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Former SF nonprofit director arrested on 34 felony charges
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The former director of a San Francisco-based nonprofit has been arrested for allegedly misusing public funds and submitting fraudulent invoices to the city, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. Kyra Worthy, 49, of Richmond, the former executive director of the nonprofit SF SAFE, was arrested on 34 felony charges. […]
Hayward police investigate fatal shooting of 16-year-old girl
HAYWARD, California — A 16-year-old girl was fatally shot and a 41-year-old man injured in a shooting incident on West Tennyson Road, police said. Officers responded to the report of a shooting near the 900 block of West Tennyson Road at approximately 11:15 a.m. on July 28, 2024, according to a press release from the Hayward Police Department. Upon arrival, they found a 16-year-old female suffering from gunshot wounds. She was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased.
Why an Oaklandside reporter is suing Alameda County over its sideshow law
Sideshows are a problem. They’re loud, sometimes accompanied by gunfire, they destroy street infrastructure that costs millions to repair, and all too often people are run over and maimed by swerving 4,000-lb. hunks of metal and rubber. Dangerous sideshows appear to have grown in number over the last few...
Southern California evacuations ordered as more than dozen wildfires plague state
Firefighters are battling 15 fires in California, including two massive wildfires. The Park Fire in Northern California grew Tuesday into the fifth largest wildfire in state history while another prompted evacuations.
The story behind St. George Spirits’ new orange blossom gin
Have you ever sipped a spirit that transported you to a different time and place? That’s the kind of magic the team behind the legendary Alameda-based St. George Spirits tries to create, says head distiller Dave Smith. The former English teacher and winemaker runs the distillery, which is known for its gins, vodkas, whiskeys and eaux de vie, alongside master distiller Lance Winters.
Firefighters make progress against massive blaze in California ahead of warming weather
FOREST RANCH, Calif. — (AP) — Fire crews worked Tuesday to hold on to the progress made against the largest blaze in California this year ahead of warming temperatures forecast for later this week. Authorities said containment was 14% and lifted evacuation orders in some communities of Butte...
What causes an earthquake? We answer questions about tremors you may be shy to ask
The 4.9-magnitude earthquake that occurred northeast of Barstow Monday left Californians across the state feeling the jolt — and with questions about the tremor. Whether you’re a longtime resident or new to the state, here’s a refresher on the causes of earthquakes, whether prediction is possible, and what to do during one.
Empty mall to be converted to UCLA Research Park
UCLA recently acquired a former mall that it will convert into the UCLA Research Park that will house the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA and the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, as well as programs across other disciplines. The 700,000-sf property, formerly the Westside Pavilion shopping mall, is two miles from the university’s main Westwood campus. Google, which previously leased part of the property, helped enable and support UCLA’s acquisition.
More than 1,000 job cuts from A’s departure, tech, Wine Country jolts Bay Area workers
In the latest jolt to the region’s economy, more than than 1,000 job cuts loom in the Bay Area — including several hundred triggered by the pending departure of the Oakland A’s, the bankruptcy of a Wine Country company and the closure of a Richmond green tech firm, state filings show.
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