Zack Haber
@zackhaber.bsky.social
I report on the Bay Area, mostly Richmond and Vallejo these days for Richmondside and The Vallejo Sun. I post about Oakland too and might editorialize a bit about the town. I live there. Feel free to reach out: Zack.Haber@gmail.com
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Zack Haber
@zackhaber.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Hundreds of immigration cases in San Francisco have been closed for years, even decades, often b/c they are not an enforcement priority.
Many involve victims of crime & abuse.
This summer, Trump attorneys tried to bring them back.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
Many involve victims of crime & abuse.
This summer, Trump attorneys tried to bring them back.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
Hundreds of S.F. immigration cases were paused for decades. Trump tried to revive them.
Federal attorneys tried reviving some 2,000 deportation cases in San Francisco, many involving alleged victims of crime and abuse.
missionlocal.org
Of note, several local immigration attorneys said DHS lawyers broke the law while implementing this initiative.
My latest for Mission Local...
My latest for Mission Local...
I have a long story about Oakland’s homeless survey and some photos in the new Street Spirit.
If you’re in the East Bay, consider buying a copy from a vendor.
Online version of the story should come out soon as well…
If you’re in the East Bay, consider buying a copy from a vendor.
Online version of the story should come out soon as well…
February 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I have a long story about Oakland’s homeless survey and some photos in the new Street Spirit.
If you’re in the East Bay, consider buying a copy from a vendor.
Online version of the story should come out soon as well…
If you’re in the East Bay, consider buying a copy from a vendor.
Online version of the story should come out soon as well…
Reposted by Zack Haber
Wow. San Francisco right now (Fri Jan 30, 2026).
Tens of thousands on the streets supporting a national strike and economic shutdown.
A huge anti-ICE, anti-Trump message being sent from the city.
(🎥 Rachel Ziegler)
Tens of thousands on the streets supporting a national strike and economic shutdown.
A huge anti-ICE, anti-Trump message being sent from the city.
(🎥 Rachel Ziegler)
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Wow. San Francisco right now (Fri Jan 30, 2026).
Tens of thousands on the streets supporting a national strike and economic shutdown.
A huge anti-ICE, anti-Trump message being sent from the city.
(🎥 Rachel Ziegler)
Tens of thousands on the streets supporting a national strike and economic shutdown.
A huge anti-ICE, anti-Trump message being sent from the city.
(🎥 Rachel Ziegler)
"NBA Star Stephen Curry's Ties To Israeli Military Intelligence"...
www.donotpanic.news/p/nba-star-s...
www.donotpanic.news/p/nba-star-s...
NBA Star Stephen Curry's Ties To Israeli Military Intelligence
American basketball star Stephen Curry is investing in tech startups run by former IDF operatives who were integral to building Israel’s digital architecture of apartheid and genocide.
www.donotpanic.news
January 30, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"NBA Star Stephen Curry's Ties To Israeli Military Intelligence"...
www.donotpanic.news/p/nba-star-s...
www.donotpanic.news/p/nba-star-s...
Reposted by Zack Haber
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
I love writing these stories for @vallejosun.bsky.social where we give teachers their flowers.
Congrats to Sarah Ruiz! And I found the teaching methods she discusses here really interesting and useful....
www.vallejosun.com/cave-languag...
Congrats to Sarah Ruiz! And I found the teaching methods she discusses here really interesting and useful....
www.vallejosun.com/cave-languag...
Cave Language Academy teacher wins Vallejo’s 2026 Teacher of the Year award
The Vallejo City Unified School District named fourth grade teacher Sarah Ruiz for the honor.
www.vallejosun.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I love writing these stories for @vallejosun.bsky.social where we give teachers their flowers.
Congrats to Sarah Ruiz! And I found the teaching methods she discusses here really interesting and useful....
www.vallejosun.com/cave-languag...
Congrats to Sarah Ruiz! And I found the teaching methods she discusses here really interesting and useful....
www.vallejosun.com/cave-languag...
God damn I missed my Wizards breaking their losing streak by beating the ex-IDF soldier led Trail Blazers loool hell yeah eat shit Deni Avdija!!! congrats on your six turnovers!!!
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM
God damn I missed my Wizards breaking their losing streak by beating the ex-IDF soldier led Trail Blazers loool hell yeah eat shit Deni Avdija!!! congrats on your six turnovers!!!
