2 stolen car suspects lead officers on separate chases in 3 Bay Area counties
BERKELEY, Calif. - Multiple law enforcement agencies were kept busy on Friday when two suspects in a suspected stolen car led police departments from separate jurisdictions on separate chases. Multiple pursuits. What we know:. This started in Vallejo when officers spotted a car without a license plate driving...
SFPD arrest nearly 100 people in one-day fugitive enforcement crackdown
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Nearly 100 people were arrested Wednesday during a one-day enforcement operation focused on fugitives with outstanding warrants, the San Francisco Police Department announced Thursday. SFPD and other participating agencies made 97 arrests in what Interim Chief Paul Yep characterized as the...
Affordable housing construction is taking off in Oakland
The slow trickle of affordable housing construction in Oakland has turned into a steady stream. The city issued permits for about 700 low-income homes last year, and another 100 priced for “moderate-income” residents, according to a new housing “progress report” from the city. At the same...
Top executives at San Francisco nonprofit groups working with homeless rake in big bucks
Top executives at several San Francisco nonprofit organizations tasked with tackling the area’s growing homelessness issue are making more than twice as much as the city’s average household income, a new investigation found. These nonprofit groups, while independent from government, are central to the city’s...
Contra Costa Co.: Amid Rise In Real Estate Scams, Da’s Office Offers Guidance To...
CONTRA COSTA CO.: AMID RISE IN REAL ESTATE SCAMS, DA'S OFFICE OFFERS GUIDANCE TO PROTECT OLDER RESIDENTS
Miraculous escape: driver rescued after car hangs precariously over cliff, saved by a tree
SAN MATEO, Calif. (FOX26) — California Fire responded to an accident where a car was found dangling over a cliff and only being supported by a tree on Friday. Cal Fire responded to a report around 2:45 p.m. just south of Gray Whale Cove on Devil’s Slide. There,...
Alameda County DA declines to file charges in homicide case: PD
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against possible suspects in Fremont’s first homicide case of 2025, according to the Fremont Police Department.
Alameda Prosecution and Public Rights Unit Releases 2024 Annual Report—Cases Include Elder Abuse, Stalking
The Prosecution and Public Rights Unit (PPRU) of the Alameda City Attorney’s Office is the only unit of its kind in Northern California dedicated to representing the community in misdemeanor criminal matters and upholding fair housing and consumer protection laws.
Oakland: Day-Laborer Allies Urge City To Reinstate Health Project Funding
OAKLAND: DAY-LABORER ALLIES URGE CITY TO REINSTATE HEALTH PROJECT FUNDING
Oakland’s public safety issues are tied to ongoing budget crisis, report says
A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute points to a deeper problem: Oakland's public safety issues are directly tied to its ongoing budget crisis.
