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Boots Riley's "I Love Boosters" is an anticapitalist sci-fi opus.

May 21, 2026 – Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that the Coroner’s Bureau needs the public's help. locating the family of 66-year-old Stephen Eugene Hill. The Coroner's office believes Stephen has relatives in the Bay Area, but their whereabouts and information are unknown. It is crucial to locate the im

A San Jose ramen shop says BTS leader RM stopped by before the group wrapped its three-night Stanford Stadium run.

Humboldt County investigators are examining allegations that Bay Area shelter dogs sent to Miranda’s Rescue were found shot, buried and falsely reported adopted.

“Last month, a woman withdrew cash from a bank near Alton and Culver. After she got into her car, suspects blocked her car, opened the door, punched her in the face, and stole her backpack, which had $5,000 in cash inside. On Friday, while our Detectives surveilled the suspects, they...

Oakland’s Crime Reduction Team East had a busy Monday, with police saying officers pulled multiple guns and suspected narcotics off the streets in two separate East Oakland contacts. One encounter near 23rd Avenue and East 22nd Street ended with officers recovering several firearms and drugs believed to be packaged for

This story aired in the May 20, 2026 episode of Crosscurrents. If you’ve seen some of the ads in the BART stations lately, or San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s posts on Instagram, you may notice an emphasis on safety and security in the city. But if you go back in time, there's physical evidence that this rhetoric isn

Richmond police have determined that a body found in the water near Canal Boulevard last Saturday is believed to be the victim of a solo-vehicle fatal collision, following a multi-agency investigation that located a submerged truck. During the investigation, detectives used the department's Flock Safety camera system a

(KRON) — A Danville man has pleaded guilty to running a decades-long, multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme. Edwin Emmett Lickiss Jr., 78, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection to the scheme. According to the United States Department of Justice,

Oakland voters are expressing skepticism and indecision regarding Measure E, a proposed annual parcel tax on the upcoming June 2 ballot. If approved, the measure would establish a $192 tax for single-family homes and $131 per multi-family unit, raising an estimated $34 million annually for public safety programs, fire