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Oakland schools find going police-free is tough and ongoing
OAKLAND, Calif. - Across the Oakland Unified School District, the mantra for school staff is to call city police only as a last resort. If a disturbance occurs, they should rely first on in-house staff who don’t carry guns and can’t arrest anyone. Since voting in June 2020...
Oakland church burglarized, vandalized for 8th time
"Everything is ruined," Pastor Grace Ugeh said. "I feel anger, I feel pain, I feel emptiness. It hurts." The church said they have repeatedly reached out to police and Oakland Mayor Sheg Thao but said neither has done anything to help.
Suspect in San Francisco's UN Plaza attack charged with multiple felonies
A man suspected in an unprovoked attack last week in San Francisco's UN Plaza was charged Monday with four felony counts, according to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.On June 3, Douglas Blunt, 25, allegedly took a running punch at the back of the victim's head, according to court records. The 66-year-old man lost consciousness and fell face forward into the pavement. Injuries were severe, including a fractured spine, fractured facial bones, loss of teeth, and facial lacerations."My office will do everything we can to fight for justice on behalf of the victim in this case in the courtroom," Jenkins said. "There is no place for violence of this sort in San Francisco." The charges include mayhem, elder abuse, felony assault and battery with force likely to create great bodily injury.Blunt was arraigned on June 7 and pleaded not guilty to all charges. There will be a preliminary hearing on June 21. Blunt has been detained pending trial. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the San Francisco Police Department' anonymous Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. The court number is 24010422.
'I thought I would die': San Francisco man survives vicious pit bull attack in Potrero Hill
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco man who survived a vicious attack by not one, but two pit bulls says he's lucky to be alive. Pablo Rocha said he escaped being mauled to death by scaling a tall fence. A short walk home from the gym near Alameda and Vermont...
SFPD searching for driver after fatal hit and run in Bernal Heights
A pedestrian died after being hit by a car early Monday in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood, police said.Officers were called about 3:41 a.m. to the 3400 block of Mission Street, where they found the injured man.Medics took him to a hospital but he died there despite the lifesaving efforts of emergency responders and medical staff, police said. His name was not released.The vehicle that hit him fled and no arrests have been made.Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the SFPD Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
Theatre company loses everything in fire, just as they prepare new show
PITTSBURG, Calif. - A local theatre company is asking for help after a fire destroyed their warehouse containing more than 40 years-worth of their props, costumes, sets, and historical records, just four days before their next performance. The Pittsburg Theatre Company members say they have been in the community since...
Bay Area weekend sideshows spark concern among residents
SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area residents said they are concerned after multiple sideshows were reported this weekend across the Bay Area, including on Valencia Street in the Mission District of San Francisco."It was about 3 a.m. Sunday morning, and I assumed they probably arranged that to meet at 3 a.m. on a sideshow," said James Phil, a resident of San Francisco.Phil described an unusual night in his neighborhood, which he has called home for the past nine years. Dozens of cars were seen performing doughnuts near Valencia and Cesar Chavez Streets. The aftermath left residents like Phil unsettled."I was asleep....
Driver who killed pedestrian gets probation, GPS tracker
A Berkeley man who struck and killed a pedestrian nearly three years ago has been sentenced to a few months of GPS monitoring and a year of unsupervised probation, court papers show. Barry Bull, then 65, had alcohol in his system when he hit Vincent Koehler in the crosswalk at...
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