New SF Measures Aim to Curb Gun Violence
SAN FRANCISCO — Just over a month ago, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signed what he called the “toughest anti-gun laws in the nation.” But since the first of September, five people have died of...
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Boy Found Dead in Berkeley Apartment
BERKELEY—A nine-year-old boy was found dead this morning in a Berkeley apartment in what police are calling a “mysterious incident.” The boy’s mother was also found in the apartment with cuts on her...
View ArticleSF Judge Rules Confession Stays
SAN FRANCISCO—Eight former black militants accused of killing a San Francisco police officer in 1971 were denied their request to exclude from the case a confession made under duress by one of the...
View ArticleHeroin Ring Busted in Oakland After Two Years of Investigation
OAKLAND–Federal and local law enforcement officials simultaneously raided 26 locations in Oakland early Wednesday, arresting 30 people and confiscating an estimated $1 million in drugs. The raids were...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Survivors Celebrate Progress, Mourn Loss
Officials and survivors gathered Friday to champion those who fight against domestic violence. OAKLAND – Doni Washburn stood nervously in front of a small crowd and choked back tears as she spoke of...
View ArticleSF Neighborhood Still Looking to Celebrate Halloween
SAN FRANCISCO – It’s Halloween afternoon in the Castro – kind of. This year, the denizens of the Castro are looking for a new way to get down this Halloween after the annual festivities are being...
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The Best Show in Town: The Reiser Trial
OAKLAND—A somber jury looked up at a Google Earth map, zoomed out to a view of the globe from space. Nina Reiser “disappeared from the face of this Earth” on September 3, 2006, lead prosecutor Paul...
View ArticleCommunity Members Clean Records, Put Past Behind
Former criminal offenders got free legal advice Saturday, Nov. 3, in order to get better access to jobs and housing. Former criminal offenders got free legal advice Saturday, Nov. 3, in order to get...
View ArticleHundreds March Against Raids, Violence
By Maria Jose Calderon and Brittney Johnson Hundreds of parents, teachers and schoolchildren marched through central Richmond on October 12 to protest both the violence in the city and the recent...
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Officials, Advocates Meet to Help Minority Youth
Oakland – The “Men and Boys of Color in Crisis” summit drew Bay Area and national advocacy group leaders to East Oakland last week to discuss the sharp challenges facing the country’s minority males....
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