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Ukiah Photography Club: Exploring Seasons Through the Lens
The following is a press release issued by the Ukiah Photography Club:. The Ukiah Photography Club meets at MEDIUM Art Gallery, 518 E. Perkins Street, Ukiah on the first Saturday of every month at 10:00 a.m. The upcoming meeting will be on August 3rd. Members get together to share their work, discuss projects, and connect with fellow photographers. If you’re unable to attend in person, we can provide you with a link to join the meeting online.
UVFA: Ukiah Transfer Station fire likely sparked by battery
An improperly disposed of battery likely sparked the fire that destroyed a large building at the Ukiah Transfer Station early this month, the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority reported. So many bales of recyclables, some of them 10-feet-high, were still smoldering in the warehouse several hours after the large building caught...
Ukiah Library to host Art Walk staff show ‘After Work’
The Ukiah Branch Library staff invites the community to join us for Art Walk Ukiah: Mixed Media Staff Show “After Work” on Friday, Aug. 2 from 5-7 p.m. During July and August, we will feature a mixed media exhibit created by the talented Ukiah Library staff. The featured art will include poetry, crochet, sewing, painting, collage, photography, and other handmade crafts.
EXCLUSIVE: Alameda swim team mom and president arrested on embezzlement charges
Police have arrested the president of a youth swim team in the East Bay city of Alameda. They say she embezzled more than $50,000 and that's having a big impact on the nonprofit club.Parents from the Alameda Gators asked I-Team reporter Dan Noyes to investigate. They say because of this missing money, they've had to fire two long-time coaches, and now, the kids are holding fundraisers to keep the team afloat.When 45-year-old Sarah Lynn New became president of the Alameda Gators swim team in September of last year, she received a debit card with a PIN number for the club's...
1 dies after two Oakland drivers run stop signs simultaneously: police
(KRON) — Two drivers blew through stop signs in the same Oakland intersection just before their vehicles collided Wednesday night. Police said one of the drivers died. The crash occurred at the 2100 block of Oakland’s 38th Street. Police said the driver who died drove northbound at “excessive speeds” before the crash. Crews responded to […]
Sailboat Washes Ashore on Iconic Mendocino Beach
Locals and tourists alike were surprised to find a sailboat named the “Not Sure” washed ashore on one of the Mendocino Coast’s most iconic beaches this morning. The vessel was discovered on the sands of Portuguese Beach, part of Mendocino Headlands State Park. California State Park’s Ranger Loren Rex provided details about the incident.
Woman found fatally shot in East Oakland overnight
A female victim was shot and killed in East Oakland early Thursday morning, according to police. Officers were called to the area of International Boulevard between 20th and 21st avenues at about 2 a.m. to investigate reports of a shooting. When they got to the scene, they found the victim, described by police simply as "a female," lying in the street.She was pronounced dead at the scene and her name and age have not been released.Anyone with information is asked to call OPD homicide investigators at (510) 238-3821 or a tip line at (510) 238-7950.Any videos or photos that might help with the investigation can be sent to cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.
LeRonne Armstrong and another OPD chief were investigated and faulted for leadership failures
The Oaklandside has learned that the city of Oakland quietly investigated how former Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong and his immediate successor Darren Allison handled explosive allegations of perjury and bribery by an OPD homicide detective. The city’s investigation, carried out by the Police Commission’s Community Police Review Agency and an outside law firm, found that Armstrong and Allison failed to ensure OPD’s internal affairs division rigorously and fairly examined the accusations against the detective. Investigators concluded Armstrong and Allison both fell short in their authorities and responsibilities as commanding officers.
Northern California forecast: Gusty winds Friday bring elevated wildfire risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wildfire risk is higher than average Friday for Northern California as gusty winds could help fuel fires. A red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect through 11 p.m. because of southern winds. That could be problematic for firefighters as they work to extinguish the Park Fire, California's largest wildfire of the year so far.
Newsom: Clear California homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom is pressing for direct action, nearly a month after the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the green light to clear homeless encampments and arrest or fine unhoused people for sleeping in public spaces. As CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall explains, the governor on Thursday issued an executive order directing state agencies to […]
CA housing affordability crisis has been decades in the making - what got us here?
Housing experts say the homelessness crisis has been decades in the making.Prop 13, which limits property taxes, is one challenge in California. Then, there are competing local, state and federal laws.And it all comes at a time when wider economic forces are putting pressure on people struggling to get by.We took a deeper look into what got us here."You can think about homelessness as being a math problem, where people have an income, and there is rent. And it doesn't quite add up," said Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco.MORE: Newsom issues executive order...
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