Suspected car burglar arrested in Alameda after attempting to escape police via paddleboard
A suspected car burglar tried to outrun Alameda police Friday afternoon by jumping on a paddleboard and crossing the Oakland Estuary.
Lurie and allies may overhaul city’s ‘overly complicated’ charter with 2026 measure
Daniel Lurie rose to power in large part because he promised to dismantle the city’s notorious bureaucracy and make government work better for frustrated residents. Now, the mayor and a coalition of reformers are eyeing the city’s charter — a roughly 540-page governing document, almost twice the size of L.A.’s — as a...
Bay Area man with two previous drug convictions arrested with meth, police say
San Mateo officers on a late-night patrol arrested a 64-year-old man holding a prescription bottle containing a plastic bag with meth, police said.
Richmond Resident Arrested After Attempted Robbery at San Pablo Avenue Gas Station
On October 26, 2025, authorities arrested Arcturus Wiggins, a 49-year-old Richmond resident, after a year-long investigation into an attempted robbery at a Chevron gas station at 1399 San Pablo Ave. The incident occurred on November 21, 2024. A suspect with a silver revolver threatened a clerk and tried to enter the...
Vehicle collision kills pedestrian in San Rafael
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - A pedestrian was killed in San Rafael on Wednesday after being struck by a car. The San Rafael Police Department was alerted to the incident at 10:26 a.m., when responders received calls about a vehicle striking a person at the intersection of Second Street and A Street in downtown San Rafael.
Couple Enters Fillmore Restaurant with a Large Dog
A recent incident at a restaurant on Fillmore has sparked a lively debate on social media. A couple brought a large, unleashed dog into the establishment, which was neither a bar nor a café, but a full-service restaurant. The dog had no visible service animal identification, and the staff seemed hesitant or afraid to...
Meet the all-Asian crew cleaning San Francisco’s 2,800 trash cans
14 power-washers clean city trash cans for work, and eat dim sum together for fun. Meet the all-Asian crew cleaning San Francisco’s 2,800 trash cans
Shoplifting sting with drones, undercover cops nets 13 arrests at Stonestown, West Portal
The one-day operation on Thursday was part of an ongoing effort to curb organized retail crime in San Francisco and was carried out with the assistance of several law enforcement agencies.
14-year-old’s auto theft crime spree spanned four days across East Bay: PD
(KRON) — A 14-year-old Pinole boy was arrested for allegedly taking part in an auto theft spree that spanned across numerous incidents over a four-day span, said the Berkeley Police Department. BPD said its officers responded to the intersection of Adeline Street and Ashby Avenue at 10:47 p.m. Monday to investigate a...
UC Berkeley Law School Dean Asserts: Prop. 50’s Passage is Crucial – A Spirited...
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Passing Prop. 50 is essential, says UC Berkeley law school dean | Opinion. Passing Prop. 50 is essential, says UC Berkeley law school dean | Opinion.
