Oakland search for new police chief is on
OAKLAND, Calif. - The city of Oakland has hired a firm to conduct a national search for a new police chief, after the last one left after 18 months on the job. In a city posting, Ralph Andersen and Associates, based in Rocklin near Sacramento, said the city is now accepting applications through March 30 for the post,...
A Beloved Oakland Beer Spot Is Closing on March 1
Tiger’s Taproom will pour its final pint this weekend. The Oakland beer bar announced its closure last week, citing rising costs and changing customer habits as key factors. Tiger’s Taproom was a beer bar in the Jack London Square area of Oakland. The taproom established a reputation for having a well-selected...
Former S.F. nonprofit CEO misspent $1.2 million, collected hidden ‘double salary,’ DA says
Former San Francisco nonprofit CEO Gwendolyn Westbrook was charged with stealing $91,000 and misusing $1.2 million in public funds meant for homeless services, prosecutors said.
Bay Area rain forecast shifts as Pineapple Express wobbles
The atmospheric river will bring steady rain to hilly and mountainous parts of the Bay Area.
Oakley: Man Shot and Killed on Dutch Slough Road
At 8:50 pm Monday, the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office responded to a report of a gunshot wound to the chest on Dutch Slough Road in Oakley. While units were responding, a medical helicopter was requested as CPR was in progress. By 9:01 pm, Oakley PD arrive don scene and scene was secure. As of 9:04, CPR was...
Alameda police make arrests in store break-ins
Alameda police make arrests after several business break-ins.
Sheriff says abducted Tracy man found dead in Bay Area was not intended target
TRACY, Calif. — Security camera video shows the violent struggle before the abduction and eventual killing of a Tracy father-- a case that has now become a multi-county homicide investigation. Cameras at a Sikh temple off Grant Line Road in Tracy captured 57-year-old Avtar Singh fighting back against three...
SF Homeless Nonprofit Boss Busted In Alleged $1.2 Million Cash Grab
San Francisco prosecutors have charged Gwendolyn Westbrook, the former CEO of the United Council for Human Services (UCHS), accusing her of siphoning public money meant to support unhoused residents and using it for herself. She faces multiple felony counts tied to what authorities describe as a years-long pattern of...
Victim of violent San Francisco robbery dies
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A victim who was attacked and robbed near Union Square in San Francisco died weeks later in a hospital, police said. The victim was assaulted and gravely injured during a robbery on February 5 in the area of Bush Street and Taylor Street, according to the San Francisco Police Department....
Daly City mother who killed 3 daughters may be released from prison less than...
(KRON) — A Daly City mother who murdered her three young daughters in 1998 was found suitable for parole on Friday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Megan Hogg was 25 years old when, on March 23, 1998, she taped the mouths and feet of her daughters — aged 2, 3 and […]
