SF News

Oakland Man Arrested in Alleged $137,000 Stolen Cigarette Fencing Operation

Cartons upon cartons of stolen cigarettes were being sold in East Bay convenience stores, as the California Highway Patrol just learned in busting up a fencing operation with well over $100,000 in stolen cigarettes.

SF News

One Dead After Sunday Night Double Hit-and-Run In East Bay

California Highway Patrol officers are searching for two hit-and-run drivers, one who crashed into a Zipcar, and another who struck and killed a passenger of that Zipcar who was seeking help, in a late-night Sunday incident on Highway 13 near the Oakmore neighborhood.

SF Politics

Alameda County DA Pamela Price to Host Anti-Recall Campaign Party Thursday

Embattled Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and her supporters will be having a campaign launch party Thursday evening in Oakland as they try to fend off an attempt to get Price removed from office.

SF News

Body Found In Suitcase at Lake Merritt Identified, Police Seeking Information About Victim

The grisly Halloween day discovery of a human body in a suitcase floating in Lake Merritt now has now resulted in the victim being identified as a 23-year-old man, but there’s not much information about him, and police are asking for help in that regard.

SF News

CHP Busts Huge Retail Theft Ring In East Bay, Seizes $350K In Stolen Goods

The California Highway Patrol's Organized Retail Crime Task Force made a major bust last week of a fencing operation for stolen retail merchandise — the kinds of stuff taken in brazen robberies at Walgreens stores, Target, and the like.

Arts & Entertainment

Cult-Hit Lake Merritt Dance Party Ordered Shut Down, Its Future In Limbo

A grassroots weekly dance party called Days Like This was issued a cease-and-desist letter from the City of Oakland, and while the party apparently still happens informally, the situation illustrates the contemporary conflicts over use of public space.

SF News

Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into SUV, Bike Bursting Into Flames In East Oakland

A 32-year-old motorcyclist died Wednesday afternoon in a fiery collision with an SUV on Oakland’s International Boulevard, while a mother and three teens in the SUV were hospitalized.

SF News

Oakland Police Internal Affairs Officer Kills Man He Says Shot at Him Tuesday Morning

What sounds like it was a targeted attack on an Oakland police officer ended with a man fatally shot outside the headquarters of the Oakland Police Department's Internal Affairs division.

SF News

Car Flies Into Two Other Cars and Then a House In Oakland, Possibly Pregnant Driver Hospitalized

A reportedly speeding driver crashed into two cars and a house near the Oakland Coliseum Monday night, and while there are unconfirmed reports the injured driver might have been pregnant, it is confirmed by neighbors that the 911 response was awfully slow.

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Protesters at Port of Oakland Try to Block Ship They Say Is Carrying Military Supplies to Israel

A demonstration of some 200 protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza is attempting to block a ship at the Port of Oakland that they say is carrying military supplies to Israel, though longshoremen say there’s nothing on the ship.

SF News

Human Body Found Crammed in Suitcase Floating in Lake Merritt

A grisly discovery occurred Tuesday morning at Lake Merritt when a clean-up volunteer found a suitcase floating in the lake with the human remains of someone’s dead body inside.

SF News

Report Alleges Oakland PD Officers Lied About No-Headlights, 100-MPH Car Chase That Killed Bystander

An Oakland Police Commission report seems to confirm the allegation that two officers lied about a June 2022 high-speed chase of a suspected sideshow participant they conducted with no headlights or sirens on, a chase that killed an innocent bystander.

SF News

Man Fatally Shot After Leaving Nightclub In Oakland's Uptown District

An as-yet-unidentified 34-year-old man was shot and killed just after 3 a.m. Sunday morning near 19th Street and Broadway, marking Oakland’s 106th homicide of the year.

SF News

Oakland's Social Media Auto Burglary Reporting Program Shuts Down Less Than 24 Hours After Launching

The Oakland Police Department set up accounts called @OaklandAutoBurg on Instagram and X for people to DM about car break-ins in real-time, but shut them down after less than a day.

SF News

Woman Shot in Oakland Just for Honking at Driver Who Cut Her Off

A 35-year-old woman is in stable condition after being shot multiple times, merely for honking at a driver who cut her off. But a 10-year-old girl who was in the car with her is thankfully unharmed.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Hi Felicia Owner Now In Trouble With City of Oakland, Which Has Ordered $100K In Restitution to Former Employees

The saga of Hi Felicia, the ambitious, short-lived Oakland restaurant borne out of a pandemic pop-up, owned by one-named 26-year-old restaurateur Imana, continues this week with a report that the defunct business is now on the hook for $105,000 in back pay to former employees.

Bay Area Sports

Oakland Pro Soccer Teams Unveil New Stadium Designs, Ask for Public Feedback

The Oakland Roots men’s soccer team and Oakland Soul women’s team have released renderings of their new proposed stadium designs, for if and when they move into their new home next to the Oakland Coliseum.

SF News

Five People Injured In Four Separate Shootings In Oakland Saturday, One Victim Is a 16-Year-Old Girl

Four shootings occurred across Oakland Saturday night, including three in a 30-minute span, leaving four people hospitalized, among them a 16-year-old girl. But none of the victims have life-threatening injuries.

SF News

Oakland Police Claim Early Success In Car Break-In Crackdown, Tout Seven Arrests in One Day

With smash-and-grab auto burglaries up a stunning 40% over the last year in Oakland, police claim their new crackdown is getting results, with seven car break-in suspects arrested in three separate incidents last Thursday.

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Oakland PD Announces Arrests of Ten Alleged Gang Members, All Tied to Carjackings and Armed Robberies

As Oakland gets more restless over the city's current crime spike, Mayor Sheng Thao and the Oakland police held a Thursday press conference making a big to-do over the arrest of ten alleged gang members they say were running a significant carjacking and robbery ring.

SF Politics

Oakland Police Chief Search Halted as Police Commissioners Boycott Their Own Meeting

Some next-level dysfunction in the search for a new Oakland police chief, as the members of the Oakland Police Commission boycotted their own meeting Thursday, denying the commission quorum or the ability to make a vote.

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Two People Killed In Oakland Hit-and-Run Involving Stolen Car From Daly City

A high-speed collision Sunday morning in East Oakland left two people dead and another injured, and the 25-year-old driver who was allegedly responsible tried to flee the scene.

SF News

US Marshals Arrest 4,500 Nationwide in Crackdown, Including 137 in Oakland

A more than year-long crackdown called Operation North Star has yielded its third mass arrest of thousands of suspects across the country, including 137 in Oakland on murder, assault, robbery, and gun charges.

SF News

Oakland Private School Wins Fight for Giant Expansion After Years of Neighborhood Pushback

The Head-Royce School has won permission to expand their Oakland campus from 14 to 22 acres, despite their neighbors’ concern that the expansion could create additional wildfire risk.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

38-Year-Old Oakland Vietnamese Restaurant Le Cheval Closing Permanently, Citing Crime Concerns

Oakland Vietnamese restaurant Le Cheval has been doing business at Clay and Tenth streets since 1985, but will shutter permanently on September 30, with the owner blaming crime for the shutdown.