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Takeaways from AP’s story on inefficient tech slowing efforts to get homeless people off the streets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is the nation’s epicenter of homelessness, where more than 45,000 people live in weather-beaten tent encampments and rusting RVs. But even in the state that is home to Silicon Valley, technology has not kept up with the long-running crisis. Billions of dollars...
Kitten Season In Full-Swing: Local Shelter Still Looking for Homes for Furry Friends
This year’s “Kitten Palooza” saw the adoption of 86 kittens. The event, put on by the Humane Society Silicon Valley earlier this month, is a push to cull the influx of kittens that flood into the shelter each year around this time. “When the weather turns warm,...
Oakland businesses plead for help after office space break-in near Hegenberger
The office building on the end of Collins Avenue off of Hegenberger in Oakland was the target of a break-in Saturday morning. The building is an office space that houses 16 small businesses and local organizations, according to said Ken Houston, a partial owner of the building. Surveillance video from...
Parchester mural project: It takes a village to color a community
Dipping his brush into light blue paint, Peter Bakke filled numbered panels with the color. The sea was taking shape Saturday on the long wall in front of him, where dozens of other volunteers were applying shades of blue with careful strokes. Working all morning and much of the afternoon,...
Cal Shakes theatre faces closure over lack of funds
A theatre nestled in the hills of Orinda since 1974 Is now on the brink of its lights going out for good. The program's executive director says if they don't raise $350K in a few weeks, their 50th-anniversary production will not go on and they’ll be forced to lay off staff.
Misinformation and Disinformation: Election Edition in Lafayette Aug. 22
Join a presentation from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Lafayette Library on Thursday, August 22 for an eye-opening discussion of the impact of misinformation and disinformation on elections. Learn how to spot fake news, fact-check sources and navigate the complexities of today’s media landscape to become a more...
2024 Santa Clara Infrastructure Bond Details
At the July 16, 2024 City Council meeting, Council voted unanimously to place a $400 million general obligation bond on the November 2024 ballot to address the City’s over $600 million in unfunded infrastructure needs. While the most immediate infrastructure needs total more than $600 million over the next...
Hope 100 Golf Marathon back … with new option
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sign-ups are underway for the 10th annual Hope 100 Golf Marathon in Pleasanton benefiting Hope Hospice, with organizers introducing a new skills challenge as an alternative for golfers who want to participate in the event but don’t have time for 5-1/2 rounds worth of holes in one day.
DUI Driver Kills Female Riding Bicycle in Antioch
The Antioch Police Department arrested a driver who is suspected to be under the influence after striking and killing a female Saturday morning. On July 27, 2024, at approximately 12:10 AM, Antioch police officers responded to a vehicle collision in the area of Lone Tree Way and Sagebrush Drive. Upon the officers’ arrival, it was determined that a vehicle struck an adult female who was riding a bicycle.
CHP Officers Arrest Speeding Suspect in Hayward, Seize Unregistered Firearm and Drugs After High-Speed Chase
In Hayward, a high-speed chase occurred during a routine graveyard shift for CHP officers. They arrested a driver and confiscated illegal contraband after the vehicle was clocked at 129 miles per hour, according to CHP Hayward. CHP officers engaged in a high-speed chase that ended with the arrest of a...
Around Town: Nature is calling
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A NATURAL HIGH … When Palo Alto’s moved in December 2020 to remove the residents-only restriction from Foothill Park, nature lovers responded in force. The newly rechristened Foothill Nature Preserve, which had attracted an average of 143,725 annual visitors over the prior five years, saw the number go up to 294,000 in 2021, according to the Community Services Department. Some days were so busy in April 2021 that cars had to be turned away. Since then, things have apparently settled down. Supervising Park Ranger Michael Warner said Foothill Nature Preserve saw 158,507 visitors in 2023, which is roughly aligned with the last pre-COVID year (in 2019, there were 156,250 visitors). The rainy season early in the year may have helped drive down the annual numbers. The council’s decision in January 2023 to start charging parking fees every day of the week may have also helped. Warner told the Parks and Recreation Commission during his July 23 presentation that visitors also seem to be behaving better. While park rangers had responded to 61 calls for service in 2023 (49% more than in the prior year), there were fewer issues with visitors flouting park rules. Rangers issued 226 written warnings in 2023, down from 290 in 2022, and 29 citations, up one from the prior year. One of the 29 was particularly notable – a case in which a person on a Onewheel electric skateboard rode on a trail after hours. “So it was kind of multiple issues at once,” Warner said. “It was impressive.” The park, he noted, continues to boast an impressive abundance of wildlife. “Foothill is probably the most wildlife-rich preserve that I’ve ever worked in,” said Warner, who had previously worked in Mendocino and Marin counties. “It’s the only place that you can go for an hour hike and you can see all sorts of animals everywhere. You just have to slow down and listen and observe. There’s animals and birds everywhere in that preserve. It’s jam-packed.”
