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Man Accused of Robbing FBI Vehicle Parked in SF Faces Additional State Charges
A man who federal investigators say stole thousands of dollars worth of tactical gear and explosives from an FBI vehicle parked in San Francisco and then traded some of it for $20 worth of crystal meth is also being prosecuted by the city’s district attorney, KQED has learned. Gregory...
Walgreens & big chains launch anti-theft ‘blitzes’ & share pics of thieves’ haul with Lysol spray, Hershey bars & shrimp
A MONTHS-LONG police operation led to the arrest of over 60 individuals suspected of shoplifting at several big-name retailers. The San Francisco Police Department organized a scheme to crack down on retail theft, which lasted over two months. Law enforcement agents planned a ‘blitz,’ which involved coordinated efforts of uniformed and plainclothes officers who wait […]
Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project and Redwood Credit Union Team Up to Beautify San Francisco School
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2024-- Redwood Credit Union recently teamed up with former San Francisco Giants All-Star Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project to create a warm and welcoming space for returning Tenderloin Community Elementary School students. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240821291282/en/ Hunter Pence (center), who launched Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project with wife Alexis, pitches in alongside Redwood Credit union team members at a cleanup of Tenderloin Community Elementary School in San Francisco. (Photo: Business Wire)
Portugal. The Man free show announced for SF Civic Center
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Portugal. The Man has been announced as the headliner for the next free show in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza. The Portland-based indie rock outfit will play Civic Center Plaza on Friday, Sept. 20, according to Another Planet Entertainment (APE). The event is the latest in a series of free concerts […]
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces next round of 2024 artists
The producers of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass have shared the next round of artists performing at the 2024 edition of the free music festival, which returns to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco from Oct. 4 to 6. The latest additions include Cat Power performing the songs of Bob Dylan, Cunningham...
Redwood City Library Foundation highlights dangers of banned books with pub crawl
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Redwood City Library Foundation is hosting its third annual Upscale Pub Crawl in honor of Banned Books Week. The event, held on Oct. 9, begins at the Redwood City Library and will include various Redwood City establishments offering discounted drinks, with some small bite snacks available.
Daly City woman sentenced for deadly DUI crash
(KRON) — A Daly City woman convicted of causing a deadly 2021 DUI crash in San Mateo was sentenced on Tuesday. Tuuika Otoota Salt, 27, was sentenced to serve zero days in prison. Instead of prison time, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Michael Wendler ordered Salt to serve six months in a county jail […]
Hayes Valley Building Destroyed By Fire Full of Squatters, Stoking Fears It Could Be Destroyed By Fire Again
It was last August when an under-construction Hayes Valley building caught fire, with many speculating that people camped just outside the site caused the fire. Construction has gone nowhere since, and neighbors are alarmed that squatters appear to have moved in, and it could just burn again. It was just...
Man Charged in Motorcycle Crash Injuring Two Kids in Santa Rosa
A San Francisco man is facing charges after a motorcycle crash in Santa Rosa left his two children injured. The defendant, 31-year-old Munkh Batmagnai, has been accused of driving under the influence and child endangerment. The crash happened on Saturday evening when his 3-wheel motorcycle overturned, injuring his 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son who were riding with him without helmets. Both children were taken to the hospital as a precaution and have since been released. Batmagnai appeared in court on Tuesday and was granted pretrial release.
Gift card scam suspects from Southern California arrested in Santa Clara County
Two people from Southern California allegedly running a scam involving tampered retail gift cards were arrested in Santa Clara County last weekend, police said Wednesday.Campbell police said in a community alert that officers responded on August 17 to a report of a man placing tampered gift cards on a store stand for customers to purchase. The man was identified as 45-year-old Jian Chen of Rosemead, Los Angeles County.A woman waited in the car as Chen exchanged the altered gift cards, police said. She was identified as Bifen Xie, 32, of Riverside, Riverside County.Police said Chen and Xie had stolen empty...
San Jose boy’s killer gunned down by FBI in Ohio, DA says
(KRON) — Investigators said they recently cracked a 33-year-old cold case and figured out what happened to a 14-year-old San Jose boy’s killer. On September 28, 1991, 14-year-old Raymond Ojeda was shot to death during a gang-related confrontation in the Foxdale Loop area of San Jose, investigators said. The killer, Gerardo Aguilar, “disappeared” before police […]
Enhancements coming to car-free Cal. Ave.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s taking far longer than many had hoped, but Palo Alto is targeting this fall as a time for streetscape improvements — including new signs, planters, bike lanes and bollards — on the car-free segment of California Avenue. The city’s “second...
‘Take charge of your health’: How one captain caught his cancer
In 2017, after experiencing some headaches, Berkeley (California) Fire Captain Chris van Luen had an MRI that showed a pea-size tumor at the base of his brain. No one told him or put him on a monitoring program. Four years later, knowing his increased exposure to toxins, van Luen got a full-body MRI. As doctors shared the news that the tumor had quadrupled in size, the earlier detection was revealed to a shocked van Luen. While many would have been infuriated about the mistake, van Luen chose to move past that part of the experience quickly to focus on managing the cancer. He now works to educate firefighters about the importance of taking charge of their health through prevention, detection and treatment. van Luen details his experience, plus all this:
Creature the size of a dust grain found hiding in California’s Mono Lake
Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada is known for its towering tufa formations, abundant brine shrimp and black clouds of alkali flies uniquely adapted to the salty, arsenic- and cyanide-laced water. University of California, Berkeley, researchers have now found another unusual creature lurking in the lake’s briny shallows —...
Celebrating 90 Years of the Buck/Cardinal Club
A letter from Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics Bernard Muir. Ninety years ago, a group of Stanford alumni and friends came together and made a commitment. What started as a monthly contribution to fund student-athlete scholarships established a tradition spanning nine decades of philanthropy, and formed a community committed to providing the world-class, Stanford student-athlete experience. This year, we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Buck/Cardinal Club by recognizing the crucial impact donor support has made in the lives of generations of Cardinal student-athletes.
All Around Alameda—Want to Catch a Show?
There’s always something going on in Alameda—you just need to know where to look. In this week’s edition of All Around Alameda, we take a look at a few of this week’s upcoming events that let you kick back, relax, and enjoy a show. Starlight Movies...
Man dead, woman injured in domestic dispute shooting in San Leandro
A possible domestic dispute that ended in gunshots in an unincorporated area of San Leandro is being investigated as a homicide, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. On Tuesday at about 10:17 p.m., deputies arrived at a residence in the 16000 block of Carolyn Street and found a woman in her 30s who had been shot in the leg and a man in his 40s who had been shot in his torso. The woman was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. The man was unresponsive when first responders arrived and died at the scene. According to the Sheriff's Office, the shooting appears to be an isolated event related to a domestic dispute. The investigation was ongoing and no further information was immediately released.
Oakland community demands changes to dangerous streets after recent deadly crashes
Community members in Oakland are demanding immediate changes to "traffic violence" and dangerous intersections in the city after recent fatal crashes. Family, friends and community members continue to mourn the deaths of a teenager and a veteran who were killed this month in separate crashes. The deadly crashes are bringing...
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