OAKLAND, Calif. -- An overturned big rig has shut down traffic on northbound Interstate 880 north of High Street in Oakland, California Highway Patrol reports.
All lanes of NB I-880 are blocked as of 5:11 a.m. Friday, according to 511 SF Bay. The traffic collision resulted in injuries, CHP said.
Motorists are being advised to use alternative routes and expect delays.
There is no estimate on when the roadway will open back up.
This is a developing story and will be updated when new information becomes available.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person is in critical condition after a house fire burned a home in San Francisco Thursday night, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The fire also displaced two others.
SFFD first reported the blaze as a one-alarm fire at 8:51 p.m. at 67 Gladstone Drive. Crews worked to rescue an elderly person who was trapped inside the building.
The building was a two-story, one-family structure in the Excelsior District. First responders reported fire coming out of the garage.
The fire was contained to a single residence and is now under investigation.
BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín told KRON4 that he was not aware of sexual harassment allegations levied against the city's interim police chief Jennifer Louis before the Los Angeles Times published an article Wednesday detailing them.
The Times reported that in 2017, Berkeley police officer Heather Haney filed a complaint about Louis making inappropriate comments to her at a SWAT team party. A law firm hired by the City of Berkeley upheld Haney's allegations but could not confirm allegations made by two other female officers.
“While I cannot comment on a personnel matter, these allegations are very concerning and cannot be ignored,” Arreguín told KRON4 on Thursday.
Louis joined the Berkeley Police Department in 1999, according to the Times, and became a captain in 2016. She was promoted to interim police chief in 2021 when then-chief Andrew Greenwood retired.
Haney said that at the party, Louis told her child to throw a water balloon at Haney because she was wearing a white tank top, the Times reported. The law firm hired to investigate sustained the complaint, signifying that Louis had violated Berkeley's harassment prevention policy.
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Louis later appealed the decision, and in 2018 her punishment was reduced to a "written reprimand," according to the Times. In 2020, Louis was able to have the reprimand removed from her personnel file.
In October, Louis was voted to become the city's full-time police chief. However, after a scandal involving controversial text messages among officers rocked the department, her installation as chief was paused.
A subsequent report from the Times on Thursday stated that Berkeley City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley knew of the misconduct allegations against Louis, but did not inform the city council of them before its members voted for her to keep her position as chief.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A teenage boy was arrested on Tuesday in South San Francisco for allegedly ramming a police car with a stolen vehicle. The 15-year-old suspect was taken into custody after a pursuit that began when officers attempted to pull over the vehicle after recognizing it was stolen, according to the South San Francisco Police Department.
The attempted stop occurred at Radburn Drive and King Drive around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect rammed the police car and fled, with officers giving chase.
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The vehicle was later located in the 200-block of South Airport Boulevard. After driving the wrong way and causing an injury collision, the suspect was taken into custody and booked into jail on suspicion of assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon and other offenses. The boy's name was not released because he is a juvenile.
Here are six changes to expect in the new year as new laws take effect in California.
Minimum WageIncrease
As a result of a law signed in 2016 by Gov. Jerry Brown, California’s annual minimum wage increase will be tied to inflation starting in 2023. On Jan. 1 the minimum wage in the state for all businesses will be $15.50.
Bereavement Leave Requirement
Assembly Bill 1949, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September, requires employers to allow workers to take up to five days of unpaid leave following the death of a family member.
However, in order for those five days off to be paid, employees may need to use accrued vacation or sick days.
The law also stipulates that the leave be completed within three months of the date of the death and that the days off do not have to be consecutive.
Pay Transparency
One new law, aimed at reducing gendered pay discrimination, requires companies with 15 or more employees to include pay scales when posting job openings.
The bill also requires companies with 100 or more employees to include “the median and mean hourly rate for each combination of race, ethnicity, and sex within each job category” in pay data reports they’re already required to submit to the state.
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Workplace Emergency
Another law coming into effect prohibits employers from disciplining or threatening to discipline workers who leave or do not come to a workplace where the employee "a reasonable belief that the workplace or worksite is unsafe."
