P.M. Bay Area Buzz: East Bay preschoolers get head start on...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:56:11 GMT

Here are the hot stories in the Bay Area for Friday, September 3, 2010: Richmond preschool kids as 'moving dots' When Israel Paredes picks up his son from preschool, the routine is pretty familiar: Say hello to the teacher and admire the art project made that day.

Richmond resident arrested in El Cerrito mugging of man with walker
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:46:31 GMT

A mugger who knocked down a man who used a walker and snatched his bag Friday morning didn't get far before appalled onlookers helped police make an arrest.

Teen convicted of manslaughter in 2007 North Richmond killing
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:46:30 GMT

An 18-year-old man was convicted today of voluntary manslaughter with use of a gun for killing a former classmate in North Richmond in 2007.

Richmond police corporal helps keep kids off streets
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:46:29 GMT

"To the right, to the right, to the right, to the right, to the left, to the left, to the left ..." A pencil-thin teenager in a flame-red T-shirt, baggy pants and an Afro, a tween in baby-blue and about 15 others rocked out at Richmond's 2009 Crime Prevention Awards ceremony, an event at which they extended thanks to police Cpl.

Crews Scour Landfill for Missing Man
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:36:47 GMT

The search for a missing East Bay man moved to a landfill Friday. Late Thursday the Hercules police department announced it would search a Pittsburg landfill as they search for Frederick Sales.

Richmond's George Miller III Headstart site rolls out RFID tracking for preshoolers
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:37:04 GMT

RFID chips embedded in jerseys will be worn by preschoolers at selected Headstart sites.

Preschoolers being radio-tagged
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:26:31 GMT

Mary Robinette Kowal sez, "Preschoolers in Richmond, California are being handed RFID jerseys when they get to school.

Dead suspect may be linked to 4 slayings in Calif.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:16:43 GMT

Police are looking for a missing man as part of their investigation into a murder suspect who led officers on a high-speed chase with his dead girlfriend in the passenger seat, according to police.

Public weighs in on new Contra Costa mental health facility
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:11:53 GMT

The only consensus emerging from a packed community meeting this week to discuss what type of mental health facility should be built next to the Contra Costa County hospital in Martinez was that both options are vitally needed.

The Richmond Report: SUCK, Zine Fest, Cannon Tours
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:07:23 GMT

Even the Richmond is toasty with this better-late-than-never summer weather we're having.

Magnitude 3.3 quake hits San Pablo
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:52:29 GMT

The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.3 struck Thursday morning in San Pablo.

Friend of slain victim may have heard her killed
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:47:57 GMT

Sandra Le of Vallejo said she thinks she may have heard her friend and co-worker Cindy Tran being killed on the phone Tuesday night, adding a new wrinkle to an increasingly twisted crime story.

31st Annual Exotic Erotic Ball Moves to Beautiful New Waterside Location
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:31:54 GMT

" Perry Mann's 31st Annual Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo, the internationally acclaimed Celebration of Flesh, Fetish, and Fantasy , and - according to E! Entertainment TV - " The World's #1 Wildest and Sexiest Party ," proudly announces its ultra-chic, beautifully scenic, and brand-spanking-new waterside home: The Craneway Pavilion.

Oakland police chief: Department still productive after layoffs
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:22:23 GMT

Citing arrests in two recent homicides and a gang-related shooting, police Chief Anthony Batts said Wednesday that the department is still being productive after the loss of 80 officers in July.

Election season faces East Bay voters
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:12:44 GMT

Contra Costa's election season has officially kicked into gear with the traditional taping of Election Previews 2010, televised face-to-face showdowns among the nearly 100 candidates vying for East Bay offices.

Richmond police investigate street killing
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:03:22 GMT

Someone shot and killed a man Tuesday afternoon in south Richmond, and police say they need community help to learn more about what happened.

Bodies of three Vallejo women linked to Hercules homicide suspect...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:58:25 GMT

A certified explosive specialist with the ATF talks to Vallejo Public Information Officer Able Tenorio about the boxes of explosive making materials at a home on Upland Court where two women were found dead last night.

Construction activity declines one percent in July
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:51:19 GMT

A worker uses a measuring tape while building a new home at a housing development in Richmond, California.

Hercules murder suspect shot, killed; linked to missing Vallejo women
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:46:37 GMT

A suspect in the murder of an elderly man found bludgeoned to death in his bedroom in Hercules Saturday was shot and killed by police in Richmond Tuesday night following a pursuit, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Sausalito man sentenced for killing girlfriend
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:46:23 GMT

Chet Turner admitted to voluntary manslaughter in a plea bargain. A Sausalito man who killed his girlfriend last year was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday, the district attorney's office said.