West Oakland shooting sends man to hospital
OAKLAND — A shooting victim went to the hospital after gunfire broke out in West Oakland on Monday, police said. Police did not have information regarding the man’s condition. Officers found him with...
View ArticleOakland Mayor to Jeff Sessions: ‘How dare you vilify members of our community’
(Click here, if you are unable to view this video on your mobile device.) OAKLAND — Responding to accusations from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that she enabled more than 800 undocumented...
View ArticleAlameda schools tax, budget cuts on menu at special meeting
ALAMEDA — Trustees with the Alameda Unified School District will host a special budget meeting March 19, when they will likely review potential cuts and possibly explore whether to pitch a parcel tax...
View ArticleCouncil clears permit hurdle for Alameda Point developers
ALAMEDA — The City Council has taken a key step toward allowing Alameda Point Partners, the team of developers working to build housing and commercial space at the former U.S. Navy base, to continue...
View ArticlePleasanton police seek suspect in gas station robbery
PLEASANTON — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a gas station robbery last month. Just after 2 a.m. Feb. 23, a male walked into the Chevron at 5280 Hopyard Road, then told...
View ArticleReturn of baseball’s bullpen cart harmless enough, but these 5 1970s relics...
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing the photos or video on a mobile device The Arizona Diamondbacks are bringing an anachronism out of retirement this year: The bullpen cart. Introduced by...
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Cold-case murder suspect appears in court for first time on charges
DUBLIN — The man suspected of killing two best friends and leaving their naked bodies on the side of a Fremont road three decades ago appeared in court Wednesday before the victims’ families. David...
View ArticleOakland Mayor Libby Schaaf responds to Jeff Sessions speech
A few hours after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered a speech condemning California’s sanctuary laws and denouncing Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf in Sacramento. In Oakland, Schaaf responded to...
View ArticleLorde 101: Here 21 things you need to know about the pop star
Lorde took the world by storm. And all it took was one song — “Royals” — to rocket her out of the suburbs of New Zealand to global superstardom in 2013. Yet, she had far more than that one tune up her...
View Article‘He pulled out a gun, placed it on the table’: Allegations leveled against...
KENSINGTON — In an explosive federal lawsuit two Kensington residents have alleged years of abuse by police in this affluent, unincorporated town, including a charge that the current police chief once...
View Article‘The Voice’ alum Noah Mac debuts his first post-TV music
Noah Mac, the Dublin teen who performed so impressively during Season 13 of “The Voice,” has been busy making new music. Mac recently released a single and music video titled “The Soliloquy,” which...
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Man arrested in punching of woman AC Transit driver in Hayward
HAYWARD — A Richmond man was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of punching an AC Transit female bus driver in the face at the South Hayward BART station, authorities said Thursday. Joseph Pulido,...
View ArticleFremont: The finer points of brewing beer taught at Ardenwood
As rain and hail dropped from the gray skies Saturday, 14 people huddled around two propane cookers under an overhang of the granary at Ardenwood Historic Farm. And while their breaths were visible in...
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First Look: Augie’s Montreal Deli in Berkeley
Clearly, there is some spiritual connection between Berkeley and Quebec. Berkeley became host to the first U.S. outlet of Canadian chain Smoke’s Poutinerie several years ago. Now owner Alexei “Lex”...
View ArticleMacArthur BART station reopens after person killed by train
OAKLAND — The MacArthur BART station has reopened to commuters and is restoring full service after a multi-hour closure during the afternoon rush hour when a person died after being struck by a train,...
View ArticlePhotos: Dublin High girls win CIF playoff game against Sacramento’s Foothill...
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. Dublin High won their home California Interscholastic Federation State Girls Basketball Championships Division III playoff...
View ArticleBerkeley housing development first to seek fast-track under controversial new...
BERKELEY — Developers who have been trying, and failing, for five years to get approval to build hundreds of housing units on a parking lot here went over city officials’ heads on Thursday — making...
View ArticlePolice: Credit card skimmers found at gas stations in 5 Bay Area counties; 4...
FREMONT — An investigation continued Thursday into a possible transnational criminal ring after police said they arrested members who used devices to “skim” credit cards from gas stations in five Bay...
View ArticleReport: No body cameras were rolling when Fremont police killed pregnant teen
A district attorney’s report clearing two Fremont police officers in the shooting death of a pregnant 16-year-old reveals that two officers involved in the incident had not turned on their body cameras...
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Anthony ‘Lil’ Arnerich, Alameda civic icon and youth sports advocate, dies at 89
ALAMEDA — Anthony “Lil” Arnerich, a baseball player with the legendary Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League who went on to become a beloved icon in the city as an elected representative and a...
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