Last night at Washington Park in Alameda, a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed in a robbery. According to the the Chron, "the girl was with about 10 friends when five or six teenage boys whom they didn't recognize approached them." One of the guys in the approaching gaggle shot five shots into the air, and then one in her back. She was pronounced dead at Highland Hospital in Oakland. No arrests have been made in connection with her murder. (Don't they draw the bridges, or something like that, when a serious crime happens on the island?) ...

First, let's dispense with the murders and shootings. We would very much like to see news items about Oakland and Richmond that don't involve people being shot and killed or shot and in critical condition at Highland Hospital, or falling to one's death or being severely beaten and dying several days later. Oakland's already past the 100 murder mark. It is now illegal in the state of California to steal free newspapers, as reported......

All but one lane of I-80 westbound are blocked, after a woman driving an infant lost control of her car and flipped over by the University Avenue exit this morning. The woman has been sent to Highland Hospital and her male passenger suffered minor injuries, but the baby, strapped in a car seat, is fine. By the coast, Highway 1 remains closed after mudslides, and this morning, a two-car accident tied up 92 as well.......