Family of man killed in homeless shelter sues Berkeley, BOSS for failing to protect...
The family of Marcel Dupree Jones, an unhoused Black man shot and killed in what authorities have described as a hate crime, has sued the man charged with his murder, along with the nonprofit that runs the Northwest Berkeley homeless shelter where Jones was killed and the city of Berkeley, which funds the nonprofit.
Woman gives birth in Waymo car in San Francisco
A driverless Waymo vehicle turned into a temporary birthing center.
S.F. housing nonprofit fund hits $100 million, promising faster and cheaper affordable homes
San Francisco’s Housing Accelerator Fund has raised another $50 million for its Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund, bringing total investment to $100 million.
Japanese Eatery in San Francisco Recommended to Close After Health Inspectors Cite Violations
[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on December 9 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. The San Francisco health department conducted several health inspections on December 9 in the area. Among them, Ramen Hiroshi was cited for...
Fuel Run Flop as CHP Chopper Tracks Oakland Robbery Suspect to Gas Pump Surrender
A CHP helicopter turned a late-night robbery follow-up into a carefully choreographed takedown in the Oakland area yesterday, guiding officers as they trailed a wanted car from station to station before finally boxing it in at a gas pump. After a spike strip shredded the vehicle's tires, the driver tried to bolt but...
Masked Gunman Ambushes Man Sitting in Parked Car on Eastlawn Street
A late-night drive turned into a shooting scene in East Oakland yesterday when a 31-year-old man was hit multiple times while sitting in his parked car on the 6700 block of Eastlawn Street. The gunfire erupted at about 11:32 PM, and the victim was struck at least twice before being rushed to a hospital, where he was...
Oakland Hospitals Bracing for $100M Medi-Cal Hit and a Wave of Layoffs
Oakland’s public hospital network is staring at a nine-figure budget crater that could take hundreds of jobs with it. Alameda Health System has warned its Board of Trustees that federal changes to Medicaid could blow roughly a $100 million hole in its 2027 finances and trigger deep staff reductions across its East...
Mental health startup founder allegedly tried to set fire at Bay Area winery before...
An afternoon at a Bay Area winery turned into a crime scene after a man allegedly tried to set a fire, threw a wine bottle at staff, fled in a Tesla, then intentionally crashed into parked cars.
One Dead, 20 Suffer Liver Failure In California From Unusual Mushroom, Officials Warn
Health officials are sounding the alarm after a cluster of mushroom poisonings left one person dead and about 20 others with severe liver damage in California, many of them hospitalized in intensive care.AP News.
Why is it so cold? Here’s a look at ‘radiation fog’ and how it’s...
Have you turned your heat on earlier than normal? 🥶 A common winter weather phenomenon is contributing to temperatures being over three degrees below average in some Bay Area cities in December.
