Bip to bling: Oakland artist makes jewelry from smashed car windows
We’ve all been there. You return to your car after a satisfying dinner downtown or an entertaining movie by the lake only to find what used to be your driver’s-side window shattered, lying in hundreds of fragments on the street. Your car’s been broken into. Or, in Bay...
Ousted bishop who defrauded West Coast churches avoids jail time
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a former bishop to time served and home confinement, after he pleaded guilty to four felonies and agreed to provide restitution to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and local affiliates. Former Bishop Staccato Powell, 65, pocketed more than $14...
Firearm recovered at middle school in Brentwood; student arrested
Authorities in eastern Contra Costa County said a middle school student was arrested after a firearm was found on campus Tuesday morning.
Complaints of trash dumping along East Oakland street fall on deaf ears
Complaints about illegal dumping on an East Oakland street have apparently fallen on deaf ears at City Hall, despite a dedicated hotline set up to report such activity.
Sprouts opening new store this fall in East Bay
(KRON) — Sprouts Farmers Market is opening a new store in the East Bay this fall. The new location is set to open on Friday, Nov. 14 in San Leandro, Sprouts announced in a press release. It will be located at 1188 E. 14th St., near the IHOP on Davis Street. The San Leandro opening […]
Several aftershocks rattle Berkeley, near epicenter of Monday morning’s 4.3 quake, USGS says
Several aftershocks have struck Berkeley in the same area where a 4.3 earthquake hit early Monday morning, shaking the Bay Area.
Betty Reid Soskin celebrates 104th birthday at Bay Area school named in her honor
Betty Reid Soskin rang in her 104th birthday on Monday with a symphony of cheers from students lining the courtyard at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante.
Oakland’s Public Ethics Commission appoints new director
Suzanne Doran began her role as the new executive director of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission this week. The Ethics Commission is the city of Oakland’s accountability watchdog. It helps to ensure transparency within Oakland city government and to investigate corruption. In 2019, the commission launched an...
Activists Say Suspect in ‘Grandma Huang’ Killing Shook the Asian Community
More than five years after the brutal beating of Yik Oi Huang shook many in San Francisco’s Asian American community, the trial for a suspect charged with the attack — and a string of other violent crimes against Asian Americans — began Monday. Keonte Gathron, 25, has...
Bay Point, Concord men arrested, charged with attempted murder for shooting of 3 in...
31-year-old Justino Lopez-Perez held on $2.3 million bail, 23-year-old Erickson Melendez arrested last year for violent crimes held on $750K bail; third suspect also arrested. As previously reported, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, shortly after 10:20 PM, three gunshot wound victims arrived at John Muir Medical Center in...
