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Alert from Real-Time Surveillance Camera Leads to Arrest and Weapons Charge in Hayward Walmart Parking Lot
A Flock Safety Camera notification alerted Officer Pabst to the presence of a felony vehicle in her vicinity earlier this week. The alert enabled her to promptly spot the vehicle, which led to a secure stop and arrest in a Walmart parking lot, CHP Hayward disclosed. With the assistance of...
BKM Acquires Hayward Industrial with “Tremendous” Value-Add Potential
BKM Capital Partners, a vertically integrated institutional fund manager, has acquired North Cabot Industrial Park in Hayward from a nonprofit for $10.5 million, or $206 per square foot. The two-building, multi-tenant property is located along the I-880 Corridor, among the most active industrial corridors in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Judge overseeing Sheng Thao recall campaign lawsuit suddenly recuses herself
A judge who ruled in favor of the recall campaign targeting Mayor Sheng Thao earlier this week has recused herself from the case shortly before a key hearing today. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Julia Spain’s abrupt decision came two days after she issued a tentative ruling, siding with the recall campaign and quashing a subpoena from Oakland’s Public Ethics Commission seeking access to the recall campaign’s records.
New temporary Sunol school board repeals controversial flag resolution
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After the successful recall of former Sunol Glen school board trustees Ryan Jergensen and Linda Hurley, a temporary quorum made up of Trustee Peter (Ted) Romo and two Alameda County Board of Education trustees repealed the district’s contentious flag resolution on Wednesday. In...
Car fire spreads to vegetation along the Altamont Pass
LIVERMORE, Calif. - A car fire spread to vegetation in the Altamont Pass on Thursday night. Fire officials say the fire has spread to 100 acres. Alameda County Fire Department said the fire started at 9:45 p.m. and that the car owner called the emergency in to dispatch. Crews are...
Sheriff's office squash rumors of extortion of local business from deputies
OAKLAND, Calif. - Rumors are running rampant online accusing the Alameda County Sheriff's Office of extortion, officials said. A photo making the rounds on the internet captures sheriff's deputies handling money at the counter of an Oakland business; however, rumors suggest that officers were extorting the business and not performing in their official capacity.
Alameda County grand jury probe leads to rare charges against an Oakland recycling business and its managers
A two-day toxic blaze that blanketed Oakland in smoke last summer has resulted in criminal indictments for Radius Recycling. “Under my leadership, this administration will not allow corporate criminals to poison our community recklessly, to create vulnerabilities for our community and for those who serve our community and just walk away having made a profit and get off with a slap on the wrist,” Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said in a news conference on Tuesday.
Four Arrested in East Oakland After Police Spot Vehicle Linked to Strong-Arm Robbery
Yesterday, the Oakland Police Department made several arrests after spotting a vehicle believed to be associated with a strong-arm robbery in the Bay Area. OPD officers from the Community Response Team were conducting patrols in East Oakland when they identified the vehicle on Kingsley Circle, as reported by the Oakland Police Department.
Alameda Gators President Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling More Than $50,000
Sarah Lynn New's alleged theft has sent the Alameda Gators into a spiral that has forced them to raise dues by 20% and fire longtime coach Bret Garvine. Stock photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Former Alameda Gators president Sarah Lynn New was arrested earlier this month for allegedly embezzling more...
Santa Rosa-based Vintage Wine Estates Files for Bankruptcy, Announces Mass Layoffs Impacting 377 Employees Across the Bay Area
Vintage Wine Estates, a Santa Rosa-based wine conglomerate, declared bankruptcy and braced for sweeping layoffs. The company, once the 15th largest wine producer in the nation, announced on Wednesday its decision to file for bankruptcy coupled with a "mass layoff" of its entire workforce spanning across ten facilities throughout the Bay Area, as reported by SF Chronicle. Vintage Wine Estates' filing indicated the company’s plan to lay off 377 employees from locations in four counties.
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