Hayward CA

Oakland police arrested two organizers, seized six vehicles and recovered a firearm Friday in an investigation into a large-scale sideshow that occurred late last month. About 100 cars and 300 spectators were involved in the illegal demonstration of automotive stunts on Aug. 24. Two primary organizers were taken into...

Last week, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors received a presentation recognizing September as a National Emergency Management Awareness Month – noting Contra Costa County has been rated as one of the most at risk counties in the country. Presented by Rick Kovar, Officer of Emergency Services Manager,...

On Tuesday, the Oakland City Council approved new labor agreements with unions that represent several thousand city workers. With minimal discussion, the council voted 7-0 to sign agreements with the Confidential Management Employees Association, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, the...

PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA – When it comes to Mexican food, I am not a fancy guy. My idea of venturing south of the border does not entail ordering a #3 combination plate with a beef burrito, cheese enchilada, and chicken taco, with a smidgen of guacamole topping a soggy salad.

Some dreams come and go, but for Theresia Gunawan, one dream stuck until she finally brought it to life. In 2003, while visiting Melbourne, Australia, she dined at an international pot pie restaurant that left an impression so strong she dreamed about selling pot pies herself that very night. Inspired, she returned...

A jewelry store in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood was the latest site of a Bay Area smash-and-grab jewelry theft involving multiple suspects, who also pepper-sprayed employees during the heist, police said.

In the early to mid-2000s Palo Alto was rocked by a cluster of teen suicides. For Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we’re airing a documentary from audio reporter and producer I-Yun Chan, who traveled to Palo Alto to help her understand her own loss, and what it means to live on after someone losing someone to...

Of the most populous U.S. cities, San Francisco has the smallest share of residents under the age of 18. But its share of kids stands out in a unique way.

Five suspects involved in a deadly gunfight with a pair of East Oakland pawn shop employees last week came in from Stockton to allegedly rob the place, police officials said. At about 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 10, four men and one 17-year-old allegedly walked into the Cash 4 Gold pawn shop in the 7100 block of International...

Sycamore Street in West Oakland sat eerily quiet under a scorching August sun. Here, tents once spilled across sidewalks and RVs butted into intersections, but now a few scattered plastic bags and scraps of trash remain after the city cleared an encampment. Crews demolished wooden structures, fed heaps of garbage...