Large crowd gathers for anti-ICE vigil in Pleasanton following shooting of Renee Good
More than 100 people came out for a vigil at Delucchi Park in Pleasanton to mourn Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother of three, who was fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Bay Area immigrants’ rights groups react to ICE shooting
Immigrant support groups in the Bay Area are reacting to the shooting death of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minnesota this week.
Cluster of earthquakes strikes near San Ramon
A 3.0 magnitude quake was detected east of San Ramon, followed by two smaller ones Friday morning.
Over 2,000 East Bay residents bought e-bikes with vouchers in the last 6 months
An e-bike rebate program run by a local energy agency had a massive impact in its first six months, with nearly 2,746 new e-bikes — including 762 in Oakland — subsidized in its first six months. Ava Community Energy, formerly East Bay Community Energy, partnered with the Alameda...
Tracy man sentenced to prison for murder-for-hire plot
SACRAMENTO, California - Shaminderjit Singh Sandhu, a 52-year-old from Tracy, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for conspiring to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. Sandhu, along with Jagninder Singh Boparai, 49, of Manteca,...
DA charges man with murder in Oakland’s 1st homicide of 2026
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged a man with murder in Oakland's first homicide of 2026. Police arrested 42-year-old Brian Spikes Hopkins in connection with the shooting death of 47-year-old Edward Williams. Investigators say Williams was shot and killed near 20th Street and...
Budweiser shuts down after $54M hit as Bay Area’s last brewery dies
The last big Budweiser outpost in the Bay Area is going dark after a reported $54 million hit, ending a half century of industrial-scale beer making in Fairfield and leaving a hole in the region’s manufacturing map. The shutdown of the Fairfield Budweiser brewery is more than a corporate cost-cutting move, it is a...
Oakland vigil for missing woman
Family and friends hold a vigil for a missing woman in Reno with ties to Oakland.
Man dies weeks after scooter crash on UC Berkeley campus
A 59-year-old man has died more than a month after suffering a traumatic head injury in a scooter crash on the UC Berkeley campus, authorities said.
Rep. Harder’s Safer Response Act to protect law enforcement from fentanyl exposure signed into...
WASHINGTON – On Dec. 11, 2025, Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-09) announced that his bipartisan bill to protect law enforcement from fentanyl exposure has been signed into law, unlocking $57 million every year through 2030 for overdose training for local law enforcement. Led with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), the Safer...
