misc Take a Virtual Tour of Oakland's Pot Manufacturing Future by Andrew Dalton A month ago, we took you inside the Apple store of Pot Dispensaries, now The Atlantic brings us a preview of something more like the Ikea of weed growers. Behold,
SF News Six-Year-Old Oakland Girl Shot In Bed Oakland police responded to a report of gunfire on the 1600 block of Seminary Avenue a little after 2 a.m. today. Upon arrival, they found a six-year-old child hit with stray gunfire.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reads: Speaking With Isabel Wilkerson About <em>The Warmth of Other Suns</em> Isabel Wilkerson's new book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story Of America’s Great Migration (Random House) tells the story of the African-American migration from the South to the North and
SF News Clorox Relocates Jobs from Oakland to Pleasanton, Sells Auto Care Business The Clorox Co., one of the largest employers in Oakland, announced this week that they're relocating their research and development operation to Pleasanton, thereby moving between 500 and 700 workers out of the
SF News Two Women Sexually Assaulted Near Lake Merritt Oakland police are warning women around Lake Merritt about two recent assaults. On Sunday evening, two women were robbed and sexually assaulted "in relatively secluded areas." Both attacks happened within hours of each
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Gay Pride, 9/5 Oakland Pride, forgotten mousy cousin of San Francisco Pride? Maybe a little. But this year's LGBT Pride celebration on the other side of the bridge promises to be worth a BART trip under
SF News Fremont Undercover Officer Shot In Oakland A manhunt is underway for a felon who allegedly shot and wounded a Fremont undercover police officer outside a liquor store in Oakland this afternoon. According to Oakland Tribune, "After shooting the officer,
SF News Catching Up With Jose Canseco Former A's great Jose Canseco went from a Madonna-dating star to rat-fink bastard within a few years. "Ever since the more caliente half of the Bash Brothers blew his baseball stake on bad
SF News Oakland's City Walk, Abandoned by the Developer in 2007, Resumes Construction City Walk, the big, unfinished white elephant in downtown Oakland perhaps the most visible development casualty in the inner Bay Area of the recent credit crisis looks like it's finally getting a second
SF News Byron Williams, the Crazed I-580 Shooter, Pleads Not Guilty Byron Williams, that Tuolumne County right-wing lunatic who spent a lot of time watching Glenn Beck and decided to head to SF to shoot up the ACLU, pleaded not guilty in Alameda County
SF News Gunman Storms Children's Hospital in Oakland A man is in custody today after storming the Oakland Children's Hospital's emergency room around 3 a.,m. this morning. The unidentified man brandished a gun and took a female hostage before being
SF News Oakland Police Arrest Two In Connection With Virginia Man's Murder Oakland residents George Hugguins, 24, and Althea Housley, 33, were arrested on Monday and Saturday, respectively. Both are suspected of killing Jinghong Kang on July 18 after robbing the Virgina man of $17.
SF News Bay Area Is Home to 6 of the 10 Zip Codes in the Country Where Homes Sell Above Asking Price We know all of you are *riveted* by real estate news, but we thought you might like to know that sales seem to be picking up speed both in pricier and hard-hit zip
SF News Oakland Homicide Suspects Seen In Grainy Surveillance Video Yesterday, the Oakland Police Department released video footage of a man and woman "believed to be involved in the fatal shooting of a 45-year-old Virginia man on Sunday night." The suspects are accused
SF News Crazed Right-Wing Shooter Targeted S.F. Tides Foundation, ACLU Oakland resident Tuolumne County man Byron Williams, 45, arrested for a shootout with CHP on Saturday, "was reportedly heading to San Francisco to target individuals at liberal nonprofit the Tides Foundation and the
SF News Shootout With Heavily Armed, Crazed Right-Winger Shuts Down I-580 for Most of Sunday A parolee hellbent on killing San Francisco, or something, began a shootout with CHP officers Saturday night in Oakland that shut down I-580 through most of Sunday. The freeway was shut down in
SF News Oakland Police Offer $1K Reward for Looter IDs The Oakland Police Department is offering an reward up to $1,000 for anyone helping identify these suspects accused of looting several downtown Oakland businesses (Foot Locker, Sears, sushi restaurant, etc.) following the
SF News Did Police Use Excessive Force at Merhserle Verdict Protest? Some members of the National Lawyers Guild and a smattering of community activists claim the Oakland Police Department "used excessive force in responding to a large protest after the verdict in the trial
SF News Mother Sides With Father Who (Allegedly) Tossed Child Into Traffic The mother of the toddler who was allegedly tossed into traffic on Saturday insists that the father would never do such a thing. Although a police officer and several eyewitnesses stated otherwise, Elena
SF News Man Throws Toddler Into Traffic An off-duty police officer witnessed 21-year-old John Taylor Jr. of Oakland toss his toddler into traffic on Saturday. It's a jarring, sensational story. Depressing too. See, the officer saw Taylor yelling in the
SF News 78 Protesters Arrested After Mehserle Verdict, 25% From Oakland During last night's Mehserle verdict coverage, one sharp SF Appeal commenter suspected that many rapscallion rioters in Oakland might not be from Oakland. And? She was right. The Appeal has numbers: Sgt. JD
SF News Dumpsters Burn, Foot Locker Looted, Not Much Else Goes Down In Oakland Here's some raw footage, shot by ABC 7, intended to make you believe Oakland was just a big chaotic bonfire following the Mehserle verdict. In actuality, these were just a few fiery dumpsters
SF News Scenes from Oakland After Mehserle Verdict Images from Oakland shortly after the Johannes Mehserle verdict was announced. Reactions ranged from calm and peaceful to violent and abrasive, including several small incidents of looting and arson. Read SFist's continuing coverage
SF News Man Loses Left Hand After Illegal Fireworks Ignite In Pocket A 19-year-old Oakland man lost his left hand on July 4 after two M-100s (!) in his pocket exploded. The two machine bottle rockets in his pocket, according to CBS 5, started from nearby
SF News UPDATED: Mehserle Trial Deliberations Might End Today, Might Not Jurors in the Johannes Mehserle trial down in L.A. deliberated for a just few hours on Thursday before being set free for a four-day holiday weekend. They begin again this morning, however
