Feds charge former Bay Area resident with $90 million in health care fraud
Anar Rustamov helped orchestrate the filing of thousands of false claims for medical equipment through Medicare Advantage, prosecutors say.
Woman accused of Oakland fire station burglary found wearing fire gear
OAKLAND, Calif. - A convicted thief has been charged with burglarizing an Oakland fire station, where authorities say she was found wearing stolen fire gear. Crystal Coleman, 41, is accused of entering Fire Station 20 near 98th Avenue and International Boulevard. Firefighters found her inside the station wearing a...
Spring Forum on Alameda County budget March 8
Parent Voices California invites the community to its Spring Forum titled “Families on the Line: Caring for Kids, Strengthening Families”, an action planning event for the 2026–2027 Alameda County Budget. The forum will take place on Saturday, March 8 from 11 AM to 2:30 PM at St. Mary’s Center.
New details released after cyberattack paralyzes Bay Area city
Foster City said emergency services are still functioning.
Cyberattack knocks out Peninsula suburb’s systems
A ransomware attack paralyzed city services in the affluent Bayside town.
Gun disguised as cell phone, AR-style assault weapon seized from two Oakland smoke shops:...
(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department said Alcoholic and Beverage Abatement Team (ABAT) officers made alarming discoveries after inspecting two smoke shops in the city on Wednesday. No arrests were made. At the first business, located in the 3800 block of San Leandro Street, ABAT officers seized flavored tobacco,...
Joby Aviation’s air taxis spotted flying in the Bay Area
A Santa Cruz-based air taxi startup just received approval to start test flights over the Bay Area. Thursday, NBC Bay Area's SkyRanger helicopter spotted Joby Aviation’s flying taxi near the Golden Gate Bridge. The company was testing with a human pilot, but eventually, it could be fully autonomous and...
BART Flirts With Unlimited Bay Pass, Still Ghosts Riders on Monthly Deals
BART is quietly testing an unlimited pass that would let riders hop around the Bay Area transit network without watching the meter, even as the agency repeats that traditional monthly passes are still not on the table because it leans heavily on fare revenue to balance the books. In a social media reply, BART framed...
‘The public is blind’: CA Medical Board member wants serious reviews of doctors publicized
A member of the Medical Board of California is sounding the alarm once again on what he calls a dangerous gap in patient safety. Eserick TJ Watkins is a public member of the Board, meaning he’s not a medical doctor like several other board members. He says the Board often takes years to investigate doctors accused of...
Firearms found during smoke shop inspections
The Oakland Police Department Alcoholic Beverage Action Team inspected two smoke shops in Oakland on March 18, 2026. At the 3800 block of San Leandro St, officers found flavored tobacco, untaxed cigarettes, narcotics paraphernalia, and a firearm disguised as a cell phone.
