Oakland

Police quickly arrest suspect in Fruitvale Station fatal shooting

A 25-year-old man from Los Banos in Merced County was fatally shot in the parking lot at the Fruitvale Station…

5 years ago

Man convicted of pimping, sex trafficking 15-year-old girl

A man with nine prior felony convictions was convicted this week of pimping and human trafficking charges for bringing a…

5 years ago

High school football game cancelled due to threat

A football game planned for Friday between San Leandro High School and Oakland's McClymonds High School will be rescheduled due…

5 years ago

State attorney sues Paul Blanco’s Good Car Co. for fraud, false advertising

State Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday sued a used car dealership network in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland…

5 years ago

Supe warns of undercount consequence in upcoming census town hall

The stakes will be high for Alameda County when the 2020 census is conducted next spring and the office of…

5 years ago

Mayors get trashy in ‘Battle for the Bay’

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf expertly grabbed a wad of paper in the jaws of a trash-picker, then deposited the trash…

5 years ago

Climate Strike: One girl inspires millions around the world to ‘wake up’

"This is the time to wake up. This is the moment in history when we need to be wide awake."

5 years ago

Cities across the Bay Area join the Climate Strike

Thousands of Bay Area students and supporters are expected to participate in Climate Strike walkouts and rallies on Friday, part…

5 years ago

Judge sentences Uber driver to eight years for sexual assault

A 53-year-old Uber driver was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a young female…

5 years ago

Officials identify remaining boat fire victims, 15 from Bay Area

Officials on Thursday identified the last of the victims in a tragic boat fire that left 34 dead off the…

5 years ago

Oakland employee resigns police commission post in disgrace

A city of Oakland employee has resigned from her post as vice chair of the panel that picks members of…

5 years ago

Ballot measure effort underway to empower Oakland Police Commission

"The commission doesn't have the independence that it should, it doesn't have the funding that it should."

5 years ago

Mothers of fatal shooting victim and convicted man hug in ‘solidarity’ after sentencing

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a Vallejo man to 30 years to life in state prison for his role in…

5 years ago

Federal judge reinstates nationwide injunction on asylum restriction

A federal judge in Oakland on Monday reinstated a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking a new government rule that would prevent…

5 years ago

Kidnap, rape suspect leads Vallejo police on chase before arrest

A 41-year-old Oakland man was arrested Saturday night in Vallejo, about six hours after a woman called police saying she…

5 years ago

Seven people from Bay Area among 22 boat fire victims identified

Authorities in Santa Barbara on Friday released the names of 22 people who died in the Conception dive boat fire…

5 years ago

Jury reaches verdict in Ghost Ship trial

According to several news outlets stationed at Alameda County Superior Court Thursday, the jury has reached a verdict in the…

5 years ago

Ghost Ship trial resumes, jury rests without verdict

The reconstituted jury panel in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris…

5 years ago

Authorities identify man found floating in SF Bay

A suspect who was found dead in San Francisco Bay after he fled from Alameda County sheriff's deputies and rammed…

5 years ago

Stray bullet kills woman in East Oakland

A woman died after she was hit by a stray bullet early Monday in East Oakland, police said. When officers…

5 years ago

This website uses cookies.