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Berkeley Police Seek Public Help to Locate Missing 'At Risk' Woman Last Seen at Regent and Oregon Streets
The Berkeley Police Department has issued an urgent call for public assistance in the search for a missing woman, Bronwyn Liberman, 60, who has been classified as "at risk." Liberman was reported missing after being last seen on May 5 near Regent and Oregon streets in Berkeley. The department has described her as a white female standing 5 feet 3 inches tall who was last observed donning a distinctive rust, pink, and white Cotopaxi hooded puff coat paired with purple leggings and green tennis shoes.
Cinco de Mayo sideshow in Oakland results in arrest; vehicle towed
Oakland police officers arrested at least one person for participating in illegal sideshow activity on Sunday evening amid Cinco de Mayo celebrations.Police said the sideshow activity was happening on the 800 block of International Boulevard just before 5:45 p.m. In an email to CBS News Bay Area, police said officers observed a vehicle driving recklessly and engaged in illegal sideshow activity. A police helicopter was dispatched and followed the vehicle until ground units were able to make an enforcement stop on the vehicle, a white Jeep Wrangler.Police said the driver was taken into custody for various moving violations and the vehicle...
Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. The wet weather system had mostly moved out of the state by Sunday...
Man arrested after allegedly stealing tools in Colma
(KRON) – A San Francisco resident was arrested after stealing multiple tools from a store, according to the Colma Police Department. Colma police officers responded to a business in the unit block of Colma Boulevard on a report of a theft at approximately 1 p.m. on April 28. Officers learned a man took multiple tools […]
This California city is the nation’s worst to drive in — it isn’t L.A.
America’s worst city to drive in is located in the Golden State, but it might not be the city you’re thinking of. According to a recent study from Forbes Advisor, the worst city to drive in is Oakland. The study evaluated 47 metro areas and took a number of factors into account, including driving experience, […]
With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco’s broken Tenderloin streets
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood is notorious for open-air drug use, homelessness, violence and mental illness. The Safe Passage program was launched to safely escort children through the dangerous streets to and from school. (AP Video/Terry Chea) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wearing a bright safety vest with the words “Safe Passage” on the back, Tatiana Alabsi strides through San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood to its only public elementary school, navigating broken bottles and stained sleeping bags along tired streets that occasionally reek of urine. Along the way in one of America’s most notorious neighborhoods, she calls out to politely alert people huddled on sidewalks, some holding strips of tin foil topped with illicit drugs. “Good afternoon, happy Monday!” Alabsi says to two men, one slumped forward in a wheelchair and wearing soft hospital socks and one slipper. Her voice is cheerful, a soothing contrast to the misery on display in the 50-block neighborhood that’s well-known for its crime, squalor and reckless abandon. “School time. Kids will be coming soon.”
Yelp: San Francisco brunch spot named Top 10 in US
(KRON) — The sun in San Francisco is starting to come out more regularly this spring. That’s a perfect time to enjoy a tasty brunch in beautiful city weather. Yelp recently released its Top 100 Brunch Spots in 2024, and one San Francisco restaurant ranked in the top 10. Mr. East Kitchen was ranked as […]
Campaign to give San Francisco mayor more power abandoned after spending millions
A San Francisco political advocacy group that has spent millions to get two reform measures on the November ballot announced this week it was pulling one that would have given the city’s next mayor more powers. TogetherSF Action claimed it could not gain traction on an initiative that would have given the mayor the sole authority […]
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