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SF street homelessness lowest since 2015 amid overall rise
Homelessness in San Francisco increased 7% in the last two years, according to preliminary point In Time count data the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing released Thursday. The federally mandated count, which The City and jurisdictions across the country conduct every two years, tallies the number of unhoused people living on the street, in a tent, vehicle or shelter on a given night. San Francisco conducted its count Jan. 30, recording 8,323 people that night compared to 7,754 in 2022. ...
One of LA’s Best Korean Fried Chicken Pop-Ups Is Coming to Oakland
Dianne de Guzman is a deputy editor at Eater SF writing about Bay Area restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups. Korean fried chicken purveyor Chimmelier is heading to the Bay Area from Los Angeles this weekend, slinging crisp chicken sandwiches with two pop-ups scheduled in Oakland for May 17 and 18. The Chimmelier team will first take over Oakland’s K-Street restaurant at 3905 Broadway on Friday, May 17, with two items from its menu: the loaded K-chicken burger and the honey butter wings. Chimmelier will then make its next appearance on Saturday, May 18, for Dokkaebier’s Chimaek Festival in Oakland, which pairs chicken and beer alongside entertainment and games.
Oakland first district nationwide with 100% electric school buses
(KRON) — Oakland became the first school district in the nation to have a fully electric fleet of school buses today. In partnership with the Oakland Unified School District and Zum, a student transportation company, manufacturers said all 74 of these school buses will also be providing energy to the city when not in use.
New West Oakland food hall will feature Almanac Taproom
Prescott Market, a collection of food and drink vendors coming to West Oakland, is planning to launch this summer with a taproom from Almanac Beer Co. as its first tenant. The organizers, the same people behind West Oakland Farmers Market and the Prescott Night Markets debuting June 6, are busy recruiting other tenants that will offer a variety of services and cuisines morning through night, including a coffee shop, butcher and burger spot.
Pedestrian dies in San Leandro auto crash; CHP searching for driver
A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in San Leandro on Wednesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. Police were called to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian crash that left a person down in the roadway on Lewelling Boulevard, just west of Embers Way. Emergency personnel arrived and found a man in the road; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Murder charges filed after San Mateo woman dies from fentanyl overdose
(KRON) — An alleged drug dealer is facing murder charges after a 29-year-old woman, Sarah Tillman, overdosed on fentanyl and died in her San Mateo apartment, according to prosecutors. Phillip Thei Ng, 56, of Daly City, is accused of selling fentanyl to Tillman that caused her deadly overdose, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office […]
San Rafael teen arrested in connection to double stabbing
(KRON) — A San Rafael teenager was arrested in connection to a double stabbing that unfolded near a 7-Eleven convenience store on Medway Road, police said. Violence flared around 11 p.m. Tuesday and triggered a flurry of 911 calls. San Rafael Police Department officers found two stabbing victims who were rushed to a local hospital […]
Boarded up Berkeley building being occupied by protesters being treated as active crime scene
BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) – A day after the Pro-Palestine encampment was cleared at UC Berkeley, protests continued in the city. On Wednesday, a new protest for the same cause began at Anna Head complex, which is a boarded-up building next to People's Park. Cal officials say Wednesday's protest was not initiated by the protesters who […]
Bicyclist who survived hit-and-run joins San Francisco's Ride of Silence
There was gratitude and grief at an annual event in San Francisco on Wednesday night. A bicyclist who survived a hit-and-run joined the Ride of Silence. It honors people who were killed while riding on the streets of the city.
SF Jury Acquits Man Accused of Castro Hate Crimes After Nearly a Year in Jail
A San Francisco jury acquitted a man who spent nearly a year in custody after he was accused of shouting anti-gay slurs and throwing a glass object at two men in the Castro, his attorneys said Wednesday. Muhammed Abdullah, 21, was wrongly charged with battery, theft, assault and hate crime...
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