Police ID suspect in Hawthorne animal cruelty video
Police have identified a man who was allegedly caught on camera abusing a dog in a Hawthorne park. The Hawthorne Police Department announced Friday that 54-year-old George Petrie faces a felony charge of animal cruelty after a video of the alleged abuse was shared on social media. Police began investigating the...
The Berkeley man who’s been making pizzas in a ‘little closet’ for 17 years
"It's just a little closet where I make pizza, basically."
Grocery Outlet’s six stores in Contra Costa Couty not included in list of 36...
Company announced this week underperforming stores will close this year. Emeryville-based Grocery Outlet announced this week that they plan to close 36 of their 536 stores across the United States this year, including nine in California. However, it was learned Friday, that the Antioch store is not on the list. In...
East Bay police seek public’s help locating three missing teens, ages 15 to 17
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is searching for three missing people. The teenagers — ages 15, 16 and 17 — were last seen in San Leandro around 6:20 p.m. on Friday.
UCSF social workers demand safety in wake of hospital stabbing death
Health care workers demanded a meeting with UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, saying he's failed to improve safety in the wake of the stabbing death of UCSF social worker Alberto Rangel at SF General Hospital.
San Francisco man found guilty of domestic violence
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco jury convicted a man of domestic violence and repeatedly violating a restraining order, prosecutors announced Friday. Following a trial, 44-year-old Mickey Rivera-Ortega was found guilty of domestic violence, assault, drug possession, and multiple violations of court orders....
DO NOT ignore that $1.00 charge on your water bill
It was 6:32 PM. I sat at the kitchen island with meatloaf cooling and opened our online bill. Buried line: “meter re-read fee — $1.00.” Odd smell of chlorine hung in the air. Outside, I heard a faint hiss near the curb box by our mailbox.
This downtown S.F. college campus to close after low enrollment triggers loss of state...
The Downtown campus’ closure will be the latest vacancy in the ongoing exodus of businesses and other tenants from the city’s once-vibrant core, while other universities move in.
San Rafael Courthouse Sting Nabs Man Accused Of Raping Minor
San Rafael police arrested a 21-year-old man at the Marin County courthouse on Wednesday, after investigators say he raped a minor and an unconscious victim, authorities said. The suspect, identified by investigators as Randy Eduardo Flores Deleon, was booked into the Marin County Jail and is being held while...
Unhoused person found dead near Ohlone Greenway
An unhoused individual was found dead near Ohlone Greenway in Northwest Berkeley Thursday afternoon, as first reported by The Berkeley Scanner. At 2:42 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller told the Berkeley Fire Department they saw an unhoused person unresponsive near the trail, according to a statement by the Berkeley fire and...
