Letter: Measure D allows libraries to be a safe place for teens, learning
Measure D allows libraries tobe a safe place for learning I’m a senior at Oakland Tech and I believe that the Oakland Public Library is a valuable resource for everyone who lives in Oakland. So in...
View ArticleOn Tap: Vagabond Players to present ‘Boys Next Door’
ANTIOCH Vagbond Players, Campanil to present ‘Boys Next Door’ The Vagabond Players are gearing up for their next play, “The Boys Next Door,” at 2 p.m. June 3 at El Campanil Theatre, 602 W. Second St....
View ArticleAfter F-bomb, Warriors’ Steph Curry should come clean with these (PG-13)...
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the videos on a mobile device Surely by now you are familiar with the F-bomb heard ’round the world. If not, it went this way: The Warriors’ Steph Curry,...
View ArticleMistrial declared in brother-turned-stepdad sex assault trial in Oakland
OAKLAND — A mistrial was declared after a jury could not come to an unanimous decision as to whether a man accused of molesting his half-brother and stepsister, who would later become his stepchildren,...
View ArticleBerkeley’s Five will be replaced by Mediterranean restaurant
Berkeley’s Hotel Shattuck Plaza will turn its popular Cal-American restaurant Five into a Mediterranean-focused dining spot this summer. Five will close June 18, after which work will begin to turn the...
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Fremont picks first female, gay police chief
Fremont has appointed the first female and openly gay police chief in its 62-year history. In a statement Monday morning, City Manager Fred Diaz announced he appointed Kimberly Petersen, a captain with...
View ArticleTraveling this summer? Here is where to get pre-screened by the TSA to breeze...
OAKLAND — As the busy travel season gets under way, the Transportation Security Administration is urging Bay Area travelers to enroll in its pre-check screening process to make their trip through...
View ArticleRepublican congressman introduces ‘Libby Schaaf Act’ to criminalize...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has a new bill in Congress named after her — but it’s not one she’s likely to support. Rep. Steve King, a firebrand conservative Republican from Iowa, announced what he’s...
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Suspect in Fremont burglary pulled K-9 into house, police say
FREMONT — A San Leandro man was in custody Monday after being arrested in connection with an attempted residential burglary where he managed to pull a K-9 inside a house, authorities said. Robert...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in East Oakland last week is identified
OAKLAND — A 26-year-old man fatally shot last Friday in East Oakland was identified by police Tuesday as Michael McNair of Alameda. So far, no arrests have been made in the case, and a motive has not...
View ArticleWarriors’ Durant, Curry repeat in Sports Illustrated World Fame 100
For the third year in a row Sports Illustrated has published the World Fame 100 list, its rankings based on three “fame factors”: online search score, social followers and endorsements. For the third...
View ArticleOakland human trafficker who burned, tortured victims found guilty on all...
OAKLAND — A man who burned one woman’s flesh off her arm, and tortured another with an aerosol can shoved into her body was found guilty of all charges Tuesday. A jury of six men and six women returned...
View ArticleHayward shooting suspect hit officer with metal bar, police say
HAYWARD — A 15-year veteran police officer has been treated and released after a shooting Tuesday, police said, while the suspect in her assault is in critical but stable condition. About 7 p.m.,...
View ArticleOakland ethics panel investigates money given to Councilwoman Brooks
OAKLAND — The Oakland Public Ethics Commission confirmed Tuesday it is investigating whether Oakland Councilwoman Desley Brooks violated city ethics rules by allegedly failing to report money she...
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Pittsburg man charged in Fremont chain-snatch robbery
The Alameda County district attorney’s office has charged a Pittsburg man with robbery in connection with one of a recent series of chain-snatch robberies. Those robberies, some of which drew...
View ArticleKilling machines to art: Confiscated guns transformed into “objects of beauty...
OAKLAND — Two right hands are clasped together vertically, the bottom of one a root, the top of the other a tree trunk. But upon closer inspection, those hands are actually pieces of guns. The “Art of...
View ArticlePolice investigate Livermore armed robbery
LIVERMORE — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man suspected of robbing a check-cashing store. At 3:53 p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to Check Into Cash, 977 East Stanley Blvd.,...
View ArticleSuspects arrested on I-980 after high-speed pursuit
#UPDATE: Westbound traffic on Highway 24 in Oakland backed up for at least 4 miles as #CHP investigates after high-speed chase. https://t.co/1qnwqO8R1z pic.twitter.com/5iOWUzukfw — Stephen Ellison...
View ArticleSheriff’s staff plans review after K-9 bites handcuffed man
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office says it has reached out to its 25 K-9 officers and begun an internal review meant to ensure a biting incident that injured a man this week won’t happen again....
View ArticleNFL owners’ national anthem policy won’t put issue to bed
I don’t know about you, but I’m enjoying the new pastime that is taking the sports world by storm: Watching NFL owners trying to cover their collective keister. They were at it again Tuesday morning,...
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