Looming in 2026: Oakland health advocates prepare community for Medi-Cal freeze
Second in a three-part series about Oakland agencies preparing for major federal funding cuts. Oakland health advocates are preparing for changes to California’s Medi-Cal insurance program that will affect immigrant communities. Starting Jan. 1, the state’s insurance program for low-income people will stop accepting...
Bay Area storm updates: Wind advisory in effect
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A pair of powerful winter storms that are expected to bring high winds, rain, thunderstorms, and even possible tornadoes, is barreling toward the Bay Area. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for coastal areas and a wind advisory for interior areas. The warnings kick in...
Police arrest suspect in connection with series of storage unit thefts in Pleasanton
(KRON) — Pleasanton police followed up on a series of storage unit break-ins, the Pleasanton Police Department (PPD) wrote in a statement on social media on Tuesday. During the investigation, detectives served a search warrant at a residence in Castro Valley. PPD officers reported finding numerous stolen and...
Menlo Park flooding near Meta, possible evacuations
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Streets were flooded with rising water early Wednesday morning in Menlo Park, prompting police and fire crews to knock on doors, warning residents of possible evacuations in a neighborhood near the Meta campus. Anit-Lazy Drops Now Sold Online In All 50 StatesLUV Flow Drops |. Robocalls...
Toxic mushrooms killing California dogs, shelter warns
(KRON) — Several dogs in California’s Central Coast have recently died or been hospitalized after eating toxic mushrooms, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter said Monday. The shelter is sounding the alarm on what to watch out for while outside with pets. Following the first rainy days of winter in the San Francisco...
Thousands without power across Bay Area as storm moves through
PG&E reported several large power outages across the Bay Area on Wednesday as a wet and windy storm moved through Northern California.
Richmond’s Own Betty Reid Soskin, the Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Has Died at 104
The "pride of Richmond” Betty Reid Soskin, who reigned as the nation’s oldest National Park ranger past the age of 100, died Sunday morning, leaving an incomparable legacy on the East Bay and the National Park system. We’ve many times admired the legacy of the "oldest US National...
Authorities arrest 13 people, recover $800K in stolen merchandise in Northern California
Thirteen people were arrested, and more than $800,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered following a multi-agency operation targeting an organized retail theft network operating across Northern California. On Dec. 11, a coordinated enforcement effort dubbed Operation Silent Night was conducted in Oakland, Richmond,...
The best Oakland news of 2025
Oaklanders often criticize the news media for focusing disproportionately on the horrifying or the scandalous. And let’s face it: this is a complicated city with its share of challenges to overcome. At The Oaklandside, we’re not immune to overdoing it on the doom and gloom. Yet so much...
Late-Night Stabbing Rocks Emeryville’s New Nellie Hannon Gateway Housing Complex
A man suffered life‑threatening injuries in a late‑night stabbing near Emeryville’s newly built Nellie Hannon Gateway supportive‑housing complex and was rushed to Oakland’s Highland Hospital for emergency surgery. The disturbance was reported at about 11:05 PM Sunday, where responding officers found the victim with a...

















