Oakland creates new policy director position to deal with housing crisis
OAKLAND — Mayor Libby Schaaf has named Darin Ranelletti as the city’s first policy director for housing security, a position the mayor created and hopes will help ease Oakland’s affordable housing...
View ArticleSuspects in Castro Valley robbery sought after crashing in East Oakland
Click here if you are having trouble viewing video on a mobile device. OAKLAND — Suspects in a Castro Valley robbery were being sought in East Oakland on Thursday afternoon after their getaway vehicle...
View ArticleWoman suffers burns after explosion at Berkeley building
BERKELEY — An explosion and fire sent a Berkeley woman to the hospital with burns to her face and hair Friday. At 1:33 p.m., Berkeley fire units were called to the 1200 block of San Pablo Avenue on...
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M.J.’s Brass Bopper’s Second Line Project brings music and culture of New...
VIDEO: Watch M.J.’s Brass Bopper’s second-line parade at Arroyo Viejo Park in East Oakland. CLICK HERE if you’re having trouble viewing the video or gallery on your mobile device. OAKLAND — Parasols...
View ArticleWoman, 20, dies in head-on crash in Livermore
LIVERMORE — A 20-year-old woman died Friday after a fatal collision on Highway 84 near Stanley Boulevard. Shortly before 8:55 a.m., a 2013 Infiniti sedan was traveling north on Highway 84 when it...
View ArticleChase Bank near Lake Merritt robbed Friday afternoon
OAKLAND — The Chase Bank near Lake Merritt was robbed by an unknown suspect who fled on foot Friday. About 2:20 p.m., an lone male suspect entered the Chase Bank at 270 E. 18th St. and handed a note to...
View ArticleFire breaks out at West Oakland homeless camp
OAKLAND — A fire broke out Friday at a homeless camp in West Oakland. Encampment fire. Tents going up in flames Oakland/Emeryville border pic.twitter.com/7wIDIkiqb1 — Oaklander (@CaliSeaShepherd) March...
View ArticleWoman charged with robbing banks in Oakland, South San Francisco
OAKLAND — A woman is facing 20 years in federal prison on charges that she committed two Bay Area bank robberies a week apart from each other last year. On Thursday, Kenyonna Farr, 29, was indicted on...
View ArticleFremont: Woman tries to carjack man in BART parking lot
FREMONT — A man was ripped from his car by a woman trying to steal it early Friday in the parking lot of the Warm Springs BART station, police said. Just before 1 a.m., BART police said a man was...
View ArticleThreats of violence, racism found in two Alameda high school bathrooms
ALAMEDA — Two high schools in Alameda scrambled to investigate graffiti threatening violence against students and Muslims just days after thousands of students rallied against gun violence in schools....
View ArticleLivermore Lab atmospheric scientist to speak on climate change
Independent of which side a person lands on in a debate about human influence on climate change, there’s no reason not to know the science involved. Especially when there’s opportunity to hear from an...
View ArticleOakland: Former Southwest Airlines employee gets prison for drug smuggling
OAKLAND — A former Southwest Airlines employee was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison this week for his role in a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking ring. Defendant Chris Cross, who...
View ArticleBody of apparent homeless man found in East Bay preserve
OAKLAND — The East Bay Regional Park District Police Department is investigating the death of an apparently homeless man found in Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve on Friday. Start your day with the...
View ArticleShellfish warning extended to Alameda, Contra Costa counties
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Public Health is warning residents not to eat recreationally harvested shellfish from Alameda and Contra Costa counties after tests found dangerous levels of...
View ArticleCrane driver, charged with vehicular manslaughter, takes plea deal in 2016...
MARTINEZ — Just before he was scheduled to go to trial, the driver of a crane that was rear-ended, killing a 43-year-old man, took a plea deal and a jail sentence, court records show. Garret Langum,...
View ArticleShotgun-wielding robbery suspect stabbed by victim in Oakland hills
OAKLAND — A Texas man, targeted by a shotgun-wielding robber in the Oakland hills early Saturday, stabbed the gunman in a violent struggle and saved himself and his girlfriend, authorities said. The...
View ArticleIrish-Americans and their wannabes celebrate St. Patrick’s Day around the Bay...
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the photos or video on your mobile device. No self-respecting Irish soul in the entire Bay Area was going to be sleeping in Saturday morning. Not on St....
View ArticlePiedmont bird calling contest names a winner
PIEDMONT – Anders Bjork spent nine days perfecting his Kakapo call. “I had to stop doing the call at a certain point so it would stop hurting my throat,” said the Piedmont High senior. His hard work...
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Good Neighbors: Homelessness forum at Walnut Creek library
Learn about plans to address homelessness in our community from a panel of experts at a free public forum from 7 to 8 p.m. March 29 in the Oak View Room of the Walnut Creek Library, 1644 N. Broadway in...
View ArticlePark It: Pleasanton Ridge park’s new trailhead open
A new trailhead has opened at Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park, giving visitors access to the north end of the long, linear parkland without the need for an extended hike or ride. The new Castlewood...
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