Schaaf taps former SF transportation chief to become Oakland city administrator
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced on Friday that she’s appointed former San Francisco transportation chief Edward Reiskin to be her city’s new permanent ...
Bay Area Covid-19 update: Some districts close schools rest of year, deputies to only cite for some offenses
An emergency paid sick leave ordinance recommendation was passed unanimously by the San Jose City Council during ...
Representatives Lee, Swalwell to hold Covid-19 virtual town halls
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Dublin, will hold virtual events Thursday to provide information ...
Missing Oakland woman found dead in vehicle
An Oakland woman who was reported missing last week was found dead in a vehicle in unincorporated ...
Attorney calls Almena’s release denial ‘miscarriage of justice’ in light of coronavirus spread
A judge on Monday denied a defense motion asking that Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena be ...
Alameda County healthcare workers demand supervisors take control of broken system
Alameda Health System workers rallied at Highland Hospital in Oakland on Thursday to demand that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors take control ...
Teachers, community members to virtually protest school closures, charter co-locations
Oakland public school teachers and community members will hold a virtual protest on Tuesday seeking to halt ...
Oakland establishes COVID-19 emergency fund
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Friday announced the launch of an emergency relief fund to serve the ...
Eighteen-year-old faces murder charge for fatally stabbing friend
An 18-year-old man was charged with murder on Thursday for the fatal stabbing of a friend in ...
Oakland structure blaze injures firefighter, displaces 17 residents
A firefighter was injured and 17 people were displaced in a two-alarm structure fire in Oakland’s Fruitvale ...
Crews battle two-story Oakland structure fire
A fire Sunday morning at a two-story structure in the 300 block of 38th Street in Oakland has gone to a second alarm, ...
Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures
In an automated call to parents Friday morning, Mount Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Robert Martinez said ...
Bay Area COVID-19 update: delayed ship departure, widespread school closures, bans
The California Department of Public Health reported 198 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, cases throughout seven ...
Attorneys face off in sanity phase of Nia Wilson murder trial
A day after John Lee Cowell was convicted of first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of Nia ...
Update: Jury convicts John Lee Cowell first-degree murder of Nia Wilson, attempted murder for attack on sister
UPDATE, 4:53 p.m.: John Lee Cowell has been found guilty of first-degree murder with the special circumstance ...
Hit-and-run driver kills 65-year-old woman while crossing street
A 65-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in East Oakland on Tuesday morning, police said.
The woman, who was an Oakland resident, ...
After tense day in Nia Wilson murder trial, jury hears prosecutor rebuttal before deliberation
A prosecutor and a defense attorney clashed on Monday in their closing arguments in the trial of ...
Oakland fire chief departs to lead San Rafael department
Oakland Fire Chief Darin White is leaving his post to become the new fire chief in San ...
Estuary coalition works to reduce East Bay urban pollution runoff into SF Bay
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is working on a project this year to reduce how much polluted water ...
Fatal shooting marks Hayward’s fourth homicide this year
Two people shot in Hayward early Saturday managed to make it to Oakland, but one died after ...
Warriors join officials, experts for peace walk, town hall to support gun violence reduction
The Giffords Law Center, the Golden State Warriors and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf will host a peace walk and public town hall Friday ...
Authorities say missing boy flew to Maui with mother
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday evening said a missing 9-year-old Petaluma area boy and his ...
Convicted killer faces murder charges for homeless camp beating death
A convicted killer has been charged with murder for the beating death of another man at a ...
Man dies after severe beating at Oakland homeless camp
A man has been arrested for the beating death of another man at a homeless camp in ...
No TCE yet found in Oakland school air samples, testing continues into week
Dozens of air samples taken Saturday at more than 50 spots throughout the McClymonds High School campus ...
Moms 4 Housing among Oakland’s Black History Month honorees
The activist women known as Moms 4 Housing will be among those recognized as Black History Month honorees when the Oakland City Council ...
Police arrest teen suspected of ramming vehicle, injuring woman in dispute
A 17-year-old Oakland boy was arrested after allegedly intentionally crashing his vehicle into another car, injuring a ...
Dozens of firefighters respond to fatal Oakland house fire
At least one person has died and another suffered minor smoke inhalation injuries following a fire at ...
Six East Bay parks close as intense winds wreak havoc
The danger presented by high winds has prompted the East Bay Regional Park District to close until ...
Judge sentences man to eight years in prison for trafficking girl
A 37-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison in a ...
BART 12th Street station reopens after earlier equipment problem
The 12th Street Oakland City Center BART station is now open and trains are making normal stops after an earlier “equipment problem” prompted ...
Man surrenders after ramming police vehicles with stolen car
A man driving a stolen car was arrested Wednesday in Oakland after police found him sleeping in ...
Attorneys argue role of mental health in Nia Wilson murder
The mental health of John Lee Cowell was the main issue when attorneys presented their opening statements ...
Fire crews battle blaze at three-story Oakland apartment building
A fire is burning part of a three-story Oakland apartment building Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said.
The fire ...
Attorney argues man accused of West Oakland double murder acted in self-defense
A prosecutor and a defense attorney on Monday disagreed about whether the fatal shooting of two men ...
Serra looks to ‘grill’ Ghost Ship warehouse owners in next Almena trial
The attorney for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena said Friday that he and Almena are ready for a second trial on 36 ...
