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In-N-Out raises prices following California’s new minimum wage
In-N-Out has raised prices in California in response to the state’s new minimum wage increase. “On April 1st, we raised our prices incrementally to accompany a pay raise for all of the Associates working in our California restaurants,” the fast-food chain said in a statement. “The price increase was also necessary to maintain our quality […]
Oakland completes 200 miles of street paving, 25% of what needs to be completed
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland has paved 200 miles of roads, Mayor Sheng Thao announced Wednesday on social media. In a video she shared, Thao stood alongside the new Department of Transportation director, Josh Rowan, touting the achievement while standing on 60th Avenue between Tevis Street and International Boulevard – among the worst roads in the city.
Legal advocates seek public access to court records about abuse at California women's prison
Two advocacy groups on Wednesday asked a judge to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons over the sexual abuse of incarcerated women at a now-shuttered California prison. The bureau announced suddenly on April 15 that it would close FCI Dublin and transfer about 600 women despite attempts to reform the facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate assaults.The legal nonprofit Public Justice and the ACLU of Northern California jointly filed a motion for increased transparency in the case, which is set for trial...
San Francisco police searching for stabbing suspect
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Police Department is searching for a suspect who attacked a man Tuesday evening near the Mission District. At approximately 6 p.m., San Francisco police responded to a reported stabbing at 15th and Valencia streets. Officers found a man with an apparent stab wound and provided aid at the […]
Indecent exposure charges after downtown Berkeley disturbance
A man who approached people in downtown Berkeley last week, while grabbing some of them and making sexual comments, has been charged with indecent exposure, according to police and court papers. At one point, the man went inside Starbucks and began screaming, Berkeley police said. When officers found the man,...
Flooding threatens to inundate San Francisco neighborhoods, report says
San Francisco is woefully unprepared when it comes to combating and mitigating rising seas, which could lead to disastrous flooding, according to the city’s latest civil grand jury report. In a 71-page report titled “Come Hell or High Water,” the jury—a civilian oversight body of 19 San Franciscans—details how...
New poll, new mayor? Latest survey suggests challenger beating Breed
San Francisco mayoral candidates will square off Wednesday in their first public debate, and one likely topic will be new polling that suggests a moderate could unseat Mayor London Breed. Mark Farrell’s campaign released results from a new poll showing the former supervisor and mayor coming in first in a...
Concord warned it may be violating fair housing laws
CONCORD, Calif. - California is accusing Concord of possibly violating fair housing laws because of a recent vote on affordable housing. A developer first proposed building nearly 200 low-cost, state-financed apartments downtown, the East Bay Times reported. The city council rejected this proposal last month, saying it preferred affordable housing...
Witnesses say Oakland homeowner shot and killed robbery suspect
OAKLAND, Calif. - On the same day that saw three teens killed in Oakland, crime scene tape now surrounds an East Oakland street following reports from multiple witnesses of a deadly shooting Monday evening. Neighbors told KTVU they heard multiple gunshots in the area of 98th Avenue and Burr Street,...
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