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Man robbed and beaten in possible anti-gay attack
Jan. 12, 2012 1 Comment
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man was attacked and robbed early Wednesday morning near San Francisco State University after being taunted with homophobic slurs. According to police officer Albie Esparza, the 20-year-old victim was walking near the university when three men in a 70’s Oldsmobile pulled up next to him. They began yelling anti-gay offenses, [...]
San Francisco Sheriff-elect being investigated for domestic violence
Jan. 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO — Sheriff-elect, Ross Mirkarimi is being investigated for domestic abuse. Ivory Madison, neighbor of Mirkarimi and his wife Eliana Lopez, reported to police that Lopez was a victim on New Years Eve. According to the San Francisco Examiner, Madison had apparently videotaped the bruise on Lopez’s arm with a Panasonic video camera and [...]
Occupy Oakland attempts to take over City Hall
Jan. 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
OAKLAND, Calif. — Occupy Oakland protesters determinedly tried to enter City Hall on Thursday in an attempt to take over the mayor’s and city administrator’s offices; the intrusion follows the arrests of a dozen protesters Wednesday night. Their attempts to bang on the doors and chants to “Shut down City Hall!” were met with demands [...]
Criminals to heroes: California penal system trains inmates to be firefighters
Jan. 4, 2012 2 Comments
Fire camps teach the incarcerated real life skills and gives them a new lease on life.
Haight-Ashbury three-alarm fire injures 1
Jan. 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO — The cause of a three-alarm fire on Masonic Ave. in San Francisco is still unknown as police continue to investigate. NBC Bay Area reports that police are treating the fire as a crime scene until they determine the fire’s cause, as the initial emergency call reporting the blaze was made by a [...]
Oakland to investigate police violence at Occupy protests
Dec. 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
OAKLAND, Calif. — Mayor Jean Quan announced on Wednesday that an independent investigation into police conduct during the raid on Occupy Oakland in late October. Thomas Frazier, former San Jose Deputy Police Commissioner, is slated to lead the probe. The investigation will focus on police tactics and alleged brutality that led to the arrest and [...]
Hells Angel murder suspect still at large
Dec. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Steve Ruiz, a 38 year-old Hells Angel member who is suspected of shooting fellow biker Steve Tauson, was reportedly spotted in San Jose this weekend. San Jose police officer Jose Garcia told SF Weekly that the San Jose police team thinks Ruiz is either in San Jose, Campbell, Fremont or Gilroy. [...]
Black Friday shooting suspects arrested
Dec. 9, 2011 1 Comment
OAKLAND, Calif. — Queron Foreman, the third suspect in the shooting that took place outside of a San Leandro Walmart on November 25th, was arrested earlier today after his mother turned him into the police according to MercuryNews.com. The 18-year-old, a resident of Oakland, is the alleged driver of the suspect vehicle that was connected [...]
Two in critical condition following Mission District fire
Dec. 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO — Two adjacent apartment buildings caught fire in the Mission District early Thursday morning. Four individuals were injured — two critically – and there were no deaths. Responding firefighters arrived on scene around 4:30 a.m. and were faced with a difficult task due to strong winds and the old, wooden structures they had [...]
Slain Vallejo officer honored at memorial service
Dec. 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
VALLEJO, Calif. — A memorial service for slain Vallejo Police Officer Jim Capoot was held at Vallejo High School’s football field on Nov. 30. Officer Capoot was 45. According to The Reporter, approximately 5,000 people were present at his memorial service, with nearly 3,500 officers and 1,500 guests. Gov. Jerry Brown, the Vallejo City Council, [...]
Facebook targeting a gigantic IPO
Nov. 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Facebook, which has become the largest social networking website with 800 million users since its launch in February 2004 from founder Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room, is considering raising $10 billion in order to receive a total valuation of $100 billion. If this occurs, Facebook’s perceived value will be twice as high [...]
Video shows UC Davis police force against Occupy protesters
Nov. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
In a video released on Friday, a University of California, Davis police officer is shown spraying student protesters sitting peaceably with pepper spray at a close range. UC Davis police chief, Annette Spicuzza defended the action in a press conference on Saturday, saying “The students had encircled the officers. They needed to exit. They were [...]
Proposition 8 supporters have constitutional right to defend same-sex marriage ban
Nov. 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to decide next
Energy Secretary Chu faces questioning on Solyndra
Nov. 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
Congress to question Nobel Prize Winner tomorrow
Whoops… the Rapture is actually coming in October
May 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
So the Rapture did not come Saturday as prophesied by Harold Camping. It’s actually coming October 21, so be ready. And here I was just thinking we’re all damned heathens. The Christian radio host said Monday that the apocalypse will actually come five months after the May 21 date he originally forecast. In an Associated [...]
List of cities getting Verizon 4G service this year
Oct. 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Verizon released a list of cities it says will have a new, ultra-fast 4G mobile phone and data network by the end of the year. The list is fantastic news for Blast readers. If you’re in one of our bureau cities, you’re probably getting 4G service. In fact, Boston, New York, Miami-Dade, Los Angeles, San [...]
Line2 adds texting, lowers price
Sept. 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
The best business app is now a great consumer toy, too
