OAKLEY — Seniors began moving back into Oak Grove Terrace late Tuesday after power was restored following a wastewater leak and emergency evacuation over the weekend, building management said. Oke Johnson, a spokesman for WinnResidential, which manages the senior apartments and family units collectively called The Oaks, said eight residents were set to return Tuesday … Read more
Oakley tweaked its cannabis regulations this week to clarify fines and administrative hearing rules. Earlier this spring, the City Council unanimously adopted rules to increase to up to $1,000 per violation or up to $10,000 a day for unlicensed commercial cannabis activity. Before that, the city could issue fines of $100, $200 or $500 for … Read more
OAKLEY — A man who authorities say is the primary suspect in the kidnapping and rape of a girl more than 20 years ago has been arrested and was in custody Tuesday in Contra Costa County, authorities said. Two Oakley police detectives with help from the U.S. Marshals Service, Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) police and the … Read more
OAKLEY — Residents were evacuated from a large affordable housing complex after major water leak on Sunday afternoon, fire officials confirmed. The Contra Costa County Fire Department received a call around noon that a resident in Building 67 at The Oaks apartments was stuck in an elevator. Upon arrival, rescuers discovered water leaking from the … Read more
Six months after residents of Oakley’s largest affordable housing apartment complex banded together to bring their complaints to the City Council, issues with delayed maintenance, lack of repairs and security linger. That despite state inspections, fines and the city’s formation of a temporary affordable house ad-hoc committee to address the problems. The new committee was … Read more
MARTINEZ — Billy Cole may have been high on several drugs and, in his words, “foggy” enough to deceive police, but his mind never doubted the intentions that Rommel Hernandez had for him and 28-year-old Anastashia Wilfong on the morning of March 2, 2022, at his parents’ Oakley home. “I thought he was gonna kill … Read more
OAKLEY – A 24-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home Wednesday in Oakley, police said. Shots were reported around 4:50 p.m. in the 1400 block of Rutherford Lane, near Vintage Parkway Elementary, Oakley police Chief Paul Beard said in a statement. Officers arrived to find the victim in his vehicle suffering from multiple … Read more
Visitors walk through the Deacon Dave light display. Deacon Dave’s display has grown to include nearly 880,000 lights, the most of any home display in the Bay Area. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGate.com As winter solstice approaches and the nights get longer, brilliant — and extravagant — holiday displays are a beacon of light, brightening the darkest, coldest … Read more
MARTINEZ – An 18-year-old Oakley man is facing murder and firearm assault charges in connection with a house party shooting that left one teenager dead and three others injured in late October. The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday formally charged Sean Karp with one count of murder with an enhancement for intentionally … Read more
OAKLEY — An 18-year-old Oakley man has been arrested on suspicion of homicide, nearly six weeks after a shooting at a house party killed one teenager and wounded three others, authorities said. It marked the second time police announced the arrest of a suspect in the deadly shooting. A suspect arrested in late October was … Read more