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“Suicide Alley:” Arnold Drive’s Miserable/Miraculous Mile
Daily commuters on Arnold Drive between Glen Ellen and Sonoma are painfully conscious of the one-mile stretch running from roughly St. Andrews Presbyterian Church just south of Sobre Vista Road down to the Sonoma Golf Club. It’s sometimes referred to as “Suicide Alley.”. Those commuting in cars, trucks,...
July 7-13: Antioch Police Calls
The following is a sampling of the Antioch Police Calls reported between July 7-13 which focuses on the higher priority call responses in the City of Antioch. Antioch Police have 8 Homicides in 2024 to date… here are the two most recent. July 11 – Antioch Police Investigating Fatal...
‘No pizzazz’: Instagram co-founder’s new cube-shaped mansion gets ratioed by neighbors
Residents of a San Francisco neighborhood known as one of the hottest real estate spots for tech executives are not thrilled about the latest abode under construction. The cube-shaped mansion at 801 Sanchez St. sits on a hilltop in picturesque Dolores Heights, and its stark, geometric design has upset residents who say it doesn’t fit in with the character of the neighborhood, where narrow, shingled cottages and Victorians are rubbing shoulders with the nouveau-riche dwellings.
Popular San Francisco LGBTQ nightclub hit by armed robbers
A popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in San Francisco experienced a frightening gunpoint robbery. Surveillance footage showed robbers, covered from head to toe, using crowbars to pry open a door to get inside Oasis nightclub at the corner of 11th and Folsom streets in the South of Market neighborhood. It happened early Thursday morning just after 5 a.m. while three workers were cleaning up."(The robbers) didn't realize our cleaning crew was in there. And so once they got in, there was sort of the surprised confrontation of people in the building. And that's when the guns came out," said club owner D'Arcy Drollinger.Drollinger...
Man fatally shot, woman stabbed in SF's Tenderloin District
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A man was fatally shot and a woman was stabbed in the Tenderloin District, according to the San Francisco Police Department. SFPD responded to the 6th Street for a possible shooting at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Responding officers found a woman suffering from stab wounds and a man with gunshot wounds. […]
52-Year-Old Man Dies After Striking Cement Pillar on Jackson Street in Hayward
Last Friday, a single-vehicle collision tragically culminated in the death of a 52-year-old man at the intersection of Jackson Street, east of Diadon Drive in Hayward. According to the Hayward Police Department, the man was driving eastbound on Jackson Street around 1:40 p.m. when his vehicle veered off the road and struck a cement pillar. Arriving officers found the driver with major injuries still at the scene.
Backpacks with donated supplies filled for thousands of students
OAKLAND, Calif. - The 25th annual Stay-in-School packing event is sending 6,000 fully-stocked backpacks to Oakland Unified students after Saturday's packing party. Volunteers with Lend a Hand filled thousands of backpacks with supplies. Bags for younger students include crayons and drawing paper. For the older students, their supplies include writing...
14-Year-Old Tanishi Gupta Climbs NAG Rankings With 1:01.26 100 Fly at Novato Sectionals
LCM (50 meters) Results on MeetMobile: “2024 PC Novato CA/NV Speedo Sectionals”. Alto Swim Club 14-year-old Tanishi Gupta ripped a personal-best 1:01.26 to win the women’s 100 butterfly on Saturday night, highlighting the third night of Novato Sectionals. Gupta dropped more than half a second off her previous-best...
Electriq Power’s Inventory Auctioned Off for $4.9M
In the unfolding bankruptcy of Electriq Power Inc., a company that put solar panels on Santa Barbara rooftops for free, a sale of the company’s inventory stored in a San Leandro warehouse netted $4.9 million, excluding litigation claims, bankruptcy trustee Robert Furr said in an email this week. The sale represents about 7 cents on the dollar given that the original bankruptcy filing on May 3 indicated Electriq’s creditors were owed about $70 million.
Bay Area Olympic Athletes / Local Politicians React to Threats of Violence / SF Marathon
We learn about local athletes headed to the Paris Olympics from Ann Killion, sports journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle. We also delve into the increase in political polarization and violence and discuss what might be done to address it with California Assemblymember Mia Bonta, California Senator Scott Wiener, and San Francisco State University political science associate professor Jason McDaniel.
July 8-14: Richmond Police Calls
The following is a sampling of the Richmond Police Calls reported between July 8-14 which focuses on the higher priority responses in the City of Richmond. With a July 4 homicide, the Richmond Police Department has already surpassed the total number of homicides that occurred in 2023. Between June 24 – July 7, the overview includes 4,264 calls for service, 69 collisions and 75 arrests.
Five teams secure ECNL Boys Regional League championships at 2024 Finals
The ECNL Boys Finals concluded with five ECNL Boys National Champions and five ECNL Boys Regional League National Champions being crowned over the final days of action in Richmond. Below is a recap of the U13-U17 ECNL Boys Regional League title matches:. U17 ECNL Regional League National Champions – SLSG...
California secures federal assistance to support response to Hawarden Fire
SACRAMENTO – Working quickly to bring in additional funding and resources to help fight the rapidly burning Hawarden Fire, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire burning in Riverside County.
Builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Jonathon Yu is not a professional developer, but he is interested in building new housing. In 2023, the 29-year-old product manager submitted plans to Sunnyvale to raze the modest 1,000-square-foot bungalow he bought a year earlier and replace it with a three-story, five-unit multifamily building. He paid a few thousand...
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