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Woman convicted in 2021 pepper spray attack on shopkeeper in San Francisco's SoMa
A jury in San Francisco has convicted a woman for a 2021 incident where she attacked a shopkeeper with pepper spray after violating COVID-19 mask rules in place at the time, prosecutors said.According to District Attorney Brooke Jenkins' office, 25-year-old Sahra Bozorgmehr was found guilty of one count of assault in connection with the Feb. 16, 2021 incident in the city's South of Market."The jury's verdict holds Ms. Bozorgmehr accountable for her actions and makes clear that violent incidents will not be tolerated by San Franciscans," Jenkins said Tuesday.Prosecutors said Bozorgmehr attempted to enter a grocery store on the 100...
Berkeley’s last movie house now offering prosciutto and champagne in bid to hang on
Earlier this month, the Rialto Cinemas in Elmwood — the last commercial theater in Berkeley — introduced its latest attempt to stay in business: hot food and a beer and wine menu to supplement the traditional movie-going fare. The theater received its liquor license from the City of Berkeley a year ago and debuted the new menu July 15.
Perigon teams with iCapital to enhance its alts investment platform
The San Francisco-based $7.75 billion Perigon Wealth Management is partnering with the iCapital alternative investment marketplace platform to help Perigon’s financial advisors meet growing client demand for private market vehicles. The new venture will provide access to “a diversified range of alternative investments,” including private equity, private credit, hedge funds and real assets, the companies said in a joint statement.
Palo Alto garages to get long-awaited tech upgrade
When Palo Alto’s elected leaders pitched a plan more than a decade ago to install sensors and digital displays in downtown garages so that drivers would instantly know where to park, the idea instantly won widespread support. The city was facing complaints from area residents about downtown employees taking...
Behind Cal’s Olympic throwers, a fiercely dedicated coach
It was the second meet of the 2024 Oklahoma Throws Series. Wind conditions in the tiny town of Ramona on the April day were perfect, and UC Berkeley junior Mykolas Alekna was throwing the discus with his usual explosive energy, thinking: Maybe today will be the day. And then it was. The 21-year-old shattered the world record in discus.
Suspected Vandal Apprehended After Multiple Livermore Businesses Suffer Broken Storefronts
Livermore Police Department responded to an alarm at a Walgreens on First Street late Saturday night, only to discover a spree of vandalism spread across several local businesses. The alarm, which indicated broken glass, was triggered at approximately 11:30 p.m. at the Walgreens store. During their investigation, officers found that...
City Council will consider allowing taller, denser housing throughout Berkeley
The Berkeley City Council will consider a proposal Tuesday that would make it easier to build denser housing all of the city’s neighborhoods, taking another step toward implementing its precedent-setting 2021 move to ban single-family zoning in the city. It’s part of a continued push to shape the future...
Berkeley zoning has served for many decades to separate the poor from the rich and whites from people of color
Editors’ note: A version of this story first appeared on Berkeleyside in March 2019. Stored away in the file cabinets of City Hall is a series of binders dating back to 1916. These binders each contain several hundred pages of systematically organized documents in neat legal language. At the back of each section is a map of Berkeley with a small number on each property – R-1, C-1, M. This is Berkeley’s zoning code.
Loophole Wheels' second full length skate video, "2ND VISIONS"
Settle in for 26 minutes of audio and visual pleasure with this one. Zach Chamberlin and a host of filmers hoisted the Sony VX 1000s for a lot of San Francisco footage and then some. The soundtrack is on point as well as the filming, so sit back and escape reality for a few. "Our 2nd full ...
Greene Middle School welcomes new principal
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Courtney Carlomagno, assistant principal of Gunn High School for the last three years, joined Greene Middle School as its new principal and will begin her first term in the fall. She is replacing Sebastian Benavidez III, who will officially begin as new principal at...
SF bans towing company from city contracts for 5 years over illegal tows
A towing company in San Francisco has been banned from receiving city contracts for the next five years after illegally towing vehicles, officials said Tuesday.City Attorney David Chiu announced that his office was granted a request to ban the company Auto Towing LLC, saying the company engaged in "predatory behavior" along with "unfair business practices.""This company intentionally misled and scammed people out of hundreds of dollars by illegally towing cars. Our City has no interest in contracting with exploitative businesses engaged in illegal conduct," Chiu said in a statement Tuesday.According to the city attorney, Auto Towing towed several cars from...
City approves Stonestown redevelopment, new housing
When people think of Stonestown Galleria these days, they think more about housing than shopping. In early June, people living in R.V.s blocked an entrance to Stonestown for several hours to protest an upcoming action by the city to clear out their nearby R.V. encampment. Kenneth Cocking, one of the R.V. residents, told San Francisco Standard, “With all of the empty parking lots and space, long enough to where they can accommodate a few R.V.s … they have the means to accommodate the homeless.”
The rent is too damn AI: Peskin seeks ban on price-hike software
In a city desperate to court artificial intelligence for the sake of reviving its hollowed-out office sector, one use of the technology is facing serious backlash. Last week, Supervisor Aaron Peskin, a candidate for mayor, introduced an ordinance that would make San Francisco the nation’s first city to ban the sale and use of algorithmic software programs that guide residential landlords in setting prices.
Palo Alto table tennis star eyes medal in fourth Olympic appearance
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Olympic table tennis player Lily Zhang, who hails from Palo Alto, has been hard at work for the past few months as she prepares for this year’s Games in Paris. It will be her fourth appearance at the Games, where she hopes to take home the United States’ first medal in the sport.
Fremont police say felon out on bail killed girlfriend
(KRON) – A felon out on bail for attempted murder has been arrested for suspicion of murder of his girlfriend, according to Fremont Police Department. Fremont police officers responded to Lake Arrowhead Avenue and Alvardo Boulevard regarding a shooting at 8:55 p.m. on Saturday. Police located a woman who sustained a gunshot wound. The victim […]
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