Oakland Bought a Million-Alert Camera Network, Then Quietly Switched Off the Stolen Car Warnings
Oakland paid for a camera network built to catch stolen cars, and then turned off the part that catches stolen cars. That is the short version of what happened, and it is every bit as backward as it sounds. The technology worked so well at firing off alerts that the police department could not keep up, so it shut a lar
Millbrae man arrested in foiled San Carlos bank robbery
(KRON) — A Millbrae man was arrested in San Carlos Tuesday afternoon after an attempt to rob a bank. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified at around 12:30 p.m. of a panic alarm being triggered at a bank located on the 700 block of El Camino Real. Deputies responded within minutes […]
Coalition on Homelessness rallies against Mayor Lurie
On Tuesday afternoon, dozens of people expressed frustration over the Lurie Administration’s handling of the homelessness crisis at a rally held by the Coalition on Homelessness. “Another man that I spoke to very recently is living on the streets with hepatitis C,” Kema Straker, an organizer with the coalition,...
9 inmates sue San Francisco, alleging jail conditions led to serious health problems
According to the lawsuit, the women are experiencing unhealthy conditions compared to male inmates at the county jail. It also alleges a lack of exposure to "direct sunlight," leading to multiple health issues.
After tumultuous run, famed SF restaurant to close for good after 15 years
The restaurant's splashy revival lasted less than two years.
Oakland’s two largest community colleges are merging — and not everyone is happy
Laney and Merritt colleges will merge next year and become “Oakland City College” as part of a massive transformation aimed at halting a steep dropout rate.
Teen Hit as Bullets Rip Into Family SUV on East Oakland Street
A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he opened fire on a family SUV in East Oakland last Saturday, hitting a teenage passenger while two adults and four children rode inside. The SUV was headed southbound when the gunfire started, according to law enforcement. Officers...
Person dies, another hospitalized for leptospirosis, Berkeley health officials say
An outbreak of leptospirosis centered around a large encampment in North Berkeley has spread to at least two humans, killing one and hospitalizing the other, city officials announced Wednesday. The patients, who lived together in an RV about a mile from the homeless encampment at the intersection of Eighth and...
Commentary: Not Surprised Oakland’s Prop E Failed
“I’m not familiar with that” was OakDOT Director Josh Rowan’s answer to a question about the homeless encampments and fences blocking the Lake Merritt Channel bike and pedestrian paths, at a SPUR talk last year. District 2 Councilmember Charlene Wang said the same thing when I asked about it at a ribbon cutting for a p
Man who bred rats dies after catching leptospirosis, city says
A man with leptospirosis died in Berkeley in May after living in a "severely rat-infested RV" not far from the Harrison Street encampment, the city has confirmed. A woman who lived with him also caught leptospirosis — but has since recovered "after a lengthy hospitalization," the city said Wednesday in a new public hea
