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San Francisco Fleet Week kicks off with earthquake preparedness drill: Here's a look
As part of Fleet Week in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management is holding a series of full-scale exercises with the Department of Defense and other local and state agencies.They're preparing for what to do and how to communicate in the event of an earthquake.Specifically, they are working on two key things in Tuesday's exercise happening at Pier 30 and 32.The movement of what they call "disaster service workers" and the clearance of roads, two things they'll have to do immediately after an earthquake.Between 75 to 100 city workers are volunteering their time to take part...
SF school district to announce mergers and closures
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A list of San Francisco public schools that may close or merge set to be announced Tuesday will give parents some type of clarity for the next school year as the San Francisco Unified School District continues to face a major budget deficit said to be hundreds of millions of dollars. […]
SF among top 5 highest-cost-of-living in world: study
(KRON) — At this point, numerous studies and data prove that San Francisco is one of the most expensive places to live in the United States. So that doesn’t come as much of a surprise. However, San Francisco is also among one of the most expensive cities to live in the world. Well, that’s according […]
Oakland officials consider future of police department's ShotSpotter program
On Tuesday evening, Oakland's Public Safety Committee met to consider whether to renew the contract for the city's 20-year-old ShotSpotter program. Police said it's a valuable tool for officer and public safety. Others say, in a time of massive budget deficits, it isn't worth the cost.Facing a $170 million deficit, Oakland is looking wherever it can to trim costs and that's putting the police department's ShotSpotter program in the crosshairs. The technology uses microphones mounted on poles and buildings in high-crime areas to detect the sound of gunfire. The noise is then triangulated to give a location within a couple...
SFUSD identifies schools that could merge, close
The San Francisco Unified School District has identified a preliminary list of 13 campuses to close, merge or repurpose. Superintendent Matt Wayne released the initial list Tuesday, which suggests consolidating, shuttering or finding other uses for a baker’s dozen elementary and high schools. No middle schools were listed. El Dorado Elementary School would close, merging with Visitacion Valley Elementary on the latter’s campus. Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy would merge...
Manny’s Restaurant in Mission District tagged with antisemitic graffiti
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A popular restaurant owned by an Israeli immigrant in San Francisco’s Mission District was tagged with antisemitic graffiti Sunday afternoon. Vandals targeted the restaurant during a pro-Palestine protest at 16th and Valencia Streets, which coincided with the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks. The owner, Manny Yekutiel, declined an […]
AC Transit Changes Course on Proposed West Alameda Service
Ahead of its Board of Directors meeting scheduled on Wednesday, October 9, to vote on whether to approve the proposed Realign Final Network Plan, AC Transit has made last-minute changes to service routing in West Alameda slated for implementation in spring 2025.
Alameda Police Union Supports Pamela Price Recall
Police unions in Alameda and Oakland each have contributed $10,000 to the campaign to recall District Attorney Pamela Price , according to a report in the East Bay Insiders Newsletter , written by “city hall insiders.” The newsletter also stated that the Alameda County Prosecutors’ Association added another $40,000 to the recall effort, with another $50,000 expected from police unions.
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