Grim Dumpster Discovery: Woman’s Body Found Off Oakland I-980 Ramp
A grim discovery off an Oakland freeway ramp is now at the center of a homicide-style investigation, after a woman's badly decomposed remains were found yesterday in a dumpster near the 17th Street offramp from northbound Interstate 980, authorities said. Officers located the body at about 5:20 PM, and investigators have not yet determined how long it had been there. The California...
Parishioners turn to prayer after East Bay church closures
For the 530,000 parishioners in the Diocese of Oakland, a looming restructuring is becoming a major test of faith. More than a dozen Catholic churches across the East Bay are now slated to close their doors permanently.
Man found dead on Berkeley sidewalk
A man in his 30s was found deceased on a Berkeley sidewalk on Thursday morning, authorities report. Readers asked The Scanner for details after seeing police activity in the neighborhood. Police responded to the 1400 block of Carleton Street, at Acton Street, just after 7 a.m. after getting a report about an unresponsive man on the sidewalk. Arriving first responders confirmed that the man...
Shock as THIRTEEN Oakland-area Catholic churches close because so few people are now attending...
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bishop Michael Barber said 12 sites and a pastoral center would all be shuttered.
Why 13 Catholic churches are closing in Northern California
East Bay Catholics were informed on Wednesday, April 29, that the Diocese of Oakland would close 13 churches across the region amid financial struggles and years of declining parishioner numbers. In a letter to the diocese , the Bishop of Oakland, Michael Barber, stated that the majority of the closures were in Oakland, along with four other churches in Alameda County and two in Contra...
Bay Area teenagers arrested for pop-up party homicide targeting rapper
(KRON) — A group of teenagers, including two from the San Francisco Bay Area, were attempting to shoot a rapper during a pop-up party in Sacramento County when innocent bystanders were struck by bullets, investigators said. One of the bystanders, a woman who was attempting to leave in an Uber, was caught in crossfire and […]
California rapper arrested on gun charges over Airbnb break-in
California rapper Weez Gotti has been charged after allegedly breaking into an Airbnb. The 30-year-old (real name Luis Rincon) from North Richmond was hit with charges of felony gun possession after police arrested him on suspicion of leaving a firearm behind during a rental home burglary. According to The Mercury...
Outdoor booze zones coming to two San Francisco neighborhoods
Good times and outdoor alcohol consumption are coming to two San Francisco neighborhoods. The Board of Supervisors this week approved a pair of ordinances that will allow city officials to create entertainment zones in the upper Fillmore and Glen Park neighborhoods. San Francisco opened its first entertainment zone in October 2024 thanks to legislation authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener that allows the sale...
Hayward Fault called “overdue” for major quake that could hit Bay Area
The last time the Hayward Fault ruptured with full force, on October 21, 1868, roughly 24,000 people lived in the East Bay. About 30 of them died. Buildings crumbled across what was then a stretch of small towns and ranches, and the quake was so destructive it earned the nickname “the great San Francisco earthquake” […]
1 Year in, Advocates Launch Campaign to Expand SF’s Speed Camera Program
Hailing the results of a new report showing automated speed cameras are reducing dangerous speeding in San Francisco, city leaders and traffic safety advocates on Wednesday kicked off a campaign to expand the program. Since the first of the city’s speed cameras, which are spread out across 33 locations in...
