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Popular San Francisco LGBTQ nightclub hit by armed robbers
A popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in San Francisco experienced a frightening gunpoint robbery. Surveillance footage showed robbers, covered from head to toe, using crowbars to pry open a door to get inside Oasis nightclub at the corner of 11th and Folsom streets in the South of Market neighborhood. It happened early Thursday morning just after 5 a.m. while three workers were cleaning up."(The robbers) didn't realize our cleaning crew was in there. And so once they got in, there was sort of the surprised confrontation of people in the building. And that's when the guns came out," said club owner D'Arcy Drollinger.Drollinger...
52-Year-Old Man Dies After Striking Cement Pillar on Jackson Street in Hayward
Last Friday, a single-vehicle collision tragically culminated in the death of a 52-year-old man at the intersection of Jackson Street, east of Diadon Drive in Hayward. According to the Hayward Police Department, the man was driving eastbound on Jackson Street around 1:40 p.m. when his vehicle veered off the road and struck a cement pillar. Arriving officers found the driver with major injuries still at the scene.
‘Hell no’: Saks Fifth Avenue shoppers in SF trash new appointment-only model
Amid Friday afternoon’s heat, the five posh floors of Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco’s Union Square offered a cool elegance that belied the jarring news from the day before: the store is transitioning to an appointment-only model and laying off staff. What will it feel like to...
Backpacks with donated supplies filled for thousands of students
OAKLAND, Calif. - The 25th annual Stay-in-School packing event is sending 6,000 fully-stocked backpacks to Oakland Unified students after Saturday's packing party. Volunteers with Lend a Hand filled thousands of backpacks with supplies. Bags for younger students include crayons and drawing paper. For the older students, their supplies include writing...
14-Year-Old Tanishi Gupta Climbs NAG Rankings With 1:01.26 100 Fly at Novato Sectionals
LCM (50 meters) Results on MeetMobile: “2024 PC Novato CA/NV Speedo Sectionals”. Alto Swim Club 14-year-old Tanishi Gupta ripped a personal-best 1:01.26 to win the women’s 100 butterfly on Saturday night, highlighting the third night of Novato Sectionals. Gupta dropped more than half a second off her previous-best...
Electriq Power’s Inventory Auctioned Off for $4.9M
In the unfolding bankruptcy of Electriq Power Inc., a company that put solar panels on Santa Barbara rooftops for free, a sale of the company’s inventory stored in a San Leandro warehouse netted $4.9 million, excluding litigation claims, bankruptcy trustee Robert Furr said in an email this week. The sale represents about 7 cents on the dollar given that the original bankruptcy filing on May 3 indicated Electriq’s creditors were owed about $70 million.
California secures federal assistance to support response to Hawarden Fire
SACRAMENTO – Working quickly to bring in additional funding and resources to help fight the rapidly burning Hawarden Fire, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire burning in Riverside County.
Builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Jonathon Yu is not a professional developer, but he is interested in building new housing. In 2023, the 29-year-old product manager submitted plans to Sunnyvale to raze the modest 1,000-square-foot bungalow he bought a year earlier and replace it with a three-story, five-unit multifamily building. He paid a few thousand...
San Ramon City Council Supports 1% Sales Tax Measure
The City of San Ramon is a step closer towards placing a 1% sales tax measure on the November ballot after its July 25 meeting. The move comes after the council voted unanimously to approve a draft ballot measure after which includes a 1% temporarily San Ramon specific sales tax, a 10-year sunset and a citizens oversight committee.
After nearly 6 months, Calistoga to close $2 million purchase of dilapidated fairgrounds
Calistoga is nearing the acquisition of the Napa County Fairgrounds, six months after the city and county approved a $2 million sale agreement for the 70.6-acre property. Mayor Donald Williams said Friday the city expects to finalize the sale Monday. The city has scheduled a ceremony to commemorate the sale at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Calistoga Fairgrounds Tubbs Building at 1435 N. Oak St. It ...
SF Zoo welcomes young female red panda named Little Mebo
An endangered young female red panda named Little Mebo has been welcomed to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, officials said Friday. Little Mebo's name was chosen by San Francisco Zoological Society board member Kevin Xu in honor of his mother and to complement the animal's playful and curious nature.The youngster was flown to San Francisco from Memphis as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for Red Pandas, said Tanya Peterson, chief executive officer and executive director of the zoo.Zoological experts "study various factors before moving an animal to ensure the genetic diversity of a species,"...
Sale of downtown Napa land for hotel, condo project gets City Council OK
A development to include a 165-room hotel, 77 market-rate condos and roughly 15,000 square feet of retail space is moving forward in downtown Napa. The Napa City Council this week unanimously authorized the sale of a parking lot and public plaza to be used as space for the development, which will stretch from First to Pearl streets and replace current businesses, including Kohl’s. The sale ...
July 14-20: Martinez Police Calls
The following is a sampling of the Martinez Police Calls reported between July 14-20 which focuses on the higher priority call responses in the City of Martinez. 7/19 – Main St (Starbucks): CUSTOMER JUST HIT MNGR IN THE FACE, RESP LEFT ON FOOT. WFA 40s-50s BRO HAIR WHI TANK TOP PINK SHORTS HAS A TEENAGE DAUGH W HER SHES WALKING AROUND DOWNTOWN.
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