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Lakireddy Bali Reddy, an infamous Berkeley landlord who went to prison for sex trafficking young women from India has died. He was 84.

Homicides are soaring in Oakland with 119 killings and counting in 2021. But a mere 29 have been solved — a number that is far lower than the state average.

UC Davis said that its varsity baseball team engaged in “an annual initiation tradition” of hazing new players with challenges including “dangerously excessive drinking and other inappropriate activities,” leading to the team’s suspension last summer.

Jon Gruden filed a lawsuit against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell in Nevada district court on Thursday, alleging they leaked private emails to news publications to force him out of a head coaching job with the Las Vegas Raiders.

The state opened up eligibility for booster COVID vaccine shots to all Californians. With vaccination eligibility extended to children ages five and up and adults getting their booster shots, appointments are filling up.

A Southern California man says he killed two women with a meat cleaver after a New Year’s Eve party while his wife and son waited in a car outside.

A third lawsuit accusing Subway of deceiving the public about its tuna products said lab testing shows they contain animal proteins such as chicken, pork and cattle, and not the advertised "100% tuna." Subway says an independent lab verified their tuna is yellowfin or skipjack tuna.

A woman walked up and asked for a cigarette, then jumped in the man's SUV and drove off with the toddler in the back seat. Police say she is a blonde woman in her early 30s with a tattoo on the left side of her face.

Family and friends of a beloved educator at a San Francisco elementary school said they are in disbelief that the 30-year-old was struck and killed by a driver.

Two California Highway Patrol officers and three Golden Gate Bridge workers were struck by a vehicle Thursday evening while monitoring an anti-vaccine mandate protest on the bridge.

“There’s an old saying, freedom isn’t free. And this is the day when we thank those who’ve served and make them understand how much we appreciate their service,” said Representative Zoe Lofgren.