Shooting at Oakland party leaves San Leandro man dead
OAKLAND — A shooting late Saturday night at an East Oakland party left a 22-year-old San Leandro man dead, police said Sunday. The man’s name was not released. The shooting happened about 11:55 p.m....
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Out of Paradise: Camp Fire survivors start over in the Bay Area
It’s 200 miles from home, wildly expensive and a world apart from the rural, tree-filled communities they left behind — but for some Camp Fire survivors, the Bay Area offers their best bet at a new...
View ArticlePolice seek Concord armed robbery suspect
CONCORD — A suspect robbed a cell-phone store at gunpoint Sunday afternoon, and police said they are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect. Officers responded to Cricket Wireless, 1803...
View ArticleHere’s what the lunar eclipse looked like, in Bay Area and beyond
The Super Blood Wolf Moon was all that it promised to be, at least in areas where it could be seen through the clouds. A rainy day in the Bay Area eased just as the eclipse entered its prime moments...
View ArticleLetter: Demonstrate true dignified leadership
Demonstrate truedignified leadership Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Hatred cannot be the fuel by which you govern. I did not vote for President Trump. Having said this, I would never have believed...
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Super Bowl LIII: Tom Brady vs. Jared Goff gives the Bay Area a stake after all
When the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots face off in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta in two weeks, the Bay Area will be well-represented on the field. Not only are both starting quarterbacks Bay...
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Kamala Harris enters 2020 presidential race
By Matt Viser | The Washington Post Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California joined the 2020 presidential contest on Monday, thrusting a daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India into the Democratic...
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Kamala Harris jumps into presidential race
Sen. Kamala Harris announced that she’s running for president Monday, jumping into what’s expected to be a broad field of Democrats competing for the chance to take on President Trump. The first-term...
View ArticleCould anti-price gouging laws slow rising rents in California?
Crooning in the shower is not Chad Regeczi’s thing. That’s why when he learned last year his monthly rent would go up $300 so the new owners of his La Mesa apartment in San Diego County could upgrade...
View ArticleCHP: Multi-vehicle crash disrupts commute on I-680 at I-580
DUBLIN — A crash involving four vehicles on southbound Interstate 680 just before the Interstate 580 interchange caused major delays to the Monday morning commute. One person suffered a “major injury”...
View ArticleGirls basketball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25
That No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown is now 1 vs. 3. Two days before playing host to top-ranked Archbishop Mitty in an MLK matinee Monday, second-ranked Carondelet had its eight-game winning streak come to an...
View ArticleBoys basketball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25
Top-ranked Salesian is 20-0 after league victories last week over El Cerrito and Albany, but will the Pride make it 21-0? In the finale Monday night of the six-game MLK Classic at Saint Mary’s College,...
View ArticleEast Bay pets of the week for Jan. 25
My name is Lilian. I am sweet and delicate, a flower looking for someone to help me blossom. I have already traveled many legs in my life’s journey, but I know my best chapter is yet to come! I would...
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Is this Bay Area teen about to redefine international figure skating?
OAKLAND — The queen-in-waiting, Alysa Liu of Richmond, stands all of 4-foot-7, is prone to giggles and tends to hold court with figure skating’s elite. Michelle Kwan’s coach popped out of retirement...
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Opinion: Suburban commuters’ BART parking options endangered
BART began service in 1972 with a philosophy that Bay Area commuters needed an open seat on a train and free parking if they were going to be lured off the highway. Today, that philosophy is facing...
View ArticleOscar nominations: Oakland’s Mahershala Ali scores for ‘Green Book’
This awards stuff is getting to be a habit for Mahershala Ali. Ali, who was born in Oakland, raised in Hayward and did his college studies at Saint Mary’s College, scored his second Academy Awards...
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El Cerrito holds its 30th annual MLK Day celebration
EL CERRITO — Yoko Olsgaard’s reason for taking part in Martin Luther King Jr. Day was as basic as the T-shirt she wore — which read “Never Again” and listed the names of the internment camps that...
View ArticleFormer Raiders 1,000-yard rusher arrested for DWI in Whataburger drive-thru
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing these videos on a mobile device. Running back Darren McFadden, selected by the Raiders with the fourth pick in the 2008 NFL draft, was arrested in Texas...
View ArticleTwo men shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men were wounded in shootings Monday night about an hour apart in different areas of East Oakland, authorities said Tuesday. Both are expected to recover and the shootings are not...
View ArticleBrilliant Yefim Bronfman plays 2 Bay Area piano recitals
Yefim Bronfman is a keyboard virtuoso in every sense of the word. Combining Romantic sensibility, brawny technique and deep musical insight, the Grammy Award-winning pianist is at home in an...
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