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DeVon Franklin has built a career as an award-winning film producer, bestselling author and motivational speaker, but he says he's never forgotten where it all began, in the East Bay.

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Smashburger devotees have a new late‑night option. Hyphy Burger has brought its hyphy‑culture menu to East Oakland, opening a second outpost at 9825 International Blvd with a stronger drive‑thru emphasis and midnight closing. The move follows a breakout...

Too $hort called on Oakland to stay resilient after a string of violence that has rattled the city. Too $hort used his platform during a live telethon to deliver a powerful message to Oakland residents, urging the city not to lose faith following a string of violent incidents and the personal tragedy of his brother’s...

Nearly 90 small earthquakes were recorded near San Ramon in the East Bay this month, according to recordings from the U.S. Geological Survey

A 15-year-old girl who died two weeks ago following a car crash just off Interstate Highway 580 in East Oakland has been identified as Ashley Lopez Argueta, the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau said Friday. Argueta, an Oakland Technical High School student, died at the hospital on Nov. 7 following the...

Police are looking for a woman who carjacked a man at gunpoint while he ate fast food in his car in northwest Berkeley this week. Officers already found the stolen car with the help of Flock license plate reader technology but, so far, the culprit has evaded capture, Berkeley police said. Police described the woman...

Robbers have repeatedly targeted 7-Eleven stores across Oakland that frustrated store owners said the crime is making it nearly impossible to hire employees, especially for overnight shifts.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged a Sunnyvale apartment manager with possessing a cache of assault weapons and with operating a thriving heroin and methamphetamine business next door to an elementary school. Brett Maxwell, 51, was arrested, and his apartment and a storage facility were...

It has been 45 years since 31-year-old Ronald Forest was found deceased in the backyard of his Hayward home on Kelly Street. On November 20, 1980, Forest's body was discovered around 9:14 PM, launching an investigation that, over four decades later, remains unresolved. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office has recently...

Hayward Police Department Press Release Re: Jaime Mejia Lopez Shootout. HAYWARD, Calif., On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, an officer-involved shooting occurred in Hayward after a suspect pointed a firearm and shot at responding officers. The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Jaime Mejia Lopez, was taken into custody....