SF and Oakland police illegally shared license plate data with federal agencies: report
According to our partners at the SF Standard, logs show the police departments have shared data with federal agencies including the FBI.
Neighbors turn neglected overpass into community garden in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - Neighbors are taking matters into their own hands to beautify Oakland by turning a blighted overpass near Temescal into a community garden. Where many see a dumping spot and graffiti, Sidewalk Trees and Gardens sees a blank canvas at the corner of 54th Street and Shattuck Avenue near Temescal.
Alleged ‘beauty bandits’ busted in $10K retail theft ring tied to Ulta heist
OAKLAND, Calif. - Authorities arrested two people in connection with a retail theft operation that uncovered more than $10,000 in stolen merchandise, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators traced operation to Oakland. What we know:. What deputies initially believed was a $5,000 Ulta Beauty theft...
UC Berkeley professor killed by masked attacker while visiting family in Greece
(KRON) — A UC Berkeley marketing professor was shot and killed by a masked attacker in Greece earlier this month. According to a report in the UCB student newspaper, the Daily Californian, Przemysław Jeziorski was visiting his children in Athens when he was shot and killed in Agia Paraskevi, an Athens suburb, on July...
San Francisco Walgreens store manager convicted of assaulting shoplifter
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A Walgreens store manager was convicted of assaulting a shoplifter who stole shampoo in San Francisco, the district attorney’s office said. Following a trial, jurors found the Walgreens manager, 46-year-old Guang Hong, guilty for a violent March 19 incident at the store. San Francisco shop...
Bay Area man sent to prison for assaulting U.S. Marshal
SAN FRANCISCO - A Bay Area man was given a year and a day in federal prison last week for assaulting a U.S. Marshal, the Department of Justice said. Former Burlingame and San Francisco resident Jeffrey Crum, 34, was indicted last December for assaulting, resisting or otherwise impeding a federal officer who tried to...
Historic pharmacy that outlasted CVS and Walgreens is closing after 117 years
Central Drug Store, a community staple in San Francisco's Excelsior District since 1908, will permanently shut down at the end of the day on July 15, 2025.
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Republic Services asks customers to leave bins out as trash strike continues
UNION CITY, Calif. - The garbage collection company embroiled in a nationwide worker strike, also impacting trash collection in several Bay Area cities, has asked customers to continue leaving their bins outside. Company working to resume service. What they're saying: — Republic Services told KTVU that it is working...
What Woodie’s Brutally Honest Rap Meant for Antioch
Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. A-Wax had just gotten out of jail when he decided to hit up a hotel party in Concord. The year was 2001, and the aspiring lyricist from Pittsburg, California...
