Letter: Green New Deal moves nation off fossil fuels
Green New Deal movesnation off fossil fuels We must eliminate dirty fuels. California produces and exports a huge amount of gasoline. My family is terrified of climate change, and the ongoing fires,...
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Pop-up shop in Alameda showcases adoptable pets during holiday season
ALAMEDA — Furry, four-legged creatures seeking human companions are getting a little more visibility this holiday season with the opening of a new pop-up adoption center at Alameda’s South Shore...
View ArticleBerkeley burglary, sex assault suspect sought
BERKELEY — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who broke into a residence before stealing property and sexually battering a female resident. In a statement, police said the...
View ArticleBody recovered from San Leandro marina
SAN LEANDRO — The body of an unidentified male was pulled from the city’s marina shoreline Sunday, authorities said. Around 3:30 p.m., police responded to the report of the body on the shoreline, San...
View ArticleBerkeley wants to hear from residents on trash transfer station redesign
BERKELEY — Berkeley’s waste transfer station — where garbage is sorted before being shipped to landfills — is due for an upgrade, and the city wants residents to weigh in on how to reconstruct it and...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in East Oakland, authorities said. Police have not released his name but said they believe he was 28. The shooting was reported about 1:15 p.m. in the...
View ArticlePolice identify man fatally shot Friday in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A 35-year-old man man fatally shot Friday in West Oakland was identified by police Monday as Edward Williams. A 44-year-old man also wounded in the shooting remains hospitalized. His name has...
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Storms to soak Bay Area through Friday, bring high waves, wind, rough commutes
Fresh off last week’s rain that extinguished the deadly fire in Butte County and washed the soot out of skies across Northern California, two new storms are blowing in from the Pacific Ocean, bringing...
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Storms to soak Bay Area through Friday, bring high waves, wind
Fresh off last week’s rain that extinguished the deadly fire in Butte County and washed the soot out of skies across Northern California, two new storms are blowing in from the Pacific Ocean, bringing...
View ArticleTwo Oakland men admit guilt to murder to avoid life in prison
OAKLAND — In a rare move, at least one Oakland man held responsible for the 2014 death of a security guard pleaded guilty to his murder Monday, avoiding life in prison without parole. Three other...
View ArticleAlameda: None hurt, but four displaced in apartment fire
ALAMEDA — No one was injured in a one-alarm fire at an apartment building on the Island late this morning, but four people were displaced, a fire spokesman said. The fire at the four-unit building in...
View ArticleFederal judge to decide fate of East Oakland homeless encampment
OAKLAND — An unpermitted homeless encampment on a city-owned lot in East Oakland may be evicted pending a federal judge’s decision Tuesday. The encampment — dubbed the “Housing and Dignity Village” —...
View Article‘The Voice’ Top 11: Who stood out on ‘Fan Night’?
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains information from Monday’s night’s Top 11 performance installment of “The Voice,” which has finished airing on the East Coast). It’s “Fan Night” on NBC’s “The Voice,”...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts ex-state assemblyman in retail fraud scheme
OAKLAND — A federal grand jury indicted a former state assemblyman on multiple counts of wire fraud and money laundering Monday, a Justice Department spokesman said. The indictment, unsealed Monday in...
View ArticleEast Bay men allegedly robbed buyer in illicit gun deal. It turns out he was...
OAKLAND — Two men are facing a possible 20 years in prison after they allegedly robbed an undercover federal agent who was trying to bust them for dealing firearms on the black market. Marcos Antonio...
View ArticleChow Oakland closes after 8 months, marks third closure in 2018
Comfort food eatery Chow, the restaurant-market hybrid, has closed its Piedmont Avenue doors after only eight months in business. The restaurant announced the closure in a statement on its website in...
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Nia Wilson’s family ‘1,000 percent’ wants death penalty for alleged BART killer
OAKLAND — The parents of Nia Wilson, who was stabbed to death on a BART station platform earlier this year, said outside a courtroom Tuesday they want the district attorney to seek the death penalty...
View ArticleWarriors HQ Podcast Ep. 6 – Will Stephen Curry return to take on the Toronto...
With Stephen Curry and Draymond Green recovering from injuries, Warriors Coach Steve Kerr credits Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson for stepping up to help the team shake off a four game losing streak...
View ArticleInside Look: Berkeley’s Zino takes over from Five
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device When Berkeley’s century-old Hotel Shattuck Plaza reopened a decade ago after a mammoth renovation under new ownership, it...
View ArticleMission Peak: Park district settles lawsuit over parking lot with neighbors
A settlement that allows the East Bay Regional Park District to continue planning and designing a 300-space parking lot near a popular entrance to Mission Peak Regional Preserve has been reached with...
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