Kara Kohler eases to opening heat win on Day One of 2024 Olympic Games
In the women’s single sculls, Kohler (University of California, Berkeley/USRowing Training Center – Princeton) pulled away from Austria’s Magdalena Lobnig to win the sixth and final heat to advance to Tuesday’s quarterfinals. Lobnig got off the line in first position with Serbia’s Jovana Arsic slotting into...
CHP Apprehends Tesla Driver After High-Speed Chase in Oakland, Suspect Faces Multiple Charges
Following a high-speed pursuit in Oakland, California Highway Patrol officers apprehended a suspect driving a Tesla. The chase unfolded last Friday when the vehicle caught officers' attention due to its excessive speed in a bus lane on International Boulevard near 60th Avenue. The CHP's attempt to initiate a traffic stop...
East Bay Man Charged with Federal Crimes for Firebombing UC Berkeley Police Vehicle
An East Bay man is currently facing federal charges for setting a University of California Police Department vehicle ablaze, according to an indictment released by U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. Casey Robert Goonan, 34, allegedly used Molotov cocktails to ignite the parked patrol car on UC Berkeley's campus on June 1, leading to significant damage and the vehicle being written off as a total loss.
Forward progress stopped for 734-acre wildfire in Sunol, CAL FIRE says
Forward progress has stopped for the 734-acre Creek Fire in Sunol, CAL FIRE said.#CreekFire [update] Welch Creek Rd X Calaveras Rd in Sunol (Alameda County) now 734 acres & 10% contained. Forward progress stopped. Evacuations orders & road closures remain in place. Unified command: @EBRPD & @AlamedaCoFire.https://t.co/B03W8ul6s2 pic.twitter.com/TgHW5156cl— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) July 28, 2024 The wildfire burning near Welch Creek and Calaveras Roads started around 4 p.m. on Friday and is 10% contained.The video in the media player above is from a previous updateRELATED: Evacuation orders in place as crews battle vegetation fire in Sunol, CAL FIRE saysCrews are battling a 50-acre vegetation fire at Welch Creek and Calaveras Roads in Sunol on Friday, CAL FIRE said.Evacuations and road closures remain in place at the Sunol Regional Wilderness Park and nearby homes.App users: For a better experience, click here to view the full map in a new windowStay with ABC7 News for the latest details on this developing story.
Sheriff deputy seriously injured by theft suspect with stolen car in San Leandro
(KRON) — An Alameda County Sheriff deputy was seriously injured after a theft suspect struck the deputy with a stolen car in San Leandro on Wednesday morning, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said. At about 8 a.m., Alameda County’s auto theft task force and deputies assigned to the Eden Township Substation tried to apprehend two […]
REVIEW: Niall Horan brings his traveling ‘Show’ to Shoreline
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Irish pop singer and former One Directioner Niall Horan brought his much-anticipated The Show tour to Shoreline Amphitheater on balmy Friday. Horan’s silhouette appeared behind a gold curtain—worthy of a theater production and with a pair of wiggly eyes at the top—to the first chords of “Nice to Meet Ya,” from his 2020 sophomore solo album, Heartbreak Weather.
Company affiliated with Edge Esmeralda ‘pop-up village’ enters into purchase agreement for huge site in Cloverdale
A massive, vacant swath of land in southeast Cloverdale that once was to be transformed into a $200 million resort suddenly is slated for potential development by a surprise buyer: a company linked to Edge Esmeralda, the “pop-up village” that attracted visitors from around the world to Healdsburg in June. Esmeralda Land Company, run by Devon Zuegel, a principal behind Edge Esmeralda, has ...
Antioch Approves Long Awaited Sideshow Ordinance
In a 3-0 vote, the Antioch City Council approved its long-awaited sideshow ordinance after nearly two-years of discussions. Within the ordinance, it prohibits organizing, advertising, and being a spectator at a street racing, sideshows, and reckless driving exhibitions. Any person who violates the ordinance could be subject to a $1,000 fine or 6-months in jail, or both,
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