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Kenzie Smith, Oakland Activist Involved In ‘BBQ Becky’ Incident, Dies at 43
Kenzie Smith, an Oakland activist, community advocate and onetime city council candidate, unexpectedly died over the weekend at age 43. As of Monday, the circumstances of his death were unclear. News of Smith’s passing began to circulate among friends and family members on Saturday morning. The news became public on...
Rapper arrested in Oakland shooting death of Tan DaGod
OAKLAND, Calif. - A man has been arrested following the shooting death of Oakland rapper Alliauna Green, 27, known as Tan DaGod. Dominic Gates, 30, is facing a murder charge from the Alameda County District Attorney. Gates, also a rapper, known as BNC4Nero, has a previous felony conviction. Green was...
Bay Area Journalist Enlisted to Aid Embattled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao as Chief of Communications
Veteran journalist Casey Pratt has had the pulse of Bay Area sports for years. Pratt now steps into a new arena as the Chief of Communications for the office of Mayor Sheng Thao, an individual in serious need of some good PR, following an FBI raid of her house involving an alleged corruption scandal, Oakland's ranking as the #2 worst managed city in the country, and calls for Thao to step down from all directions, including the NAACP. Thao hopes that Pratt's acumen from behind the news desk will translate to a position of civic discourse, as well as a strategic messaging shift, the mayor's office announced earlier today.
Willits Rotary Coloring Book Photo Contest Awards and Auction
Willits Rotary Coloring Book Photo Contest Awards & Auction. The Rotary Club of Willits is collecting photographs of Willits which will be transformed into 8.5 x 11” coloring book pages for the first ever Coloring Book of Willits. We intend to print 5000 copies which will be given to local Elementary and Pre Schools, the Willits Library, the Museum, the Skunk Train Depot, the Chamber of Commerce Office, Hospital/Doctor office waiting rooms, and maybe your office or business. We are still looking for sponsors to advertise in this one-of-a-kind fundraiser for, and about our community. We hope you will consider joining us on Friday August 16th for a Dessert Buffet with After Dinner Liqueurs from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm where we will display the photos which will be included in this inaugural coloring book, and vote for the cover photo. We will also auction off the full color back page advertisement and the remaining full color advertising spaces available on the inside covers. Thank you in advance for supporting Willits Rotary as we continue to make a difference in our community one project at a time.
Keith Papini Interview: Ex-Husband Reveals Why Sherri Papini Faked Her Kidnapping
Before Hulu’s Perfect Wife premiere, Sherri Papini’s ex-husband, Keith Papini, opened up about the kidnapping hoax. Sherri, the woman who faked her kidnapping, went missing in November 2016. After an investigation, detectives proved that her disappearance was a hoax. They found evidence proving she lived in her ex-boyfriend James Reyes’ house during the disappearance. Sherri was a married mother of two at the time.
PIT BOX: Tight West Series championship fight heads to Shasta Speedway
After consecutive events at Irwindale Speedway earlier this month, ARCA Menards Series West drivers and teams head to the Northern California for Saturday’s Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway (8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing). The Shasta 150 marks the 16th time the West Series will compete...
Huge Silicon Valley tech campus is foreclosed as office market staggers
MOUNTAIN VIEW — A lender has seized through foreclosure a South Bay tech campus once touted as an “exquisite” property in a fresh sign that an economic whirlpool menaces the Bay Area office market. The office campus, located at 350 and 380 Ellis Street in Mountain View,...
Grocery Shopping App FlashFood Helps Grocers Sell Soon Expiring Items at Discounted Prices in Santa Clara and Elsewhere
In partnership with Save Mart, Flashfood deals are available at Lucky Supermarkets across the Bay Area. “With just two stores in Santa Clara right now, Lucky shoppers have saved more than $1,200 on groceries using Flashfood, while diverting more than 1,000 pounds of food from landfill,” stated Calli Brannan, Head of Customer Success at Flashfood.
Expectant parents identified as victims swept into ocean in Santa Cruz
Two victims who died last week after being swept into the ocean in Santa Cruz lived in San Jose. The victims were a couple, identified by family as Pedro and Emma Nelly, and were soon to be married. Pedro's father said it is an indescribable pain he feels after receiving...
East Bay phone bank volunteers energized by VP Harris' presidential bid
The excitement in the Democratic party over Kamala Harris' name being moved to the top of the ticket is energizing volunteers here in the Bay Area.In a sleepy neighborhood in the hills of El Sobrante, more than a dozen volunteers gathered at Nancy Klein's house. It's something they do every week."I'm a volunteer with the Democrats, and we're reaching out today to say thank you for donating to the Harris for president campaign," said one of the volunteers, who was reading a script provided by the campaign.There are people scattered in every room of the house, even the garage. They...
Kaiser Permanente mom from Brentwood to cheer on son at Paris Olympics
A nurse in Antioch, CA has nurtured her 22-year-old son’s taekwondo ambitions since he was 3. Expected to compete for gold, CJ Nickolas, a former Heritage High student, was first trained by his father at Givans Taekwondo in Antioch. By Elizabeth Schainbaum, Manager, Regional Content, Corporation Communications, Kaiser Permanente...
Wingnut Museum opens in North Berkeley, pays tribute to the working class, unconventional community
On July 13, a museum dubbed The Wingnut Museum reopened in North Berkeley — entirely dedicated to wingnuts. Claiming to be the world’s first and only museum dedicated to wingnuts, the museum boasts an impressive collection featuring all sizes, shapes and materials from a diverse range of hardware tools.
Officials: Vandals make off with candy, soda after starting fire in Rohnert Park concession stand
Vandals broke into a concession stand at a Rohnert Park baseball field Monday, stole hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise and started the stand on fire, authorities said. Candy, about 30 packs of soda, chips, hot dogs, hot dog buns, ice cream and other food items were emptied from a two-door refrigerator, freezer and shelves of the snack bar, located in Benicia Park, at 7471 Bernice Ave. ...
ACC notebook: Cal, Stanford ready for cross-country trips
As the Pac-12 Conference fell apart in summer 2023, a lifeline came for San Francisco Bay Area institutions Cal and Stanford from an unlikely destination: the Atlantic Coast Conference. On Tuesday, the Golden Bears and Cardinal football programs received formal introductions to their cross-country conference mates during ACC media days in Charlotte, N.C. Cal coach Justin Wilcox was asked about his team's "wild" schedule, in which the Golden Bears will travel to Auburn in Week 2 before flying 2,200-plus miles to Tallahassee just two weeks later to take on Florida State in ACC play. "If you would have asked me...
Peak of heat wave arrives in Bay Area; much cooler temperatures in store this week
The hottest day of the week arrived on Tuesday in the Bay Area with another day of the heat wave on tap for Wednesday before a period of much cooler weather toward the end of the week.The National Weather Service said Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories were in effect for most of the Bay Area except for areas along the coast and around the bay until 11 a.m. Wednesday. The hottest temperatures were expected in the East Bay Interior Valleys, East Bay Hills, and Santa Clara Hills where triple-digit temperatures will be seen.KPIX First Alert Weather: Current conditions, alerts, maps...
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