Monday Morning Headlines: Oakland Sees Five Homicides In Three Days

  • A three-alarm fire early Monday has nearly destroyed a Buddhist temple in San Jose that also suffered a fire last year. The Chua Duyen Giac Buddhist temple on Foss Avenue broke out in flames around 5:30 am and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. [KTVU]
  • Oakland’s homicide count for the new year jumped to five on Saturday with a triple shooting around 3 am on the 8400 block of International Boulevard. These three killings followed two fatal shootings in the city on New Year’s Day. [KTVU]
  • The two hikers found dead on Mount Baldy who remained unidentified last week have now been identified as Guatemalan nationals Juan Sarat Lopez, 37, and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, 36, who were both residents of Los Angeles. Authorities believe they fell…

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