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Wildfires still a risk on Day 5 of heat wave as North Bay residents try to keep cool
Our brutal Bay Area heat wave is now in its fifth day. Extreme heat was increasing fire danger in the North Bay Saturday and many folks were seeking shade and just trying to cope."We're still all hands on deck," said Jason Clay from Cal Fire.Cal Fire crews jumped on a wildfire Saturday, north of Geyserville in Sonoma County. The so-called Pocket Fire burned 12 acres before it was contained. Red Flag conditions and extreme heat are keeping firefighters busy across the North Bay and the state this weekend.On Tuesday, The Toll Fire in Napa County was stopped at 40 acres...
Oakland church continues spreading kindness after being burglarized twice in 48 hours
Members of an Oakland church showed a commitment to service just days after being burglarized twice in 48 hours.Volunteers showed up for a grocery giveaway Saturday at the East Bay Church of Religious Science.Last Saturday and Sunday thieves broke into the church. They damaged doors and a security gate, then took off with the church offerings, audio and video equipment and several computers.MORE: Video shows dozens of people ransacking store at Oakland gas stationVideo shows dozens of people ransacking 76 gas station on Hegenberger Road near San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.Church members say they'll rebuild."You know from the beginning, our thing was forgive and forge on. We had prayer for the people who broke in and will continue to do that. We just kept going. We had our community service today, and last week we were doing a celebration of queer youth in our community, and tomorrow we'll be continuing that work," said Rev. Dereca Blackmon.Insurance will help cover their losses but church officials say they're still about $20,000 short.They've launched a GoFundMe to help bridge the gap. If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live
Shocking video shows dozens ransacking Oakland convenience store
OAKLAND -- One Oakland business owner is demanding accountability from the city after dozens of people ransacked his convenience store Friday.Owner Sam Mardaie said a large mob of people spent about 30 to 40 minutes cleaning out his 76 gas station store at the corner of Hegenberger Road and Edgewater Drive. He said two workers called 911 but he claimed Oakland police showed up nine hours later."Everything is destroyed. This is what I feed my family," he said. Mardaie said the thieves came in waves. He estimates a total of 80 to 100 people took part in the theft. Aside from...
The Oakland Ed Week in Review 6/29/24-7/5/24
We’re back with our roundup of education news from around The Town, the Bay Area, state, and nation for your weekend reading. This is a Dirk favorite and one of the last blogs he published for Great School Voices. Here’s what’s been going on:. Here in Oakland...
Team News: Gleadle returns to starting role against Oakland Roots
Louisville City FC coach Danny Cruz will stick to a familiar starting group Saturday while aiming for back-to-back away wins. LouCity will kick off at 10 p.m. against Oakland Roots SC with just one change from last week’s starting 11, seeing Sam Gleadle replace the injured Jorge Gonzalez along the front three. Gleadle relieved Gonzalez in the first half of City’s victory at Birmingham Legion FC and went on to score the game’s opening goal in an eventual 4-1 win.
CHP rescues kitten stranded on the side of I-80 in Oakland
A kitten stranded on the side of the highway Friday night was rescued after a call to the California Highway Patrol. Around 8 p.m., the CHP said they got a call about a kitten being stranded on the side of Interstate 80, near the I-580 eastbound transition. CHP officer Bretz responded to the call and found the kitten scared and shaking near the highway. "Officer Bretz quickly and calmly rescued this adorable fur-ball from getting hit," the CHP said. "We're thankful to those that called this in and grateful for officer Bretz's quick action and kind heart."
Free fishing day, record heat draw the angling-curious to California waterways
SAN FRANCISCO -- Saturday was the first of the two free fishing days of 2024 in California -- a great time to get out to the water to see if you could make the perfect cast."Fishing remains hugely popular in California. We have such diverse populations. We have the ocean, lakes and rivers," said Peter Tira, spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. "We want to get people outside. We want people to be out in nature."Tira says these are the two days out of the year where you don't need a license to fish in the state."We...
A final farewell to Solomon’s Delicatessen and other Bay Area Jewish food upates
Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. In the 12 years that I’ve been doing this column, I’ve reported on some tragic news, such as the untimely deaths of some Jewish chefs. While this isn’t at that same level, the rise and fall of Solomon’s Delicatessen stands out as a sad tale to me, mostly as an example of the risks of the restaurant business. There was so much excitement around the deli, which took so much longer than expected to open, and then … the pandemic.
Stanford University burn control experiment could help ecosystem, cut fire risk in years to come
There's a new twist on wildfire preparedness here in the Bay Area. It's an experiment at Stanford University, not just to cut the risk this year but potentially cut it in decades to come.On a sunny afternoon, crews guiding a tank-like machine burned a path through the wild grass near the Stanford University dish, kicking off a study that will eventually turn thousands of acres into a living fire lab.Known as the BurnBot, the unit works like a rolling furnace, scorching the ground with a precision that's keeping the controlled burn safe and potentially providing new clues for researchers.MORE:...
California Woman Shocked by How Texans Act at Waterpark
A TikTok video has gone viral of a California woman and she was shocked how Texans act at the Waterpark. She comes from California and could not believe that Texans just leave their belongings unattended while they enjoy the Waterpark. Nobody rummages or steals anything and goes about their day. She ends the video with "...and that is why we moved to Texas!" Welcome to Texas, psychollly! The comments are fantastic.
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