San Francisco Baykeeper Sues San Leandro Scrapyard for Alleged Water Pollution Violations
An environmental watchdog organization, San Francisco Baykeeper, has reportedly filed legal action against a local scrapyard in San Leandro. The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco, accuses Alco Iron & Metal Co. of allowing stormwater runoff from its recycling operations to pollute San Francisco Bay...
Man shot to death near Oakland park
(KRON) — An man was shot to death on the 300 block of Grand Avenue in Oakland near Lakeside Park Saturday. Officers with the Oakland Police Department responded to the shooting shortly after 7:15 a.m. and found the man lying on the ground with gunshot wounds. Paramedics arrived and pronounced the man dead at the […]
The California Smoke Spot That Makes You Double-Check The Zip Code
Picture this: I rolled up singing the Stranger Things theme, because the energy felt a little supernatural. The kind that makes your eyebrows arch and your stomach start composing sonnets. This California spot is a true treasure, with the scene looking ordinary at first glance, but the air carries a...
SFO’s Harvey Milk terminal soars to top of ‘world’s most beautiful’ list
A United Nations panel awarded San Francisco International Airport’s Harvey Milk Terminal 1 its highest architectural and design honor.
Dozens of S.F. tenants stunned by eviction notices despite paying rent
San Francisco tenants’ rights advocates said they have “never seen this level of evictions” from a single landlord.
John Mayer Sings ‘Ripple’ With Massive SF Crowd Gathered for Tribute to Grateful Dead...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was among the mourners onstage to close the public memorial at Civic Center Plaza The post John Mayer Sings ‘Ripple’ With Massive SF Crowd Gathered for Tribute to Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir | Video appeared first on TheWrap .
What’s the Deal With the Roadside Zebra on I-680 in Danville? We Got the...
DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA – If you’ve ever driven up I680 near Danville and seen a zebra casually wandering along the hill beside the road, you might think someone had spiked your morning coffee. Cows and goats, yes. We see those all the time in California. But an animal mostly...
Oakland installs controversial license plate readers to deter speeding
After much debate and despite strident opposition, Oakland installed Flock cameras this week at 18 locations, making it likely that if you drive through the city, your license plate will be scanned — possibly multiple times — and stored in a database. In a 7-1 vote, with Councilmember...
We Have an Official Opening Date for Walnut Creek’s Classy New Italian Restaurant
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – For months, we walked by the future site of Walnut Creek’s new, massive, fancy Italian spot and saw nothing but activity. Not diners, mind you, but construction workers. For months, the workers systematically gutted the interior of the future restaurant. The front draped in...
Victim identified in fatal Oakland flea market shooting
Authorities identified Jorge Alberto Rivas Rodriguez as the victim killed in a shooting last week at a popular flea market in Oakland.
