Hayward planning officials vote down permit for cannabis dispensary
HAYWARD — A cannabis dispensary looking to open up in Hayward has met resistance from the city’s planning commission and some residents who were not convinced the business is a good fit for a commercial area that already has a marijuana shop. Dozens of residents spoke before the...
Oakland privacy commission doesn’t want Flock surveillance system expanded
Oakland’s Privacy Advisory Commission has refused to endorse the police department’s plan to expand its network of surveillance cameras. The commission voted 4-2 last Thursday to recommend that the Oakland City Council not adopt a new use policy for the police department’s Flock Safety cameras. The new policy would...
Oakland police investigate separate homicides after victims in shooting, assault die
The victims died at a hospital Friday, days after the incidents that occurred on Sept. 25 and 27.
Newsom vetoes bill to regulate the use of license plate readers
Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Proposition 274 last week claiming it would impede criminal investigations. Dozens of law enforcement agencies applauded the move to veto the bill. Prop 274 was introduced last month amid reports police were misusing the data. Records obtained by the SF Standard earlier this year show...
Oakland man charged in shooting death of 17-year-old boy
OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy, authorities said. The killing happened last Thursday near Myrtle and 21st streets in West Oakland, according to police. The suspect, 42-year-old Dante Floyd, reportedly told investigators he saw the victim,...
Person shot near Oakland’s Lake Merritt dies from injuries
Police in Oakland have launched a homicide investigation after a person who was shot near Lake Merritt late last month died from their injuries.
Frank Somerville pleads not guilty to battery in 2024 alleged alcohol-fueled attack
The former KTVU news anchor previously blamed the incident on his struggles with alcohol.
Woman, 42, Launches Billboard Campaign to Find a Husband. Nearly 2,000 Men Have Already...
"I think that there's a guy out there who's a perfect fit for me, and I think I'm a perfect fit for him," Lisa Catalano says. "We just have not connected yet"
Person stabbed on Muni bus in San Francisco’s Mission Bay; arrest made
Police in San Francisco made an arrest after a person was stabbed on a Muni bus in the city's Mission Bay neighborhood over the weekend.
Driver in 2023 Woodside crash that killed a mother takes plea deal
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A woman who killed a 54-year-old mother in a 2023 head-on car crash on Interstate 280 in Woodside took a plea deal on Friday to resolve the case, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office announced. Campbell resident Constellatia Martin, now 26 years old, pleaded no contest to felony...
