We found the city’s most expensive gas station. It’s disgusting drivers
Running out of gas anywhere in San Francisco is bad. But running out near the Shell station at Fourth and Bryant might be the worst place. There are few stops where the global rise in gas prices is more apparent than at what appears to be the city’s most expensive gas station, where the price Wednesday was a painful...
Former student sues Berkeley school district after alleged police brutality incident
A former Berkeley Technology Academy student and his mother are suing the Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Police Department after a school resource officer allegedly assaulted and falsely arrested the student at Berkeley High School last year. Filed last Wednesday at the Alameda County Superior...
Benicia Burmese Favorite Plots Flavor Takeover At Swan’s Market
Old Oakland's Swan's Market is about to pick up a new neighbor with serious fan credentials: a family-run Burmese spot that already has regulars lining up in Benicia and Concord. Soon, tea-leaf salad, flaky palata flatbreads and coconut chicken noodle soup will be on offer at one of the market's counter-style spaces...
Felon Carrying a Loaded Pistol Arrested at a BART Parking Garage
OAKLAND, CA— A felon carrying a loaded pistol was arrested earlier this month at a BART. Jobie Morton, 32, of Oakland, remains in custody on a no-bond hold, pending. a court hearing on March 19. BART officers arrested Morton on March 5 at 5:50 a.m. in Oakland. He was...
Guns, Johns and a Vice Sweep on Oakland’s International Boulevard
Oakland police say a vice crackdown along International Boulevard ended with two guns off the street and two men in handcuffs, after a targeted human trafficking enforcement operation on Tuesday zeroed in on buyers and commercial sexual exploitation on the busy corridor. According to the Oakland Police Department,...
Four armed suspects arrested after East Oakland call
On March 11, 2026, Oakland Police Department officers arrested four armed individuals after responding to a community call near 35th Avenue and School Street. Using FLOCK technology, officers identified the suspect vehicle and, with help from the OPD helicopter ARGUS, CHP, and specialized units, located it in the...
Woman dies in Bay Point double stabbing Wednesday
(KRON) — Authorities in the East Bay are investigating a homicide after a man and a woman were found stabbed at a Bay Point home on Wednesday, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. The woman, who has not been identified, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The sheriff’s office responded at 4:27...
Award-winning California brewery files Chapter 7 bankruptcy after taproom closures
Olfactory Brewing, a Bay Area craft brewery once recognized for its experimental beers and industry accolades, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after shutting down its remaining locations in Northern…
Shot Teen Clings To Life As Antioch Cops Race Into Parking Lot Chaos
On Tuesday, Antioch turned chaotic when police responded to reports of gunfire and found an 18-year-old man down in a parking lot on the 600 block of Wilbur Avenue. Officers jumped in immediately with life-saving aid before Contra Costa County Fire personnel arrived and rushed him to a nearby trauma center. The...
Masked Gunman Turns North Oakland Parking Lot Into Chaos
Two men were wounded yesterday when gunfire tore through a parking lot on the 5900 block of Market Street in North Oakland, according to police. Witnesses reported a masked shooter firing multiple rounds before fleeing in a vehicle, leaving both victims with gunshot injuries. The scene. According to East Bay...
