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Suspect charged with murder after fatal skateboard attack against homeless man
A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly using a skateboard to hit a homeless man on the head repeatedly while he slept on a...Read More
Death of Mario Gonzalez, under restraint by Alameda police, ruled a homicide
The death of Mario Gonzalez in April as he was being restrained by Alameda police employees has been ruled a homicide.Read More
Ghost Ship fire investigator says no sign of arson, cause not determined
A former top Oakland Fire Department official said on Tuesday that investigators didn’t find any evidence that Molotov cocktails or other explosives were thrown into the Ghost Ship warehouse...Read More
Restaurant owner’s assets seized in wage theft case
The owners of a Bay Area restaurant chain have had $1.7 million in assets seized to help pay back 56 employees who were allegedly victims of wage theft while...Read More
Sahleem Tindle remembered in West Oakland
BART's West Oakland station was closed because of a protest Thursday evening to remember Sahleem Tindle.Read More
Hayward man sentenced to jail for beating puppy
A Hayward man was placed on three years' felony probation Thursday and ordered to serve 30 days in the county jail for brutally beating his 9-month-old pit bull puppy...Read More
San Leandro man arrested for carrying a concealed firearm
A San Leandro man was arrested after a police officer on patrol in South Berkeley found a gun and a club in his car during a DUI traffic stop....Read More
New judge to be assigned to Ghost Ship trial
A new judge will be assigned to preside over the trial next year for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris.Read More
Suspect arrested in Texas for fatal shooting of 17-year-old
A Fremont man has been arrested and charged with murder for the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old San Ramon high school student.Read More
Father arrested after toddler is shot
The father of a 3-year-old boy who remains in critical condition after he was shot in East Oakland on Monday night has been arrested in connection with the shooting,...Read More
DA decides fatal January BART police shooting self defense
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that it won't file criminal charges against a BART police officer who fatally shot a 28-year-old man near the West Oakland...Read More
Progressives challenge Schaaf for Oakland mayor
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf would be considered very liberal in most parts of the country, but in the Nov. 6 election she's being challenged by two well-known progressive candidates...Read More
Whole Foods pays $1.6 million to settle hazardous waste case
Whole Foods and two related entities will pay $1.64 million to settle a civil action alleging that it violated California laws for the safe storage, handling and disposal of...Read More
Congressional candidate attacked in Castro Valley
A man has been arrested on suspicion of felony assault and other charges for allegedly trying to stab a Republican congressional candidate at the Castro Valley Fall Festival on...Read More
Najari Smith won’t be charged, says Alameda DA
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file criminal charges against Najari Smith, a bicycling activist from Richmond who was arrested while leading a group bike ride...Read More
Man dies in Pleasanton police custody
A man who died at a hospital on Wednesday afternoon after Pleasanton police officers handcuffed him for allegedly causing a disturbance inside a grocery store was identified by police...Read More
Community leaders demand justice for Nia Wilson
Community leaders held a news conference at Oakland City Hall Friday to demand justice for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Nia Wilson at the MacArthur BART station.Read More
Golf coach suspected of sexual assault of minors
A golf coach in the Tri-Valley area has been arrested on suspicion of eight felony counts of sexually assaulting multiple female minors, an Alameda County sheriff's spokesman said Thursday.Read More
Ghost Ship defendants cop pleas, face prison
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris pleaded no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 36 people.Read More
Cal student hit by car while jogging
A 21-year-old University of California at Berkeley student is hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by an alleged drunk driver on Monday night, police said.Read More