Video surfaces of crowd blocking fire engine in route to medical emergency
On a July 4 night when firefighters from Oakland and almost everywhere else in the Bay Area had to contend with a dizzying ...
Crews control Oakland brushfire near site another 2.5-acre blaze last weekend
Multiple units contained a brushfire Friday afternoon at Mountain Boulevard and Fontaine Court next to Interstate Highway ...
Oakland freeway shooting injures four, shuts down eastbound I-580 traffic
The Oakland Police Department is assisting the California Highway Patrol at the scene of a shooting on ...
Oakland students team with 3D printers to build hundreds of hospital face shields
Madison Park Academy students created more than 700 face shields to donate to hospitals across the country ...
Oakland serves free meals for students over summer break at more than 20 contactless sites
Schoolchildren in Oakland may benefit from the city’s Summer Food Service Program, which is providing free breakfast ...
Juneteenth rallies mark 155 years of emancipation at height of Black Lives Matter movement
Several Juneteenth events in the works Friday around the region include a morning rally and march by labor unions at the Port of ...
Far right ‘Boogaloo’ extremist charged with murder, attempted murder in Oakland shooting on federal officers
A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant accused of killing a Santa Cruz County sheriff’s sergeant ...
CHP officers fatally shoots man, injures woman in vehicle
Oakland police report that California Highway Patrol officers were involved in a shooting Saturday that killed a ...
Voices of Black Lives Matter span communities, generations
Dozens of Bay Area protests decrying the police killing of George Floyd have been entirely peaceful.
Police find man shooting rifle from window of Oakland home
Oakland police responded early Wednesday morning to a man shooting a rifle from the window of a ...
County expands free Covid-19 testing in West Oakland
Alameda County officials on Tuesday announced the launch of a new free Covid-19 coronavirus testing site opening in West Oakland this week.
The center ...
Dozens arrested, businesses damaged in overnight East Bay looting incidents
Oakland police on Monday morning reported that about 60 people were arrested during Sunday’s demonstrations over the ...
Looting in Walnut Creek prompts city shutdown after peaceful protest
Another protest that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd has taken a turn as some ...
Pinole man identified as federal officer killed in Friday shooting
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sunday appealed to the public for tips as it investigates the ...
One of two Homeland Security officers shot in Friday drive-by dies
One of two federal officers shot at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in downtown Oakland Friday ...
Outrage boils over in Friday night Oakland protests
Demonstrations in Oakland Friday night turned destructive as protestors smashed windows and looted downtown businesses.
Shooting injures two security guards downtown Oakland, police say appears unrelated to protest
Oakland police said they are investigating a shooting that injured two security guards Friday night in downtown ...
Oakland protest takes down I-880 in solidarity for George Floyd
A protest in Oakland broke out late Friday afternoon in solidarity and demand for justice in the ...
Suspect detained in machete attack that injured two
Two people were hospitalized after being cut with a machete in Oakland on Monday morning, according to ...
Covid-19 update: Alameda County outpaces region in case count, DOJ threatens state over religious freedom, Napa County aims for Stage 3 by June 1
As most of the nine counties kick into Stage 2 reopening activity, Alameda County quietly becomes the ...
Judge allows continuance of 18-state lawsuit over changes to U.S. Endangered Species Act
A U.S. judge in Oakland on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit in which California and 18 other states claim two federal agencies’ ...
Oakland considers dropping voting age in school board elections
Oakland City Council members will decide Tuesday whether to allow 16 and 17-year-old residents to vote in ...
Deputies shoot murder suspect several times in violent end to standoff
A man described as a suspect in an Oakland murder earlier this year was shot and killed ...
Oakland tightens park restrictions to discourage gatherings
Oakland officials are implementing some changes starting Friday to encourage social distancing at city parks.
Jack Dorsey donates $10 million to bridge digital divide for Oakland students
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stunned Oakland schools and city leaders on Friday with a $10 million donation ...
Two in custody after Fruitvale park blunt force homicide
Two people were arrested after allegedly attacking and killing someone with a blunt object at Josie de la Cruz Park in Oakland’s Fruitvale ...
Two children killed in Oakland collision with Caltrans vehicle identified
Two children killed in a crash involving a Caltrans rental vehicle on Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland ...
Oakland shuts down another 5 miles of roadway for Slow Streets Program
Oakland city officials on Thursday announced an additional 5 miles of streets that will receive soft closures ...
City partners with nonprofits to open free East Oakland testing facility
The city of Oakland on Wednesday opened a new free Covid-19 coronavirus testing site in East Oakland ...
City launches RV park to shelter 130 East Oakland homeless people through pandemic and beyond
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Tuesday that the city is launching an isolation trailer program to house ...
Court releases Almena on $150,000 bail pending delayed Ghost Ship trial
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena was released on $150,000 bail on Monday after spending nearly three years in jail on charges ...
Due to alleged procedure flaws, Oakland reinstates officers fired over Jonathan Pawlik shooting
Five Oakland police officers who were fired last year for their roles in the fatal shooting of ...
Covid-19 update: Bay Area braces for another month under shelter as U.S. cases near one million mark
Tests have confirmed more than three million cases of Covid-19 globally — nearly one-third of them are ...
Oakland firefighters battle three-story house blaze
Oakland firefighters as of 5:45 p.m. Sunday are battling a house fire in the 1400 block of ...
Police say man arrested for shelter noncompliance was selling heroin, cocaine, fentanyl
A 20-year-old Oakland man who was warned about violating the shelter-in-place order and refused to comply was ...
Covid-19 update: Newsom calls on masses to volunteer, Bay Area scrambles to feed, educate, shelter those in need
Despite heaviness that comes with the fight against the 2019 novel coronavirus, there are glimmers of hope in how leaders, organizations and people ...
