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Husband of longtime Berkeley councilwoman dies in Mexico
BERKELEY — Longtime city councilwoman Linda Maio is grieving the death of her husband. The husband of longtime Berkeley city councilwoman Linda Maio died last week. Rob Browning died last week while...
View ArticleH-1B: Fremont university slammed as ‘visa mill’ gets warning over student jobs
A university in Fremont found to have strikingly high numbers of foreign pupils has been hit with a warning from its accreditor for failing to place enough graduates in jobs. And a new report indicates...
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D.A. charges East Bay probationer after assault rifle recovery
San Leandro police shared this image Wednesday, March 20, 2019 of Daniel Lamar, 30, of Oakland, Calif. (Courtesy San Leandro Police Department) SAN LEANDRO — The Alameda County district attorney’s...
View ArticleHans Hofmann Berkeley exhibit like a ravishing run through modern art history
The opening panel of wall text at the UC Berkeley Art Museum retrospective for painter Hans Hofmann declares he was “one of the most important figures of postwar American art.” If he is not as well...
View ArticleArrest, charges in Old Oakland fatal shooting, wounding
OAKLAND — A man arrested in Nevada has been charged in a March 10 shooting in an Old Oakland parking lot that left a man he did not know dead and someone he was acquainted with wounded, according to...
View ArticleMan who died after being shot while driving in Oakland is identified
OAKLAND — A 30-year-old man who died Tuesday, two days after he was shot while driving in East Oakland, was identified Wednesday as Maurice Seals. Police are still trying to determine the motive for...
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Sheriff’s deputy hurt in Oakland airport collision
OAKLAND — An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy was injured Wednesday morning when his parked SUV was hit by a speeding car at Oakland International Airport, authorities said. The deputy’s canine was...
View ArticleHow a woman’s secret note to an East Bay cop led to arrests on human...
WALNUT CREEK — When a Walnut Creek policeman responded to a 911 hangup call last November, the driver of a parked car explained the call away; he told the officer his ex-girlfriend had been following...
View ArticleVehicular manslaughter suspect surrenders at East Bay jail
A woman sought by the California Highway Patrol as a suspect in a 2018 vehicle collision that killed two people turned herself in at a county jail Wednesday, authorities said. In a statement, the CHP...
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Brace for a brutal 2019 allergy season in the Bay Area
Spring is busting out all over — and that means that it’s about to be peak allergy season. The combination of rain showers and warm weather means that we are about to be surrounded by wildflowers and...
View ArticleJail time for overzealous parents? Admissions scandal raises big questions...
So, how much is an undergraduate college degree worth? I will let others ponder the state of modern morality in light of news that some wealthy parents apparently deserve an A-plus in cheating: If the...
View ArticleStudent alleges Cal coaches, players, sexually harassed her
BERKELEY — “I will get you fired if you do not have sex with me” – member of the Cal Football Coaching Staff. Let it be known that this was said on the field, in the red zone, during a practice. It was...
View ArticleBombino, the exhilarating Tuareg rocker, heads to SF Bay Area
Tuareg rock with Bombino Last year, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Bombino became the first musician from Niger ever nominated for a Grammy Award, a distinction he earned for his captivating album...
View ArticleBerkeley’s Fondue Fred needs to relocate (or close)
For decades, Fondue Fred has been serving a simple menu of fondue and salad inside a funky old wooden building in Berkeley — a perfect blend of Swiss-style food and atmosphere. But, according to...
View ArticleI-238 connector ramp reopens after early-morning big-rig crash
Northbound Interstate 238, the primary connector ramp from Interstate 580 to Interstate 880, has reopened as of 4:50 p.m. Thursday, more than 16 hours after an early morning crash between a big rig and...
View Article‘My heart still feels broken’: Oakland mourns four police officers slain 10...
OAKLAND — A decade has passed since four Oakland police officers were gunned down in what was marked then as the biggest single-day loss of life for law enforcement since the Sept. 11 terrorist...
View ArticleEx-Cal basketball coach Todd Bozeman dismissed from program
Kudos to Todd Bozeman, the former men’s basketball coach at Cal, for leaving a program through the front door. Bozeman on Wednesday was let go by Morgan State University after a 13-year run. He led the...
View ArticleSan Leandro: Police standoff ends; assault suspect detained
SAN LEANDRO — A 42-year-old man suspected of assault is in custody at a hospital after an hours-long standoff inside an apartment ended early Thursday, authorities said. In a statement, police said...
View ArticleAlameda County DA charges guard after 3-year-old shot in face
OAKLAND — A 23-year-old security guard will be prosecuted on felony charges that his unsecured pistol was the gun that fired a shot that hit his 3-year-old cousin in the face March 15 at their East...
View ArticleWho’s a good dog?! On National Puppy Day, find a canine pal to hug
National Puppy Day? This year, it falls on Saturday, March 23. That’s an easy one. Turns out, thought, that puppies are just the tip of the dog-calendar iceberg. 2019 is chock full of dog “holidays.”...
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