Seventh Lake Merritt shooting victims turns up at hospital
A seventh victim of a Saturday shooting near Lake Merritt walked into a hospital hours later and is in stable condition, police said ...
Susan Manheimer to lead San Leandro Police Department as interim chief
San Leandro has appointed retired police chief Susan Manheimer to serve as its interim chief, city officials ...
Kaiser begins Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trials in children ages 5 to 11
Kaiser Permanente officials announced Tuesday that they are expanding Covid-19 vaccine trials to include children ages 5 ...
Man faces hate crime charge for allegedly threatening to kill Asian American postal worker
A 26-year-old Oakland man has been charged for an alleged hate crime in Daly City against a ...
Oakland armed carjackings up more than 100 percent in last year, police say
Armed carjackings in Oakland increased 115 percent over the past 12 months, police said Wednesday.
The number of ...
Pride Month kicks off with Twin Peaks Pink Triangle lighting ceremony
The acre-sized pink triangle on San Francisco’s Twin Peaks will be illuminated Tuesday night to launch Pride Month after a pink torch procession ...
Second victim dies after Oakland bus shooting
Two people have died in a shooting involving a large passenger bus early Tuesday morning on and ...
Crews extinguish Oakland warehouse fire
A fire that broke out an Oakland warehouse Tuesday has been extinguished, according to the Oakland Fire ...
One person dies, multiple others suffer injuries in I-580 bus shooting
At least one person died in a shooting involving a large passenger bus early Tuesday morning on ...
A’s stay ‘committed’ to Oakland stadium despite MLB direction to look elsewhere
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that it has instructed the Oakland Athletics to begin exploring other markets ...
Overnight violence strikes Oakland in five shootings, injuring seven people
Oakland police are investigating five shootings that injured eight people late Friday and early Saturday, including one near Lake Merritt that left four ...
Schaaf proposes two-year budget with $41 million to address homelessness
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released her 2021-23 budget Friday, a $3.85 billion plan that includes $41 million ...
Two male victims die in separate Oakland gunfire incidents
Two people died in gunfire in Oakland early Friday morning, police said.
Officers were sent at 4:18 a.m. ...
Aggressive response brings Oakland apartment building fire under control
A fire in a four-story apartment building is under control Tuesday morning in Oakland, fire officials said.
The ...
Hit-and-run driver smashes into news van
Oakland police arrested the driver of a silver BMW that crashed into a television news van late ...
Oakland invites resident applications for police oversight commission
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is encouraging residents to apply for the city’s police commission, which she called the most powerful and independent in ...
Chabot Space & Science Center partners with NASA to enhance education programs
More of NASA is coming to Oakland thanks to a new partnership between the Chabot Space & ...
Family demands answers for man’s death in Alameda police custody
Father and caretaker Mario Gonzalez died in Alameda police custody Monday morning and his family is demanding ...
Recent shootings push Oakland’s 2021 homicide count to 41
A male victim was shot and killed Sunday night in East Oakland, the latest among dozens of ...
State ad campaign hopes to ease vaccination fears in Black communities
The state’s Department of Public Health has launched an advertising campaign intended to encourage the Black and ...
Stray bullet from freeway shooting injures woman in nearby apartment
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a freeway shooting early Friday that injured a resident inside an Oakland apartment building near Interstate Highway ...
SF launches guaranteed monthly income program for struggling artists
San Francisco launched a six-month guaranteed income pilot program Thursday that will give monthly $1,000 payments to ...
Community groups partner with Umoja Health in Saturday Oakland vaccine drive
Community groups and faith-based organizations have partnered with the organization Umoja Health Bay Area to offer free ...
Assemblyman makes another run at speed enforcement camera bill
Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) will try his luck again at legislating the use of automated speed ...
Driver injures three Oakland police officers
Two Oakland police officers are in stable condition at a local hospital Thursday afternoon after they were ...
Derick Almena gets ‘slap on the wrist’ for 36 Ghost Ship Fire deaths
Monday marked the end of a long road in the case of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire where 36 people died on the ...
Oakland City Council appoints Asha Reed on as permanent city clerk
The Oakland City Council has appointed as city clerk the person who has filled the role the ...
Shooting near church leaves one dead in East Oakland
An Oakland man died following a shooting last week in the eastern part of his hometown, police ...
Oakland police resume sideshow crackdowns
The Oakland Police Department will resuming its enforcement of illegal sideshows throughout the city this weekend, it ...
Police investigate Mosswood Park encampment death as homicide
A person found dead in a tent Sunday evening in Oakland’s Mosswood Park had reportedly suffered traumatic ...
AC Transit bridges service during BART Oakland Airport Connector line shutdown
BART’s Oakland Airport Connector line is down Monday morning due to an electrical problem, according to the transit agency.
BART issued an alert shortly ...
Coliseum vaccination appointments open Sunday, site opens Tuesday
Appointments opened on Sunday for Covid-19 vaccinations at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum site for eligible Alameda County ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood suffers ‘devastating’ loss in community center fire
A busy community center in Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood that serves thousands of meals every week to people ...
Police seek suspect who assaulted three people in Chinatown Sunday
Oakland police are asking for help Thursday afternoon to identify a man suspected in three assaults in the city’s Chinatown.
A rise in assaults ...
