SF’s Chicken Fried Palace suddenly closes 2 months after getting $100K from the city
The grant program was intended to keep neighborhoods like the Mission vibrant.
Woman on electric scooter killed in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - A woman riding a stand-up electric scooter was killed Friday morning in some type of vehicle collision, San Francisco police said. Officer Robert Rueca said the woman was struck at 8:18 a.m. at Powell and Market streets. He did not say what type of vehicle struck her.
Oakland man accused of stealing 500 power tools faces felony charges
(KRON) — An Oakland man accused of leading a fencing operation connected to a series of burglaries in Concord is facing five felony charges, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. Wuillian Cordova-Cubias, 37, was arrested after law enforcement officers searched his Oakland home Wednesday and f
Oakland man flees 85 mph Modesto chase, caught by drone and K9, sheriff says
A 21-year-old Oakland man led Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed pursuit through Modesto, escaped officers and then fled a second police vehicle, authorities said. He then was arrested when a police dog found him hiding in a backyard. Ricardo Villalvazo was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Saf
Oakland Standoff Ends With Three Arrests, Loaded Gun and Drone Manhunt
A California Highway Patrol crime suppression team spotted a reported stolen vehicle on International Boulevard near 79th Avenue Wednesday evening, setting off a chase through Oakland city streets that ended hours later with three people barricaded inside a vacant home and one loaded firearm tossed aside. By the time i
California EDD faces surge in claims as residents struggle to get benefits
California's unemployment rate remains among the highest in the nation as more residents turn to state benefits for financial support — but some say they're struggling to get help from the agency responsible for processing those claims.
San Leandro postal worker punched by stranger in unprovoked attack
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - A U.S. Postal Service worker returning from a break in San Leandro was punched without warning by a stranger, according to authorities. The assault happened around 3 p.m. July 27 on the back dock of the Estudillo Station Post Office at 1319 Washington Ave., according to the U.S. Postal Inspection
Suspected drug dealer faces murder charge in overdose death of Orinda resident
(KRON) — A suspected drug dealer was charged with murder Thursday in Contra Costa County. Ulzii Orshikh Batsukh, 26, of Alameda, is accused of selling narcotics laced with fentanyl that killed a 20-year-old Orinda resident in 2024. Thomas Griffin Wilson died Sept. 21, 2024, and the cause of death was later determined t
Thousands of Bay Area immigrants under cyber surveillance
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has stepped up its surveillance of thousands of immigrants in the Bay Area, utilizing new technology to do so. Mission Local reports the increased surveillance is part of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, enacted about 20 years ago. In the San Francisco “area of.
Here’s how Bay Area schools are enforcing cellphone bans on campus amid new CA...
As students return to school, public school districts across California are implementing new policies limiting cellphone use under a state law that took effect this summer. Here's what schools in the Bay Area are doing.
