‘Faulted’ floors, cracked curbs highlight new earthquake exhibit in Fremont
Click HERE if you’re having trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device. Earthquakes are scary, but preparing for them doesn’t have to be. At Fremont’s Central Park on Sunday, hundreds of...
View ArticleMan fatally shot at East Oakland homeless camp
OAKLAND — A 51-year-old man was fatally shot early Monday at an East Oakland homeless camp, authorities said. The man’s name has not been released. Authorities said he was living at the camp. The...
View ArticleAngry Gods step in to solve global warming in new Oakland stage comedy
One thing ancient dramatists knew was that sometimes humans mess everything up so badly that you need a deity to descend from the skies to sort things out. A bigger world means bigger problems,...
View ArticleMan killed when car hit by train in Oakland is identified
OAKLAND — A man killed Saturday morning when the car he was driving was hit by an Amtrak train in East Oakland was identified by the coroner’s office Monday as Pablo Mancia-Guardado, 46....
View ArticlePhotos: Ex-49er Eric Reid sells Hayward hills home
Former San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid has sold his Hayward hills home for $1.81 million, reports the L.A. Times. Click here if viewing from a mobile device. The Pro Bowl safety, who knelt with...
View ArticleFire significantly damages Fremont home; four displaced
FREMONT — A one-alarm fire that started in a shed and spread to a house on a court displaced four people early Monday, a fire official said. Nobody was injured in the blaze, which was knocked down...
View ArticleAre you registered to vote? Here’s how to check
Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 elections for California. Voters have until 11:59:59 p.m. PT to fill out the form online here. After that deadline, you can still register for...
View ArticleThe point we’re missing about ‘Barbecue Becky’ and her sisters
I keep thinking about this thing that happened a few weeks ago. I was on the Metro and some kids were being loud. Nothing abnormal for a bunch of teenagers, but as we pulled into a stop, transit police...
View ArticleHawaiian Airlines flight bound for Maui turns around, lands in Oakland
A Hawaiian Airlines flight headed for Maui from San Diego turned around and landed at Oakland International Airport early Monday, authorities said. Inquiries to the airline were not returned...
View ArticleHawaiian Airlines flight bound for Maui turns around, lands in Oakland
A Hawaiian Airlines flight headed for Maui from San Diego turned around and landed at Oakland International Airport early Monday, authorities said. Inquiries to the airline were not returned...
View ArticleUniversity of California workers to strike for three days
BERKELEY — University of California groundskeepers, custodians, security guards as well as hospital technical workers in the Bay Area and throughout the state will go on strike Tuesday through...
View ArticlePriest sex abuse: New report lists 212 Catholic priests in Oakland, San Jose,...
As Bay Area Catholic leaders are increasingly under pressure to name priests accused of abusing children, a Minnesota law firm published a report Tuesday identifying 212 priests in the San Jose,...
View ArticlePhotos: NFL great Rod Woodson drops price on Pleasanton home
Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson has shaved the price on his Pleasanton, Calif. home to $2.275 million. Click here if viewing from a mobile device. The six-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath...
View ArticleJazz keyboard hotshot Brian Ho hopping around SF Bay Area, but don’t ask what...
Brian Ho is having a good month. Just back from a run of high-profile gigs in Taiwan, the pianist and organist has been representing the South Bay as part of the SJZ Collective, a prodigious group...
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No charges for BART officer involved in fatal shooting
OAKLAND — There will be no criminal charges filed against a BART officer who fatally shot a man outside the West Oakland BART station in January, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced...
View ArticleNew Desley Brooks lawsuit: ‘Where’s the money bag?’
OAKLAND — A former aide to Councilwoman Desley Brooks filed a lawsuit against her and the city on Monday, painting the elected official as an abusive boss who told him to deliver money from farmers’...
View ArticleSteve Mariucci was surprised by the Raiders’ trade of Amari Cooper and here’s...
Count Steve Mariucci among those who were surprised when the Raiders traded receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday. “I didn’t think the Raiders, when I heard rumors about this, were...
View ArticleOakland, Emeryville, Berkeley are WeWork major expansion sites
OAKLAND — WeWork on Tuesday disclosed plans for a major expansion of its operations in the East Bay, saying it will jump into office buildings in downtown Oakland, as well as Berkeley and Emeryville....
View ArticleFootball: What Skyline coach says after losing to McClymonds 94-0?
OAKLAND — One reader was so upset by last week’s Oakland Athletic League football score — McClymonds 94, Skyline 0 — that he felt compelled to call this news organization, questioning the sportsmanship...
View ArticleOakland activists protest ‘cruel and inhuman’ treatment of homeless after...
OAKLAND — Activists on Tuesday demanded the city stop disbanding encampments and evicting homeless residents, citing a scathing United Nations report that accused Oakland of violating residents’ rights...
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