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Volunteers at Dolores cleanup on Saturday can enter raffle for Outside Lands tickets
The Love Dolores campaign will host its annual volunteer “micro litter clean-up” at Dolores Park this Saturday, July 6 from 1-3 p.m. The group will meet at Dolores and 19th streets, according to a San Francisco Recreation and Park Department Instagram post. The goal of the event is...
One-legged ex-pimp set to win $1M from SF—all from his jail cell
A disabled former pimp who has been in jail for over a decade awaiting trial on murder could, for a second time, win more than $500,000 from San Francisco for alleged mistreatment in its cells, according to a settlement agreement set to be approved by the city. Vincent Bell, whose...
Berkeley Law files suit against Navy, EPA for radioactive contamination
Berkeley Law’s Environmental Clinic, on behalf of environmental nonprofit Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Navy and Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, regarding the cleanup of Superfund site Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. According to the lawsuit, the site was...
78-year-old driver accused of killing family at SF bus stop charged, DA says
The driver accused of killing a family in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood in March has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said during a press conference on Tuesday.The collision in March killed a family of four and the 78-year-old driver is going to face four counts of vehicular manslaughter.The victims have been identified as Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 40, and Matilde Ramos Pinto, 38, their 1-year-old Joaquin Ramos Pinto de Oliveira, and 3-month-old Caue Ramos Pinto de Oliveira.RELATED: Infant's organs donated to save other children in need after entire family dies in SF crashA report from...
Their first jobs as new immigrants were at Subways. They never received checks, they say.
When Khadengra Subedi immigrated to the U.S., he said, the first job he was offered was at a Subway sandwich shop in San Francisco. Subedi, a Nepali father of two, needed to get on his feet, so he took it. In the nine months he worked there last year, he...
Infant dies on Stanford University campus
(KRON) — A 5-month-old infant died inside an apartment on Stanford University’s campus Monday, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators said the baby’s death appears to be a tragic “accident.” Stanford University’s Department of Public Safety alerted the Sheriff’s Office at 11:30 a.m. on Monday about an infant who was “not breathing at […]
OPD Increases Enforcement for a Safe Fourth of July in Oakland
OPD Increases Enforcement for a Safe Fourth of July in Oakland. With the Fourth of July just hours away, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) would like to wish everyone a fun and safe holiday. OPD will have an increased police presence throughout the city, focusing on enforcement against illegal fireworks, celebratory gunfire, and sideshow activities.
Berkeley has a new plan to test for radiation at Cesar Chavez Park — using a drone
More than a month after Berkeley’s plan for radiation testing in Cesar Chavez Park was rejected by regional water quality regulators, the city has submitted a new proposal that involves flying a drone over the park with the help of UC Berkeley nuclear engineering experts. The city’s proposed testing...
Mountain View library forced to close as AC fails during heat wave
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As outside temperatures soared into the upper 90s, the Mountain View Public Library had to close early Tuesday afternoon because of excessive heat in the building, forcing people to seek relief at other nearby cooling centers. The air conditioning system malfunctioned just as the...
Baby Cafe closes Oakland location, Dragon’s Pond temporarily shuts down
The Public Market Emeryville and Union City locations remain open, and the team is launching new eateries in San Leandro (details to come) and the Boston area, but the Oakland location of Baby Cafe Hong Kong Bistro has permanently closed after eight years in Chinatown. Mr. Liu Noodle House has already opened in the space. Thanks to a Nosh tipster for the news. Baby Cafe Hong Kong Bistro was at 358 11th St. in Oakland.
Oakland will test letting residents add signs and traffic barriers to dangerous roads
For several years, community groups have been pushing for a faster process for residents to get the permits they’d need to make temporary changes to dangerous streets and intersections around Oakland—like crosswalks, cones, bollards, and signs—to make them safer. Two months ago, the city’s transportation department determined...
Oakland PD avoids state action after mayor says city won't meet 911 deadline
At 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the Oakland Police Department released a media statement saying the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is now collaborating with OPD after learning the department will not meet the upcoming July 26 deadline to improve its 911 response times. In a new...
OPD warns of residential robbers identifying as police
(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department issued a safety advisory Wednesday after recent incidents where residential robbers identified themselves to victims as police officers. Several recent cases have involved one to four suspects breaking into Oakland residences and then either searching or demanding items from victims, OPD wrote in the advisory. When the victims have […]
Elderly woman who died after being pushed into BART train identified
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A homeless man is accused of pushing a 74-year-old woman into a Bay Area Rapid Transit train, resulting in her death, according to BART officials. The elderly woman was pushed into a Millbrae-bound train inside the Powell Street Station in San Francisco at 11:06 p.m. Monday, officials said. The victim was […]
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