An Oakland civil rights attorney has set up a hotline for Oakland police whistleblowers and is pledging to offer legal assistance for any retaliation by…
Oakland’s Oracle Arena will host an exhibition game this summer featuring the Olympics-bound U.S. men’s basketball team, Golden State Warriors officials said Monday. Tickets to…
A lease agreement that will keep the Oakland Raiders football team at the Coliseum for at least one more year is pretty much a done…
Mayors of 11 East Bay cities have sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Oakland City Council urging them not to allow…
Housing activists shut down the Oakland Chamber of Commerce 2016 Economic Summit this morning. Protesters locked their arms in PVC pipes to prevent attendees from…
An off-duty Oakland police officer was arrested in December for suspicion of assault, police said Tuesday. Oakland police confirmed that Officer Cullen William Faeth was…
A 36-year-old driver was arrested this morning after he sped away from a California Highway Patrol officer, resulting in a brief pursuit on the Bay…
Celebratory candles left burning overnight appear to have started a massive fire that destroyed a Buddhist temple in East Oakland early this morning and burned…
A suspect has been taken into custody after allegedly hitting civilian and police vehicles during a pursuit from Oakland to Berkeley this morning, a police…
The operator of the Port of Oakland’s second-largest terminal filed for bankruptcy Monday less than two weeks after it suddenly announced ceasing operations about seven…
An Oakland police officer and a pickup truck driver have been hospitalized with minor injuries after they collided in East Oakland this morning, police said….
Animal lovers won’t have to wait until Valentine’s Day to share their love with a pet, as an Oakland animal shelter are lowering their adoptions…
An Oakland Unified School District police car was severely damaged when a small group of students at Fremont High School in East Oakland walked off…
A taxi driver was robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco on Monday night by a man who demanded a ride to Oakland and then stole…
Police are looking for a Berkeley woman who went missing from her office near Oakland International Airport on Friday morning, according to police. Her colleagues…
A Port of Oakland terminal where just last month the largest container ship ever to visit the U.S. docked is set to close in the…
A variety of free events will be held today in the Bay Area to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Caltrain’s inaugural…
An Oakland fire hazardous materials crew was dispatched today to a Jack London Square hotel where a possible methamphetamine lab was discovered, police and fire…
The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed proposals council members believe will strengthen the city’s firearms laws. The ordinances included the banning of high-capacity…
As expected, the Oakland Raiders are one of three National Football League teams that have submitted applications to relocate their franchises to the Los Angeles…
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf says she’s “disappointed” that her city is ending 2015 with more homicides than last year but said the city nonetheless is…
Six people were shot in separate incidents across Oakland on Tuesday night, police said. The shootings all happened within about 90 minutes of each other….
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said today that she will talk about the role cities can play in fighting climate change when she participates in a…
Members and supporters of the “Black Friday 14” rallied ahead of a BART board of directors meeting this morning to demand that the board urge…
A man with a pellet gun who was shot and killed after he approached Oakland police officers impounding numerous motorcycles in East Oakland on Sunday…
Caltrans officials are getting ready for the implosion of the largest support pier of the old Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge, which will take…
A former philosophy major and law student was convicted today of assault with a deadly weapon and three other felonies for striking and seriously injuring…
Oakland police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in the slaying of an ice cream vendor last month, a police spokeswoman said today. Joevan Lopez, 23,…
Hundreds of fast food workers and their supporters in San Francisco and Oakland participated today in a nationwide action to demand a $15 minimum wage….
Golden State Warriors officials issued this season’s second ticket fraud alert Thursday to warn fans about purchasing single-game tickets from non-verified third parties, team officials…
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf pledged that she will work to make sure the city’s recent growth will not come at the expense of long-term residents…
The Golden State Warriors will return to the court this evening to receive their championship rings and start the defense of their first NBA title…
Gov. Jerry Brown, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and other dignitaries presided today over a groundbreaking ceremony for an ambitious construction and modernization project at UCSF…
The mayors of San Francisco and Oakland met with workers today to express their support for a statewide proposition that would increase the minimum wage…
Caltrans will periodically close the bike path on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge over the next two weeks because of torch cutting…
A muralist shot and killed while working on a community art project in West Oakland yesterday morning has caused an outpouring of grief and disbelief….
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve a funding increase for a regional security initiative despite opposition from speakers who alleged that…
A man who was shot and killed by police in a confrontation near Lake Merritt last week had previously been arrested on suspicion of stalking…
Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent said a female officer fatally shot an assault suspect this morning because the man immediately struck her multiple times with…
Two men suspected of shooting a tourist while robbing him of his camera near San Francisco’s famous crooked section of Lombard Street this afternoon were…
