Deputies rescue family, dog after car crashes down embankment
A family was rescued early Sunday morning after driving off the road and down a heavily wooded embankment on Crow Canyon Road in Castro Valley, the Alameda County Sheriff’s...Read More
Retail theft bust leads to recovery of $150,000 in stolen merchandise, $7,000 in cash
Three Bay Area men were arrested Thursday and more than $150,000 in merchandise was seized following the investigation of a large retail theft in Reno, the Golden Gate Division...Read More
City to hire police liaisons to serve non-English speaking communities in Chinatown, Fruitvale
Oakland’s new police chief announced with the mayor the city’s plans to create two new positions to build connections with non-English-speaking communities. The plan includes two new police liaisons...Read More
Trump escapes Senate conviction by 10 votes but could face criminal charges
Conviction fell short by 10 votes in the Senate trial for the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump. In weighing Trump’s role in the incitement of the deadly...Read More
Shooting injures six men two blocks from police headquarters
A shooting early Saturday near downtown Oakland injured six men, police said. The shooting was reported about 1:05 a.m. in the area of Ninth and Washington streets in the...Read More
San Leandro police chief moves up retirement to next week
San Leandro Police Chief Jeff Tudor said Friday that he would move up his retirement date to next week. Tudor announced his retirement in January and had planned to...Read More
Walnut Creek police search for missing 76-year-old woman
Police in Walnut Creek are searching for a missing 76-year-old woman Thursday afternoon. Gloria Gonzales was last seen in the 100 block of Tampico near Ygnacio Valley Road. Gonzales...Read More
Investigators find man’s remains on charred, sunken Bethel Island boat
Investigators found human remains Wednesday on a boat that caught fire Sunday night and sank at the Bethel Island Marina, a Contra Costa County sheriff’s spokesman said. Fire crews...Read More
Supes approve funding for traffic calming around Great Highway
Funding was approved just days after the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar agreed to traffic calming measures surrounding the Great Highway. Tuesday, supervisors...Read More
Amid calls for police reform, task force invites public input in ‘reimagining public safety’
Oakland city officials are seeking public input on improving public safety through the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, which was created amid efforts to defund the Police Department. The...Read More
Organization offers Albany residents free rides to Golden Gate Fields vaccination appointments
Albany seniors and residents with physical disabilities can get free rides to vaccination appointments at Golden Gate Fields, a transportation provider said Wednesday. Easy Does It Emergency Services will...Read More
Board votes to change Lowell High School admission standards, notes need for ‘culture shift’
The San Francisco Board of Education voted on Tuesday 5-2 in favor of changing the admissions process at Lowell High School from an academic-based one to the regular process...Read More
SF to expand vaccine eligibility, officials double down in school district lawsuit
San Francisco will expand its vaccine eligibility in two weeks, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday at a press conference. Breed said The City will move into the...Read More
Researchers find state’s first South African variant cases in two Bay Area counties
Genomics researchers at Stanford University have confirmed California’s first two cases of the South African coronavirus variant in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The...Read More
Sheriff’s officials say 15-year-old fabricated Lucas Valley assault story
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office says a report of a man grabbing a 15-year-old girl while she was jogging in the Lucas Valley area last week has been found...Read More
County supes vote to demolish 1903 Martinez jail
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously decided Tuesday to demolish the old county jail — which has been on the site since 1903 — along with the...Read More
Two robbery suspects make off with prescription pills
Two suspects forced their way into a store on San Francisco’s Ocean Avenue on Monday afternoon and made off with prescription medication, according to police. The robbery was reported...Read More