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OakDOT’s proposal to allow temporary street safety upgrades doesn’t go far enough, say safety advocates
Last December, the City Council urged the Transportation Department to find ways to quickly approve “encroachment permits” so that community groups—schools, neighborhoods—could rapidly add temporary infrastructure to roads to make them safer. This could involve adding things like a crosswalk, cones, bollards, signs, or other changes to slow traffic and help pedestrians and bicyclists avoid speeding cars.
Transfer of San Quentin death row inmates to Chino sparks public safety issues, sheriff says
CHINO, Calif. - Following the transfer of more than two dozen death row inmates from San Quentin to Chino, the city's mayor is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove them "effective immediately" and stop sending additional condemned inmates due to heightened public safety concerns. Chino Hills Mayor Cynthia Moran...
Apes spotted on horseback at San Francisco beach for 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' promotional shoot
The newest "Planet of the Apes" movie is on its way. Promotion for the film included three actors dressed as apes, riding horseback along a San Francisco beach.
San Francisco jail attacks lead to charges against 8 inmates
SAN FRANCISCO - Prosecutors have charged eight people incarcerated at San Francisco County jails in alleged attacks on sheriff's deputies. Officials said nine deputies were attacked in unrelated incidents over several weeks. The incarcerated persons who are facing charges were identified as Cameron Davis, 30; Deandre Joubert, 26; Javares Singleton,...
Suspects nabbed after leading Vallejo cops on chase in stolen car
VALLEJO, Calif. - Two suspects were arrested after a stolen vehicle pursuit spanning multiple Bay Area cities on Thursday. According to the Vallejo Police Department, the pursuit began in Vallejo after officers spotted a stolen vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint on Tuesday. Details regarding the exact location of...
East Bay Street Photographers Want You to Take ‘Notice’
When photographers come together to show their work, the stories flow. That’s sure to be the case at the Oakland Photo Workshop on Friday, May 3, as the Cameras + Coffee Club and the East Bay Photo Collective host “NOTICE,” a showcase featuring work by top-tier Bay Area street photographers who belong to the Oakland Street Photography Collective.
You might be unintentionally harming young marine mammals, rescue center says
The Marine Mammal Center Hospital in Sausalito says that nearly a third of the mammals rescued last year were involved in a disturbance from humans that's both unintentional and preventable.
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