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43+ min ago (128+ words) Six months after a beloved Oakland teacher was struck and killed by a speeding car leading a police chase, the suspect returns to court Thursday. Six months after a beloved Oakland teacher was struck and killed by a speeding car leading a police chase, the suspect returns to court Thursday. Eric Hernandez Garcia is facing multiple felony charges in the case that has led to immense scrutiny over the practice of police pursuits. The incident in May sent shockwaves through the campus of Oakland's Castlemont High School, where the victim, Marvin Boomer, worked as a math teacher. He and his partner were on a walk when the driver of a car leading a California Highway Patrol chase lost control. Ginger Conejero Saab has more in the video above....

2+ hour, 43+ min ago (349+ words) A public memorial took place on Wednesday at Laney College to celebrate the life of john Beam, one of the most accomplished football coaches in Oakland history. Beam was shot last month on the campus, eventually dying from his injuries. This marked the first public memorial for Beam on the campus since that tragic day. Hundreds of people are gathered at the campus for an emotional celebration of life for the legendary coach, who experienced plenty of success both on and off the field. "He means so much to my family. He was that father figure, mentor, always have your back and check on you," said Tania Mitchell, a Laney College colleague. Other speakers such as Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and the head football coach of Laney College, Josh Ramos, shared stories of how coach beam took the role of…...

7+ hour, 48+ min ago (421+ words) A toy for every child: that's the hope of this holiday season for some Bay Area community organizations. But this year, some East Bay groups are finding it challenging to make that a reality. Gia Vang reports. One of them, Oakland's Little Saigon's "Trybe" Community Space, just had a setback when someone broke into their building just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. A grinch forced his way in and snatched up whatever he found after hurling his body through the building doors. It's all repairs the nonprofit might now be on the hook for, pinching the organization even more just before their Christmas programs that include a toy giveaway. "We haven't gotten as many toys as we've gotten in the past," said Chien Nyugen with Trybe. "A lot of folks are dealing with hard times to make ends meet." "We're also just flat…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago (186+ words) Pictures of the missing dog in SF. San Francisco police said Wednesday they are looking for an assault victim's dog that ran away when a suspect kicked it. Officers responded to the area of Post and Leavenworth streets on Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. regarding an assault that had just occurred, according to authorities. On scene, police said they located a 65-year-old man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Officials said paramedics arrived at the scene and transported the victim to a nearby hospital for his injuries. Police reported the assault happened after an unknown suspect briefly interacted with the victim. During the interaction, the suspect kicked the victim's dog and the dog ran away, according to officials. Investigators are now looking for the victim's dog, which authorities said is named Charlotte Rose and was last seen walking southbound on Leavenworth Street. The police…...

8+ hour, 43+ min ago (584+ words) It seemed pretty much like living in a zoo," said Woody LaBounty, leaning on a rail of a pier at San Francisco's Northern waterfront. Or drinking in a zoo." The president of San Francisco Heritage was of course referring to one of the city's strangest bars of lore that once existed nearby " Abe Warner's Cobweb Palace " a drinking establishment that operated on the former Meigg's Wharf on the city's waterfront from 1856 to 1893. Abe Warner had a miner bird, he had a bear, he had a raccoon," laughed LaBounty, who has long been fascinated with the bar's legend. But he didn't have a broom apparently." Perhaps the most peculiar item in the bar was Warner himself, a New York-born butcher who came to San Francisco in 1849 and opened a butcher shop on Sansome Street. But soon after he threw himself into…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago (118+ words) Glide works with more than 20 community partners to deliver hundreds of bags of groceries to people facing food insecurity across San Francisco. Glide's grocery bag giveaway in San Francisco kicked off Wednesday. The church worked with more than 20 community partners to deliver hundreds of bags of groceries to people facing food insecurity around the city. "We deliver grocery bags to more than 20 community partners, going from Japantown to Chinatown to Outer Mission to Bayview," Glide's Tri Nguyen said. "It's a way for us to bring food to people who can not make it to Glide, meeting clients where they're at." NBC Bay Area's Christie Smith has more in the video report above....

9+ hour, 12+ min ago (206+ words) Padilla-G'mez fue acusado de cuatro cargos de abuso sexual agravado, asalto a un ni'o menor de 14 a'os. A woman was sentenced to more than two years to prison for embezzling over $1.6 million from a charity organization that helps young people, according to the US Department of Justice. The DOJ said 62-year-old Carrie Lynn Grant, of Pleasant Hill, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for embezzling over $1.6 million from a Northern California charity organization that helps prepare young people to "succeed in a global economy." Authorities report Grant was the finance manager of the charity, and between November 2017 to June 2023, she abused her role to deposit charity money into her personal account while creating fraudulent records to cover her tracks. Then, according to the DOJ, Grant spent the money on first-class air travel, floor seats for a Golden State Warriors…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago (335+ words) Palo Alto is about to get a first-of-a-kind solution to a major problem. Marianne Favro reports. A horizontal levee is being built in the Palo Alto Baylands to restore habitat and improve the quality of the water flowing into the Bay - all meant to address the climate crisis. Save The Bay volunteers spent Wednesday planting native species in a patch of dirt in the Palo Alto Baylands. These volunteers say they recognize this project could be a game changer for the environment. The City of Palo Alto has constructed an underground horizontal levee here. "This is an innovative way to improve water quality to the bay to protect our infrastructure and create a habitat for species in this area," said Caitlin Sweeney, director of San Francisco Estuary Partnership. Once the project is completed next year, treated wastewater from the nearby…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago (376+ words) The Oakland Unified School District needs to cut $100 million from its next budget or risk being taken over by the state again. All cuts are being considered. Reductions at the central office have been proposed, but they only cover a small portion of what's needed. OUSD Board Director Mike Hutchinson said the current options aren't clear enough. "We should not be in this financial crisis," he said. "Every day that we wait to take action, the crisis gets worse cause we are still overspending this year." The board also needs to cut $27 million this school year. During a meeting Wednesday night, Hutchinson will offer an amendment directing the superintendent to present a detailed plan on this year's cuts in early January and a second vote later in the month for next year's cuts. "We are in a situation now where…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago (499+ words) Members of the California National Guard stand outside the Edward R. Roybal federal building after their deployment by U.S. President Donald Trump, in response to protests against immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction sought by California officials who opposed President Donald Trump's extraordinary move to use state Guard troops without Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval to further Trump's immigration enforcement efforts. But Breyer also put the decision on hold until Monday. The administration initially called up more than 4,000 California National Guard troops but that number had dropped to several hundred by late October. About 100 Guard members remained in the Los Angeles area as of…...