SF News Oakland Makes 'Top 10 Dangerous Cities' List A mind-bending five other cities are considered more violent than Oakland, according to 2010 FBI crime data. A 24/7 Wall Street review of said data revealed that, to the shock of no
SF News (UPDATED) Toddler Found Wandering Pleasanton Parking Lot Alone at 3 a.m. A wee one found wandering by himself in a Walmart parking lot early this morning has since been reunited with his family. "[T]he boy, between 2 and 3 years old, was found
SF News Photo: Tsunami Makes Its Way To Emeryville Berkeley photographer Steven Winter (Dr Speed) sent Berkeleyside this astounding image of the tsunami making its way to Emeryville. Excellent work. Click to enlarge. [Berkeleyside]
SF News Estimated 180 People Brawl In Emeryville Bar Fight A massive brawl involving 180 people broke out last night at Kitty’s in Emeryville that sprawled out into the streets. Supposedly Kitty’s is known as a place where fights break out—
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Guy Fieri to Open East Bay Restaurant Noted Food Network star Guy Fieri (née Guy Ferry) plans on opening a fourth branch of Johnny Garlic's restaurant chain in the Bay Area. This one will crash land in Dublin in early
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Temescal NIMBYs Shun McDonald's Redo A few residents in all-that Oakland neighborhood Temescal have helped appeal a decision by the Oakland Planning Commission who approved the rebuilding of a McDonald's spore at 4514 Telegraph Avenue. According to Christopher
SF News Suburban Carjacking Adds to Rash of Antioch Crime Last night around 10:45 p.m. on a quaint-looking street just a block from an elementary school in suburban Antioch, a 40-year old man from Oakland was shot in the stomach when
SF News Oakland Police Shoot, Kill Unarmed Man The Oakland Police will have to answer to the public after fatally shooting an unarmed "popular store owner" on Monday. The man, identified as 37-year-old Derek Jones, was killed by officers after responding
SF News Unruly Protesters Arrested In Oakland After Mehserle Sentencing After Johannes Mehserle received the minimum sentence of 2 years jail time, as many as 500 people gathered outside Oakland City Hall to sing songs and present speeches in protest. However, according to
SF News (UPDATED) Oakland Prepares After Mehserle Sentencing After today's (light?) two-year-sentencing of former BART cop Johannes Mehserle, Oakland is preparing itself for any possible melee. The scene outside Oakland City hall is growing in numbers, but, as of this afternoon,
SF News Fifth Woman Assaulted In Walnut Creek Apartment Complex The folks running the Park Regency apartment complex in Walnut Creek need to get their act together after a fifth woman was attacked on Saturday. "The victim, a 43-year-old resident of the complex,
SF News Two More Small Quakes Shake the East Bay Two small, 2-pointers rattled along the Hayward Fault in the San Ramon area last night, one just before 6 p.m. and the second just after 11 p.m, according to Bay City
SF News 3.3 Earthquake Hits East Bay At 9:35 a.m. this morning, a small 3.3 earthquake hit the Bay Area, just northwest of San Pablo, reports UCGS. The jolt, according to KRON 4, was felt in Berkeley,
SF News Firefighters Battle Flames, Tarantulas As firefighters tame flames in a 375-acre wildfire burning in Mount Diablo State Park near Curry Canyon, they are also dealing with tarantulas. (Oh dear!) The firefighters, it seems, "also had to deal
SF News Photos from 'Peaceful' Pro-Mehserle Rally Here are some shots from today's reportedly peaceful Pro-Mehserle rally in Walnut Creek.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Help Rename Little Mac, Win Lifetime Supply of Mac and Cheese East Bay cheese and pasta pushers Little Mac (founded by Allison Arevalo, Local Lemons blogger) might or might not get sued by high fructose corn syrup pushers McDonald's over the former's name, or
SF News Noted Bassist Murdered On I-80 In East Bay Dewey Tucker -- a 24-year-old Vallejo bassist who performed with loopy songstress Lauryn Hill, Bobby Brown, Chico, the Coup and James DeBarge, just to name a few -- was found dead a little
Arts & Entertainment Oscar Grant One-Year Anniversary Vigil, 1/1 Described as a time to "celebrate, mourn, and strategize," The life of Oscar Grant, who was gunned down by BART cop Johannes Mehserle on New Year's Day of 2009, will be honored tomorrow
SF News Dead Body Found Near Walnut Creek High School The body of a dead man was found this morning a little after 8 a.m. near Walnut Creek's Las Lomas High School, reports CBS 5. The unidentified man is believed to have
SF News Partial Derailment Of BART Train In East Bay According to KRON 4 News, a BART train partially derailed between the Lake Merritt and 12th Street BART stations. Passengers are being evacuated out of the tunnel. The derailed train was headed for
SF News $75K Reward In Hasanni Campbell Case A $75,000 reward is being offered in the Hasanni Campbell case, which, according to CBS 5, will "hopefully bring some fresh leads to the case." If you recall, in August 10, Campbell
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Breaking: Bay Area Gets A Sonic Burger The only thing we know about Sonic Burger is that they have something called a Chili Cheese Wrap. Said wrap with chili and cheese contains Fritos corn chips inside. So, come December of
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via E.B.: "The east bay is one big sex pigeon post to me anymore."
SF News ABC 7's Dan Noyes Receives Murder-Suicide Note Yesterday, if you recall, SFist told you about 64-year-old Yvette Harden, the East Bay women who "fatally shot her handicapped daughter at an East Oakland skilled nursing facility Sunday night then killed herself
SF News East Bay Nursing Home Plays Host to Murder-Suicide 64-year-old Yvette Harden, according to the Oakland Tribune, "fatally shot her handicapped daughter at an East Oakland skilled nursing facility Sunday night then killed herself with the same gun." Harden had been living
