Former East Bay Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Operating a Long-Running $9.5 Million Ponzi...
May 26, 2026 – OAKLAND, CA – Edwin Emmett Lickiss, Jr., pleaded guilty in federal court on. Wednesday, May 20 to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with a decades-long Ponzi scheme. Image by Ray Shrewsberry • Ray_Shrewsberry from Pixabay.
I-80 shooting near Richmond leaves one injured
RICHMOND, Calif. - Interstate 80 in Richmond fully reopened Tuesday morning following a freeway shooting the previous night that left one person hospitalized. According to the California Highway Patrol, gunfire was reported in the eastbound lanes of the freeway near Hilltop Drive at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Monday. T
CHP issues endangered missing advisory for two girls
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The California Highway Patrol activated an endangered missing advisory on Monday for two young teenage girls considered at risk. The advisory is active for San Francisco, Marin, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The two girls, 14-year-old Lexi Boykin and 13-year-old Aurora Brunner, were la
Where Famous People Eat in San Francisco
I have a party trick: Someone mentions a restaurant, and I tell them which celebrity loves it. "You know Adele likes Zazie!" I will say whenever brings up the Cole Valley spot. It is not a good party trick, but I'm committed to it anyway. So I went looking for...
Emilie Raguso honored as Daily Cal ‘Friend of the Year’
Last month, the Daily Californian honored Berkeley Scanner founder Emilie Raguso with its " Friend of the Year " award as part of their annual Hall of Fame event. Introducing Raguso, Anna Armstrong described her as a role model for students, "showing the value of and leading boots on the ground journalism." In her acce
Why This AUTHENTIC Italian Spot Keeps Oakland Diners Coming Back, California
Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood has plenty of places for Italian comfort, but Belotti Ristorante E Bottega is the one locals talk about in hushed, happy tones. This intimate Italian spot on College Ave has a way of making a simple plate of pasta feel like a small celebration. Regulars come...
Two South Bay office buildings are bought for more than $300 million
SANTA CLARA — Two South Bay office buildings have been bought for more than $300 million in what appears to be the largest office purchase deal in Silicon Valley so far this year and one of the Bay Area’s largest in 2026. The Great America Commons office hub...
The Bay Area popup selling out of fruit-filled brioche and flaky pot pies
Passion fruit brioche, gumbo pot pies and more are selling out at these popups.
SFPD raid at West Oakland complex with ties to ex-Black Panther leader draws concern
San Francisco police smashed a glass door at a West Oakland affordable housing complex in connection with a robbery investigation. An ex-Black Panther leader is crying foul.
Vigil to mark ‘painful milestone’ in missing person case of Oakland mom, coffee shop...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Family, friends, and community members of missing woman Amy Hillyard plan to gather for a vigil in Oakland on Monday night to mark a "painful milestone" — two months since the disappearance of the local coffee shop owner and 52-year-old mother of two. What they're saying:
