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2 arrested in Antioch killing of father found inside home
ANTIOCH, Calif. - Two men were arrested and charged in the shooting death of an Antioch father inside his home, police said. Elijah Birba, 21, and Christopher Paez Jr., 23, were arrested with the help of Stockton police on Tuesday, Antioch police said. Birba and Paez are accused in the...
State increases monitoring of Oakland failing 911 center
Oakland’s 911 emergency call center is facing more oversight from state regulators amid the city’s yearslong failure to bring answering times down to the mandated standard. In an August 27 letter addressed to Oakland Police Department’s new police chief, Floyd Mitchell, California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)...
Bay Area dreaming: Teddye Buchanan’s timely Cal journey
Teddye Buchanan is living his dream. A local product, Buchanan will don the Berkeley blue and California gold for the first time Saturday after imagining playing for the nearby Bears all of his life. “It means a lot,” Buchanan said. “Growing up, obviously I knew a lot about the Cal...
Elections grab bag: Pamela Price recallers get hit with a fine
A roundup of this week’s goings-on in Oakland politics. One of the committees behind the campaign to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price was hit with a $3,700 fine by the California Fair Political Practices Commission, the state’s political watchdog. According to the FPPC, Supporters of Recall...
Pedestrian hit by car in North Beach has ‘life-threatening injuries’: SFPD
(KRON) — San Francisco Police officers responded Friday afternoon to the scene of a man struck by a car in the city’s North Beach neighborhood. Police arrived at Bay Street and Columbus Avenue at 4:12 p.m. for the report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. SFPD said officers rendered aid to the victim at […]
Girls volleyball | Four seniors to lead mostly new Piedmont team
The Piedmont High School girls volleyball team is ready for the campaign with a bucketful of new players. Just four seniors fill the roster and most of the players are new to varsity. “We are very young and not super-experienced,” Highlanders coach Mariah Cardenas said. “It’s going to be a...
Men’s Cross Country Takes Team Title at USF Invitational
SAN FRANCISCO – Santa Clara men's cross country opened its season with a win at the USF Invitational. Full results can be found here . Hear from men's head coach Felipe Montoro after today's USF Invitational win#StampedeTogether pic.twitter.com/ZYSDpddJ8W — Santa Clara Cross Country/Track & Field (@SCUXCTF) August 31, 2024 Team Results 1. Santa Clara (22) 2. UC Davis (45) 3. Saint Mary's (100) 3. Cal (100) 5. Sacramento State (175) 6. San Francisco (180) 7. Stanford (202) 8. San Jose State (247) 9. UC Santa Cruz (255) 10. Fresno State (287) 11. Cal Poly DC (295) Individual Results 4. Ishaan...
Jen Malcom Starts Tenure With Win
PORTLAND – Head coach Jen Malcom wasted no time getting into the win column in her first season at the helm of the California women's volleyball program. The Golden Bears (1-0) swept Nevada (25-17, 25-16, 25-22) in their first game of the Rose City Showdown in Portland Friday afternoon. Xuemeng (Maggie) Li and Gianna Bartalo led all players with 10 kills and 22 digs respectively. Annalea Maeder recorded two service aces to put her just eight away from tying Teri Donahue for fifth place on Cal's all-time career list.
Yes, There’s an SF Burning Man at Ocean Beach Saturday, Co-Organized by… Former SF Supervisor Eric Mar?
There are actually several contingents of Burners heading to Ocean Beach Saturday to put on their own miniature versions of Burning Man, but one of them appears to be co-organized by former District 1 Supervisor Eric Mar. It is of course well-known that the first Burning Man in 1986 was...
Boys water polo ready to defend NCS championship
Piedmont High School’s boys water polo team climbed the mountain in 2024. The Highlanders became the first Alameda County team to win a North Coast Section title, defeating Alameda in the NCS Division 2 championship game, 10-8. The summer is over, the seniors are gone and Piedmont is now...
Oakland Eastmont Hills residents seek answers from city in wake of ongoing violence
Neighbors in Oakland's Eastmont Hills refuse to let gun violence be normalized in their community.They're angry, upset, and once again demanding city leaders for solutions after police said a shooting last week killed one man and injured two people at the corner of Ney Avenue and Ritchie Street.They sent their list of demands to city leaders as Mayor Sheng Thao and her team of department heads held the last of a series of town hall meetings on Friday to address crime and homelessness."We do not need a town hall to explain to us how a city department works. We've been...
Bujake and Chalburg Lead Spartans in USF Invitational
SAN FRANCISCO –Will Bujake and Amanda Chalburg led the way for the Spartans as both the men and women of San José State cross country ran in their season-opening meet at the USF Invitational on Friday afternoon from Golden Gate Park. A sophomore transfer, Bujake led the way...
Beloved SF writer, advocate, diehard Grateful Dead fan dies at 66
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Steve Silberman, an acclaimed science writer who championed autism rights, an ever-so-passionate Grateful Dead fan, and a beloved member of the San Francisco community, passed away on Wednesday. He was 66. Silberman’s husband, Keith Karraker, announced the death on a social media post on Thursday. “It’s my very sad duty to […]
Morgan Hill school temporarily locked down after nearby hit-and-run
(KRON) — Officers responded to a hit-and-run Friday morning in Morgan Hill, the Morgan Hill Police Department said. The crash happened near the intersection of Malaga Drive and Majorca Drive. The driver of the suspect vehicle ran away from the scene and broke into a neighborhood resident’s home — prompting the homeowner to flee her […]
Surfer Rescued at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, In Critical Condition
The San Francisco Fire Department announced Friday morning a surfer had been rescued while surfing Ocean Beach and was in critical condition. The Fire Department responded to an emergency call where Judah Street meets the Great Highway just before 10 am and when they arrived, ocean rescue and at least one bystander were on the beach administering CPR. Three surfers had reportedly pulled the man out of the water when he didn’t pop back up after catching a wave.
Missing at-risk Richmond man last seen 3 days ago
(KRON) — An at-risk man last seen in Richmond has been missing for three days, the Richmond Police Department announced Friday on social media. Robert Dylen Hall was last seen on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 13th Street between Chanslor Avenue and Bissel Avenue. Hall is described to be 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, according to RPD. […]
California vs. UC Davis updates: Live NCAA Football game scores, results for Saturday
The UC Davis Aggies will start their season against they. Kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at California Memorial Stadium. Saturday's contest might be decided in the trenches. UC Davis was unstoppable on the ground last season, having averaged 164.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like California struggles in that department as they averaged 181.1.
‘A sorry excuse’: Tribe takes on Vallejo tribal casino environmental assessment
The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation took aim at plans for an upcoming $700 million tribal casino in Vallejo, calling the environmental assessment "a sorry excuse for an environmental review that fails to meet even the most basic requirements of federal law." The harsh comments come after the Department of the...
Angelina Jolie Says She's Forced to Live in L.A. Due to Divorce From Brad Pitt But Will Leave 'as Soon as' Their Twins Turn 18
Angelina Jolie can't wait to get out of Hollywood.In a new interview published Friday, August 30, the Maleficent star made rare remarks about her 2016 divorce from Brad Pitt, admitting she plans to ditch Los Angeles the second the ex-spouses' youngest children, 16-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox, turn 18.Explaining how she "grew up in" L.A. as the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, Jolie said the only reason she still lives in the Southern California city "because I have to be here from a divorce.""But as soon as they’re 18, I’ll be able to leave," the Lara Croft:...
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