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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 released Thursday by The City’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. The federally mandated count, which The City and other jurisdictions across the nation conduct every two years, tallies the number of unhoused people living on the street in tents, vehicles or other shelter on one particular night. San Francisco conducted its count Jan. 30, recording 8,323 people that night compared with 7,754 in 2022. ...
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...
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.
Man fatally shot in Vallejo, 7th homicide of the year
VALLEJO – A man was shot and killed in Vallejo on Tuesday, according to police. Officers responded to the 100 block of Marquette Avenue at about 4:25 p.m. on a report of a shooting. Police found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Homicide detectives have taken over the case and the motive and circumstances of the shooting have not been determined. The identity of the deceased man has not yet been released. This is Vallejo's seventh homicide this year, police said.
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.
SF hit and run survivor honors bicyclists killed: Ride of Silence
SAN FRANCISCO - There was gratitude and grief at an annual event on Wednesday night in San Francisco. A bicyclist who survived a hit-and-run joins the Ride of Silence, an annual gathering that honors people who were killed while riding their bicycles in the city. Alex Tamez, 34, said she...
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.
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