Suspect arrested after car strikes 8 pedestrians after Oakland First Friday
Authorities said eight pedestrians were injured when a motorist drove onto an Uptown Oakland sidewalk after First Friday. Prosecutors now allege the crash was intentional.
East Oakland Fireworks Chaos Torches Family SUV on 96th Avenue
Illegal Fourth of July fireworks turned a stretch of 96th Avenue in East Oakland into a late-night hazard zone last Saturday, igniting a tree and spreading to parked vehicles. At least one SUV was left badly burned, and a nearby family escaped without injuries but with a serious scare, as spent explosives and debris li
PG&E Customers Lose Money as Fake Barcode Payment Scams Spread
PG&E customers have lost more than $211,000 to utility scams so far this year, with a new barcode and QR code payment scheme helping drive ... Read More
Suspect arrested in East Oakland shooting that killed father of 4
OAKLAND, Calif. - A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a father of four who was killed while driving in East Oakland last month. Leonard Dwight Evans, 43, was arrested July 1 in Stockton, according to jail records. Evans is being held in the June 14 killing...
Judge dismisses attempted murder charges against Bay Area man accused of driving family off...
More than three years after a radiologist was accused of intentionally driving his family off of Devil's Slide, a judge dismissed the criminal charges against him, according to our partners at the Bay Area News Group.
Trader Joe’s Is Changing How Americans Shop for Groceries. Here’s Why More Families in...
Trader Joe’s has become more than just a grocery store in California. It has turned...
Fireworks at Trader Vic’s Emeryville
Traveling the Bay Area and beyond to find the best Mai Tai in the world! Tiki, cocktails, and adventures by Kevin Crossman. The Golden Gate Bridge fireworks were of interest to Mrs Mai Tai, but the high threat of fog made elaborate plans seem risky, so we took a sort of safe route by heading to Emeryville to have some
Major Lazer transforms Stern Grove into a daytime rave
The electronic dance music group took over the San Francisco park for a free holiday weekend concert as part of Stern Grove Festival.
Drug-free housing, summer fun in the Marina, and quest for public power on table...
Open-container drinking may be coming to Chestnut Street, but that’s only the first of a packed week at City Hall. Supervisors and city commissions will weigh everything from a public bank and a crackdown on drug use in supportive housing to an audit of the financially troubled California Academy of Sciences, new polic
The Breaking Point: How San Francisco Reduced Visible Homelessness While Driving More Poor People...
By Malik Washington, Investigative Journalist, Destination Freedom Media Group and Contributor, Davis Vanguard. San Francisco wants credit for reducing visible homelessness. Its own records suggest the city may also need blame for helping fill a jail system now described by a Civil Grand Jury as overcrowded, understaff