The law also requires companies to allow workers to use their cell phones to get emergency assistance, assess the safety of a situation, or communicate with a person to confirm their safety.
Farm Workers Unionization
A law giving farmworkers new ways to unionize will take effect next year, however, the legislature is already expected to alter the new law as part of a deal struck by unions to get Newsom to sign the bill into law.
Maybe: Fast Food Council
There’s one law that was scheduled to come into effect in the new year but a ballot initiative has put its implementation on hold.
The FAST ACT would create a council to oversee wages, working hours, and other conditions in the fast food industry; however, companies like McDonald’s and their franchisees have been working to stop the council from being created.
If the measure qualifies for the ballot, it would stop the law from coming into effect until Californias vote on it in November 2024.
BENICIA, Calif. (BCN) -- Two men were arrested in Benicia on Tuesday on suspicion of possessing burglary tools, police said. Officers noticed a "suspicious" vehicle parked in the early morning hours near Rose Drive and Columbus Parkway.
Police made contact with the car's occupants and allegedly discovered multiple burglary tools such as sawmills, grinders, gloves, crowbars, a lock picking kit and a gas syphoning kit.
"We believe this proactive arrest prevented a burglary to our local businesses and will deter other crime from coming to our area," the Benicia Police Department said on Facebook.
The two men, aged 34 and 36, were booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of possessing burglary tools. One man was also arrested for violating his probation.
(KTLA) – A store owner is devastated after a group of thieves broke into a Los Angeles dispensary on Wednesday and got away with hundreds of pounds of weed.
The owner hopes security footage will help someone recognize the thieves and bring them to justice.
“They seemed organized though, like they’ve done this before,” Toby Stein, owner of the Silver Lake Caregivers Dispensary Group, told Nexstar's KTLA.
Stein says the brazen thieves escaped with hundreds of pounds of marijuana during the swift break-in, which happened a little after midnight.
Security camera captured thieves who struck a Silver Lake dispensary on Dec. 28, 2022.
Security camera captured thieves who struck a Silver Lake dispensary on Dec. 28, 2022.
Security camera captured thieves who struck a Silver Lake dispensary on Dec. 28, 2022.
Security camera captured thieves who struck a Silver Lake dispensary on Dec. 28, 2022.
Security camera captured thieves who struck a Silver Lake dispensary on Dec. 28, 2022.
Security camera captured thieves who struck a Silver Lake dispensary on Dec. 28, 2022.
Security camera captured thieves who struck a Silver Lake dispensary on Dec. 28, 2022.
Security camera captured thieves who struck a Silver Lake dispensary on Dec. 28, 2022.
Although he’s experienced smaller burglaries in the past, Stein says he’s never been a victim of such a substantial theft, estimating that possibly over $1 million of inventory was stolen.
The burglary also appeared extremely organized: Six thieves, using four vehicles, broke in and absconded with Stein's merchandise within 15 minutes.
Security video shows the thieves scaling the shop's fence in a back alleyway while using crowbars to pry open a door. They also appeared to know exactly where to go when they entered the store, Stein added.
Some of the suspects looked to be taking their time, even as the security alarm was ringing in the background, the video shows.
Cameras then captured the suspects moving large bags of product to a car parked outside. As the first vehicle became too crowded with stolen merchandise, a second vehicle arrived to carry more items before both cars sped away.
Two lookout vehicles were parked out front, following the getaway cars to the freeway entrance.
“It’s just a reminder of the risks we take as business owners every day, and a reminder to take more security precautions,” Stein said.
Although it’s a major setback to his business, Stein said he’s relieved none of is employees or customers were inside during the burglary.
Stein now hopes someone will recognize the thieves before they target another business. He’s even looking into the possibility of the theft being an inside job.
"It just goes to show, if somebody really wants your stuff, they’re going to get it," said Stein.
Anyone who recognizes the suspects or has information on the case is asked to call Los Angeles Police.