People with Oakland's Police Department have stated repeatedly that the department does not work with ICE.
ICE agents are now slatted to work the Super Bowl. OPD had committed to sending officers to work the Super Bowl.
Will the department pull out at this point?
www.foxla.com/news/super-b...
ICE agents are now slatted to work the Super Bowl. OPD had committed to sending officers to work the Super Bowl.
Will the department pull out at this point?
www.foxla.com/news/super-b...
Super Bowl 2026: ICE agents to conduct enforcement as Trump boycotts game
ICE agents will be active at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara as President Trump boycotts the Patriots vs. Seahawks game over halftime performer Bad Bunny.
www.foxla.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:22 PM
People with Oakland's Police Department have stated repeatedly that the department does not work with ICE.
ICE agents are now slatted to work the Super Bowl. OPD had committed to sending officers to work the Super Bowl.
Will the department pull out at this point?
www.foxla.com/news/super-b...
ICE agents are now slatted to work the Super Bowl. OPD had committed to sending officers to work the Super Bowl.
Will the department pull out at this point?
www.foxla.com/news/super-b...
Moments of silence for people slaughtered by the state are at minimum useless.
Shout out to the people of Minneapolis for how they handled this though…
Shout out to the people of Minneapolis for how they handled this though…
Pregame moment of silence for Alex Pretti, followed by several yells of "Fuck ICE!"
January 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Moments of silence for people slaughtered by the state are at minimum useless.
Shout out to the people of Minneapolis for how they handled this though…
Shout out to the people of Minneapolis for how they handled this though…
New report on the military vehicles that ICE and CPB have here...
eyesonice.noblogs.org/2026/01/22/t...
eyesonice.noblogs.org/2026/01/22/t...
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
New report on the military vehicles that ICE and CPB have here...
eyesonice.noblogs.org/2026/01/22/t...
eyesonice.noblogs.org/2026/01/22/t...
“Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege”
New from me for @vallejosun.bsky.social…
www.vallejosun.com/deceased-val...
New from me for @vallejosun.bsky.social…
www.vallejosun.com/deceased-val...
Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege
Two lawsuits allege that English teacher Larry Hom sexually abused at least two students in the 1960s and the 1980s.
www.vallejosun.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:35 PM
“Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege”
New from me for @vallejosun.bsky.social…
www.vallejosun.com/deceased-val...
New from me for @vallejosun.bsky.social…
www.vallejosun.com/deceased-val...
Eviction notices set to be enforced shortly after the point in time count in Oakland…
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Eviction notices set to be enforced shortly after the point in time count in Oakland…
perfect day to be up at an ungodly hour to document a count of homeless people that experts agree is totally inaccurate 🙃. look for my story in Street Spirit about the PIT count soonish
January 22, 2026 at 1:18 PM
perfect day to be up at an ungodly hour to document a count of homeless people that experts agree is totally inaccurate 🙃. look for my story in Street Spirit about the PIT count soonish
Horrible air in and around Oakland right now; ugh!!!!!
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Horrible air in and around Oakland right now; ugh!!!!!
love kalx but majority of the djs talk waaaay too much
January 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
love kalx but majority of the djs talk waaaay too much
Reminder that posting pictures showing protestors' faces puts them in danger.
January 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Reminder that posting pictures showing protestors' faces puts them in danger.
"Family of man crushed to death in encampment cleanup sues Vallejo"
report from Ryan Geller in @vallejosun.bsky.social...
www.vallejosun.com/family-of-ma...
report from Ryan Geller in @vallejosun.bsky.social...
www.vallejosun.com/family-of-ma...
Family of man crushed to death in encampment cleanup sues Vallejo
James Edward Oakley II was crushed to death during a Dec. 24, 2024, clean up.
www.vallejosun.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"Family of man crushed to death in encampment cleanup sues Vallejo"
report from Ryan Geller in @vallejosun.bsky.social...
www.vallejosun.com/family-of-ma...
report from Ryan Geller in @vallejosun.bsky.social...
www.vallejosun.com/family-of-ma...
Pretty horrible that this happened, and pretty wild this hasn't been bigger news.
Undocumented adults (except pregnant ones) can no longer enroll in Medi-Cal.
