Retrial begins for suitcase full of weed robbery turned double homicide in...
OAKLAND — Nearly seven years after two cousins were killed in 2011 for a robbery of a suitcase full of marijuana, the retrial of a man accused of their murders began this week. Kyle Puckett, 29, is...
View ArticleChef Preeti Mistry closes Navi Kitchen in Emeryville
Six months after shutting down her celebrated Juhu Beach Club, chef Preeti Mistry has closed her second restaurant, Navi Kitchen in Emeryville. The news was announced July 1 on the kitchen’s Instagram...
View Article5 fun SF Bay Area things to do with your dog, from water taxis to tasty treats
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing these photos on a mobile device Has Bowser been giving you that look, the one that says “I could do better?” Well, maybe he’s just bored and ready for an...
View ArticleEast Bay golf coach arrested; police say he sexually abused multiple students
A Bay Area golf coach was in county jail after his arrest this week on suspicion of sexually assaulting multiple girls who were his students, and police are encouraging other possible victims to come...
View ArticleCurtain Calls: ‘Housekeeper’ from hell to take stage in Martinez
If you hire someone, say a housekeeper, sight unseen, what happens when that person shows up looking like anything but the perfect employee? Well if you’re Manley Carstairs in Plotline Theater...
View ArticleChampionship boxer Andre Ward to host amateur competition
HAYWARD — Boxer Andre Ward, whose sharp jabs and crunching power punches made him an undefeated world champion, is returning to this town where he attended high school to inspire others who climb into...
View ArticleAt Tesla, Elon Musk casts himself as a superhero. But he sweats the details...
By Drew Harwell | The Washington Post Tesla’s recent announcement that it had reached its long- delayed goal of making 5,000 Model 3 electric sedans in a week seemed like a triumph for Elon Musk’s...
View ArticleLetter: Why the U.S. needs a free press now more than ever
Why the U.S. needs a free pressnow more than ever Good editorial: “Newspaper killings attack democracy and all Americans” (June 30). It is abundantly clear now that a horrible mistake has been made...
View ArticleLetter: Blaming Trump for shooting at newspaper is a stretch
Blaming Trump for shooting at newspaper is a stretch The East Bay Times’ editorial on Sunday (July 1) seems to be the liberal left stretching to hyperbole the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis...
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts fans jam new San Jose shop on opening day
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device They started lining up before 6 a.m. Friday, jamming the drive-thru and packing the lobby. “They” are the Dunkin’...
View ArticleJahi McMath: Funeral honors young teen whose brain death captured world’s...
Click here if you are having trouble viewing this gallery or video on a mobile device. OAKLAND — The mother of an Oakland teen who was declared brain dead almost five years ago but kept breathing...
View ArticleEast Bay mother plans rally for son shot to death
OAKLAND — A woman who has spent much of her life advocating against violence is now planning a rally for her son, Patrick Demarco Scott Jr., who was fatally shot in February in North Oakland. Carol...
View ArticleEast Bay letters: Buddhists urge officials demand end to Trump policies
We the undersigned — and on behalf of 39 other individuals — are Buddhists affiliated with the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism, whose adherents in this country are largely Japanese-American. Many of us...
View ArticleEight men wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — Eight men were wounded by gunfire Friday night and Saturday morning in four shootings that happened between downtown and North Oakland, authorities said. None of the four shootings appear to...
View ArticleLetter: Travel ban ruling smacks of ‘hanging chad’ logic
Travel ban ruling smacksof ‘hanging chad’ logic Re: “The Supreme Court’s worst decision ever” (Opinion section, July 1): The Supreme “Court jesters” have done it again! This motley assemblage of...
View ArticlePleasanton: Police seek help in identifying suspect linked to indecent...
PLEASANTON — Authorities are looking for community help in identifying a suspect linked to multiple incidents of indecent exposure in Pleasanton and Fremont in the past month. At least two and possible...
View ArticleOakland: Activists and attorneys discuss impacts of Supreme Court’s travel...
OAKLAND — In an underground auditorium at the Oakland Main Library, more than 50 attendees gathered on Saturday morning to hear what immigration attorneys, activists and Muslim community organizers...
View ArticleWoman killed, three men wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — A woman was killed and three men wounded in three East Oakland shootings Saturday night and Sunday morning, police said. One of the men wounded was a friend of the woman killed, while another...
View ArticleMe & My Car: ’34 Derby Bentley exemplifies era’s luxury vehicles
Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device. Bentley’s founder was Walter Owen Bentley, born in 1888. He left school at the age of 16 to work as an apprentice railway engineer...
View Article10 cheap (but fun!) Bay Area date ideas for summer
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing these photos on a mobile device It’s summer. It’s beautiful. And the living’s easy here in the Bay Area. But it sure ain’t cheap, especially if you have...
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