City Council fires head of Berkeley’s civilian police oversight office
Berkeley is firing its top civilian police oversight official. Mayor Adena Ishii confirmed Hansel Aguilar’s dismissal Monday night, after a closed-door session of the City Council. Eight council members voted unanimously to remove Aguilar, effective one month after he receives notice. Northwest Berkeley Councilmember...
Ring Cam Captures Antioch Rapper’s Final Moments, Jury Told
Jurors in a Contra Costa County courtroom were shown a chilling Ring-camera video today that prosecutors say captures the moment a Vallejo man pulled a gun, chased down, and fatally shot 27-year-old Richard Morello Jr. outside a southeast Antioch home. Morello, who performed under the name $mooth, was pronounced dead...
Bay Area airspace crowded with private flyers just hours after Super Bowl ends
Air traffic from private flyers was up over 1,100%.
Oakland man arrested in Ukiah on suspicion of attempted murder
UKIAH, CA., 2/10/26 – Ukiah police arrested an Oakland man on suspicion of attempted murder over the weekend for allegedly attacking his two elderly friends with a skateboard at their North Oak Street home. On Saturday at about 7:30 p.m., 37-year-old Clarence Wells of Oakland called Ukiah police to...
$15,000 worth of equipment stolen from Hayward Little League team’s clubhouse
Treeview Little League in Hayward is out thousands of dollars after their clubhouse was broken into and vandalized.
Yuba City Police arrest two more suspects involved in major jewelry store robbery
Authorities say that Michael Sanders and Kylen Byrd were arrested in Alameda County after the Yuba City Police Department collaborated with the Oakland Police Department to locate the final two suspects involved in the robbery of a jewelry store in Yuba City.
Workday axes more than 100 East Bay jobs in fresh bout of tech layoffs
PLEASANTON — Workday has decided to trim more than 100 jobs at its Pleasanton work hub in a fresh bout of layoffs that suggests the tech industry’s staffing cutbacks in the Bay Area have yet to run their course. The job cuts disclosed by Workday arrive in the...
Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputies Mistakenly Shoot and Kill Man Because They Thought He Had...
In the deputies’ defense, the man they shot had called 911, claimed that he had a gun, and said that he intended to harm people with it. But when the smoke had cleared, it turns out the man was just carrying a pipe. KTVU has the news that Alameda...
Blackhawk Plaza faces new foreclosure, this time from its main lender
DANVILLE — Financial woes have mounted for a high-profile East Bay dining and shopping hub next to the posh Blackhawk subdivision in Danville now that the property’s primary lender has filed two loan defaults against the property. The owner of Blackhawk Plaza in Danville is in default on...
Acclaimed Oakland filmmaker Boots Riley’s new movie, set in the Bay Area, to premiere...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland’s visionary filmmaker Boots Riley rarely misses an opportunity to feature his city in his projects, and that’s proven to be the case in his next, highly anticipated, star-studded film "I Love Boosters." Riley’s latest movie project is set to have its world premiere next...

