Newsom's idea, approved by California lawmakers...
t.co/YXVGSAgAjF
Undocumented adults (except pregnant ones) can no longer enroll in Medi-Cal.
Newsom's idea, approved by California lawmakers...
t.co/YXVGSAgAjF
https://www.cmadocs.org/newsroom/news/view/ArticleId/51075/Important-Update-Medi-Cal-coverage-changes-for-adult-immigrants
t.co
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Pretty horrible that this happened, and pretty wild this hasn't been bigger news.
Undocumented adults (except pregnant ones) can no longer enroll in Medi-Cal.
Newsom's idea, approved by California lawmakers...
t.co/YXVGSAgAjF
Undocumented adults (except pregnant ones) can no longer enroll in Medi-Cal.
Newsom's idea, approved by California lawmakers...
t.co/YXVGSAgAjF
Watched over 120 films last year and reviewed almost all of them on my Letterboxd account --
letterboxd.com/undercherryb...
These were my favs:
letterboxd.com/undercherryb...
These were my favs:
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Watched over 120 films last year and reviewed almost all of them on my Letterboxd account --
letterboxd.com/undercherryb...
These were my favs:
letterboxd.com/undercherryb...
These were my favs:
Read 35 books last year, some short ones, a few long ones. I liked most of them, was indifferent to a few, and hated one of them. Reviewed most of them on my goodreads...
goodreads.com/user/show/48...
goodreads.com/user/show/48...
January 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Read 35 books last year, some short ones, a few long ones. I liked most of them, was indifferent to a few, and hated one of them. Reviewed most of them on my goodreads...
goodreads.com/user/show/48...
goodreads.com/user/show/48...
Found a cauliflower mushroom with Avery yesterday when we were visiting family in Santa Cruz County.
They’re pretty rare and delicious.
This is only the second time I’ve found one. Same spot as the first time…
They’re pretty rare and delicious.
This is only the second time I’ve found one. Same spot as the first time…
December 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Found a cauliflower mushroom with Avery yesterday when we were visiting family in Santa Cruz County.
They’re pretty rare and delicious.
This is only the second time I’ve found one. Same spot as the first time…
They’re pretty rare and delicious.
This is only the second time I’ve found one. Same spot as the first time…
Newly released records show a state agency fined Buck Kamphausen this fall for allegedly mismanaging 2 funeral homes
Same agency seized $50M from his 4 cemeteries earlier this year due to his alleged misuse of their funds
My latest for @vallejosun.bsky.social...
www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-busi...
Same agency seized $50M from his 4 cemeteries earlier this year due to his alleged misuse of their funds
My latest for @vallejosun.bsky.social...
www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-busi...
Vallejo businessman faces new fines for funeral home businesses
California’s Cemetery and Funeral Bureau levied $1,000 in fines against two of Buck Kamphausen’s funeral home businesses.
www.vallejosun.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Newly released records show a state agency fined Buck Kamphausen this fall for allegedly mismanaging 2 funeral homes
Same agency seized $50M from his 4 cemeteries earlier this year due to his alleged misuse of their funds
My latest for @vallejosun.bsky.social...
www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-busi...
Same agency seized $50M from his 4 cemeteries earlier this year due to his alleged misuse of their funds
My latest for @vallejosun.bsky.social...
www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-busi...
A new all ages concert and performing arts venue called The Planetarium is opening in the new year in Richmond!
Some new good news from me in Richmondside... richmondside.org/2025/12/22/p...
Some new good news from me in Richmondside... richmondside.org/2025/12/22/p...
New all-ages music venue to feature bands you maybe haven't heard of — yet
See bands including Brand New Companion, Tony Horses, The Secretary, and John Turkey’s Nightmare at new all-ages Richmond music venue.
richmondside.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A new all ages concert and performing arts venue called The Planetarium is opening in the new year in Richmond!
Some new good news from me in Richmondside... richmondside.org/2025/12/22/p...
Some new good news from me in Richmondside... richmondside.org/2025/12/22/p...
Well that escalated quickly…power outage hit my place and some neighbors in West Oakland, now they’re saying they hope to have it fixed by noon *tomorrow* 😬…
December 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Well that escalated quickly…power outage hit my place and some neighbors in West Oakland, now they’re saying they hope to have it fixed by noon *tomorrow* 😬…