New Law Aims to Revive Oakland’s Jack London Square by Expanding Allowed Businesses
On a sunny Monday afternoon in Oakland’s Jack London Square, bartender Chris Strong pours whiskey shots and cracks beers at Merchants’ Saloon. The dim, weathered dive opens weekdays at 7 a.m. and caters to the area’s many blue-collar workers. “The postal sorting facility guys, the dock workers,...
Cyclist fatally struck in Berkeley by pickup truck, police say
The pickup hit the cyclist, a man in his 60s, at the intersection of Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street on Saturday afternoon, police said.
This city has the Bay Area’s worst streets. It’s not S.F. or Oakland
A new report from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ranked every Bay Area city based on the conditions of its roads. Here’s what it showed.
Bay Area woman accused of assaulting flight attendants, faces decades in prison
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A Contra Costa County woman is facing federal charges after allegedly assaulting two flight attendants while flying to San Francisco International Airport in late June, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday. Reshma Kamath, 40, of Bethel Island, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two...
Off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair to be sentenced in...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit is set to appear for sentencing in federal court Monday. Joseph Emerson pleaded guilty or no-contest to all charges against him in September as part of agreements with...
Clash over Sidewalk Art: Vandalism or Cultural Expression?
A recent incident in West Oakland has sparked a debate about the line between art and vandalism. A local resident encountered a man spray painting an industrial staircase bright blue on a public sidewalk. The painter, however, failed to lay down any protective covering, resulting in a large section of the sidewalk...
SF: Person Saved After Being Found Unresponsive In Bay Near Fisherman’s Wharf
San Francisco police are investigating how a person wound up unconscious in San Francisco Bay near Fisherman's Wharf on Saturday afternoon. The SFPD's Marine Rescue Unit was responding to another call when crews noticed a person unresponsive in the water near Pier 43, which is at Jefferson Street and the Embarcadero.
Elderly woman found unconscious in water near Fisherman’s Wharf
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An elderly woman was found unconscious in San Francisco Bay Saturday around 5:32 p.m. as the San Francisco Police Department’s Marine Unit was responding to a different call, police said. The woman was found in the water at Pier 43 near Jefferson Street and The Embarcadero in Fisherman’s Wharf....
Bay Area food banks in ‘crisis mode’ despite government shutdown ending
"We are still in crisis mode, and we are prepared to be that way into next year as well," said Caitlin Sly, CEO of the Food Bank Contra Costa and Solano, noting the longest shutdown in United States history and the disruption to SNAP benefits has set families back.
Bay Area hit twice by the same storm system; new cold front arrives tonight
OAKLAND, Calif. - The same parent low-pressure system that brought more than 5 inches of rain to the Santa Cruz Mountains on Thursday is still impacting Northern California – and will bring another round of rain and wind to the Bay Area on Sunday night. After producing widespread light...
