a 30-year-old Nepalese immigrant and father.
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Hayward Police Involved in Officer-Involved Shooting, Suspect Jaime Mejia Lopez Arrested for Attempted Murder

Hayward was the scene of an officer-involved shooting yesterday after a suspect allegedly opened fire on police officers, marking the city’s first such incident this year, according to an official report from the Hayward Police Department. The situation began around 4:12 PM when officers responded to a witness call...
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Former S.F. nonprofit leader pleads guilty to embezzling $241,000

Athena Harven, former operations director of Together, United, Recommitted, Forever, faces up to 20 years in prison and hefty fines.
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San Francisco man robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight in West Hollywood

Police are investigating Friday a group of armed robbery suspects responsible for a brazen daylight theft outside a West Hollywood apartment. The victim, a man visiting from San Francisco, was robbed of his belongings and jewelry, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The robbery was reported...
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A Concord Homeless Shelter and Recovery Provider is Doubling in Size

Concord, CA – September 15, 2025 – RESTORE, a faith-based nonprofit offering transitional housing and recovery programs in Contra Costa County, has announced a strategic plan to double its housing capacity over the next three years. The plan will expand RESTORE’s current operations from three homes with 24...
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2 killed in East Bay crash; pursuing CHP officers also crash, suffer major injuries

(KRON) — Two people are dead and three people were seriously injured, including two California Highway Patrol officers, after a fleeing driver and two pursuing officers crashed into a sound wall on Interstate 238 in San Leandro Saturday. Two CHP officers in a single patrol car attempted to pull the white Mercedes...
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Front-line social workers at UCSF say they are attacked, traumatized, and underpaid

John Willard was casually chatting with a colleague last August on a Castro sidewalk when it happened: a brutal and unprovoked blow to the side of his head. Everything went black, he heard yelling, and he braced himself against his bike to stay on his feet. “I’m 190 pounds. I...

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