SF News Friends Gather for Memorial Service for Slain Oakland Trans Activist Brandy Martell Oakland North has a melancholy but excellent account of a small celebration of life held over the weekend for slain trans woman Brandy Martell. Friends and acquaintances gathered to look at pictures and
Arts & Entertainment Screw Yoga, ISO Tanks Are All the Rage Again Like a scene out of Ab Fab, Bay Area residents are once again seeking the next new thing in relaxation and enlightenment, and it's actually a very old thing. Isolation tanks, also known
SF News Bone Marrow Drive For 14-Year-Old Oakland Teen This Thursday Cynthia Rodriguez (AKA "C-Rod") is, according to the Oakland Tribune, athletic and enjoys playing softball, soccer and basketball. She's also only 14-years-old. And her life could be cut short if you don't help.
SF News Another Day, Another Marijuana Grow House Discovered By Firefighters If recent incidents are any indicator, the biggest threat to the local marijuana industry is shoddy electrical work in their grow houses. After a 3-alarm fire torched a grow house in Oakland last
SF News Fire Breaks Out At Marijuana Grow House In Oakland A three-alarm blaze occurred early Saturday morning, around 4 a.m., in a small industrial space at 3050 Broadway on Oakland's Auto Row. Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting 20 feet in the
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, On A Lake... Giuseppe Lanzone leads the United States eight man crew team boat for practice in Oakland. Their tight yet rigorous schedule includes 11 rowing workouts a week as they look to secure the last
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: God Likes Wood Accents Too "Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're My Only Hope" by Bob Horowitz.
Arts & Entertainment Video: Kreayshawn Joins 2 Chainz on 'Murder' Here's a musical update on the whereabouts of Oakland girl Kreayshawn. She brings some of her white-girl rapping to Atlanta-based rapper 2 Chainz new track "Murder," which maybe kind of glorifies murder? Well,
SF News Oakland Not Just 'Cooler,' It's Also Great for Business? The Guardian tried to tell us Oakland was cooler than San Francisco a few weeks ago, and now Fast Company is selling folks on the idea that Oakland is where it's at for
SF News Live: Oakland Cops Prepare For General Strike Showdown [Updated] Justin Beck's live coverage of today's May Day occupation continues. Right now, at around 3 p.m., cops have arrived in Oakland near Broadway and 14th, demanded protesters to leave or face "removal
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Eat Here Tonight: Buttermilk Southern Fried Chicken At Pican Who would of thought that, with all of the melee set to go down tonight, one could get so excited about going to Oakland. But it happened. How so? With buttermilk friend chicken,
Arts & Entertainment 7 Spectacular Photos Of The New Bay Bridge Span Photographer Bhautik Joshi was invited by Caltrans to check out the progress of the Bay Bridge's new eastern span. He captured several astounding shots of the span back in 2009, but these new
SF News Oakland Homicide No. 40: 18-Year-Old Man Shot 'Multiple Times' Coty Luster, an 18-year-old man, was shot "multiple times" near his home in West Oakland. The incident occurred Thursday in the 1100 block of 34th Street. Luster was pronounced dead at the scene
SF News Lake Merritt Treasure Finds Its Rightful Owner The sunken treasure found in Lake Merritt by a group of Oakland schoolchildren back in March has found its rightful owner. According to Oakland police, the two sacks of jewelry, coins, medallions and
SF News Oakland Mom Stabbed By Schizophrenic Son This morning police found an Oakland woman locked inside her home suffering from a stab wound. It seems the woman was stabbed by her schizophrenic son, who is still at large. The incident
SF News Man Killed In Oakland While Pushing His Son In A Stroller A man was shot and killed in broad daylight yesterday in East Oakland. The victim, identified as 24-year-old Tyrell Omar Smith, was pushing his 1-year-old son in a toy car around 3:15
SF News Four Men In Car Plunge Off Freeway In Oakland, All Survive Just after 5:30 a.m. this morning a car containing four men plunged 60 feet down an embankment off eastbound I-580 between Seminary and Keller Avenues. The crash was reported by a
SF News One Man Fatally Shot Inside Car in East Oakland; Another Man Shot In East Oakland Corner Store A man was found dead in the passenger seat of a crashed Chevy Camaro Monday afternoon, near Mills College in East Oakland. The man was killed while riding in the car near an
SF News Is Oakland Cooler Than San Francisco, Asks 'SF Bay Guardian' The cover of this week's San Francisco Bay Guardian bears the headline "Is Oakland Cooler Than San Francisco?" Not that we haven't heard this before, like, from our Oakland friends, but lots of
SF News Oaksterdam University Allegedly Targeted For Founder's Prop 19 Support Remember Proposition 19? The 2010 California ballot initiative would have legalized marijuana for anyone of drinking age and allowed local governments to regulate pot sales themselves. The initiative failed with support from only
SF News Oikos University Massacre: Mayor Quan Questions Gun Availability Oakland Mayor Jean Quan spoke out about the mass shooting at Oikos University on Monday. During a news conference, Quan questioned the link between mass shooting sprees and our country's readily available guns,
SF News Oikos University Shooter Killed Students For Making Fun Of His English-Language Skills The Oikos University shooting suspect has been identified as 43-year-old One L. Goh, a former Oikos student. According to reports, Goh shot 10, killing 7, because he felt picked on by other students
SF News Oakland Schoolchildren Discover Sunken Treasure In Lake Merritt A group of sixth graders from St. Paul's Episcopal School in Oakland experienced a little bit of magic and intrigue during a day of volunteer work yesterday. The students were out cleaning up
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Oakland Zoo's Overwhelmingly Adorable Baby Otters This is almost too much to take: Etu, Takoda and Rose, the one-month old baby otters at the Oakland Zoo, received a veterinary check up on Thursday. And just look at them. Look
SF News Occupy Oakland Re-occupies; Susie Cagle Wins (Well-Deserved) Journalism Award After Occupy Wall Street's six-month anniversary (more on that in a bit), the world has seen the start of an impressive and growing movement. While some (i.e., its detractors) demand instant results
