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The California Highway Patrol's presence in Oakland isn't going anywhere - in fact, it is filling a void as the Oakland Police Department prepares to slash its traffic safety division amid chronic understaffing.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The city of Oakland is hiring parolees to help revitalize the city while continuing to rebuild their lives, officials announced this week. A three-year, $12.4 million contract will fund the initiative under the Golden State Works Program, providing Oakland residents on parole with steady employment....

The search is on for 79-year-old Eddy Chan, an Asian male with dementia, who vanished last night near I-880 and Alvarado Blvd in Fremont. According to a social media alert by the Fremont Police Department, Chan was last seen around 10 p.m. wearing a dark vest, blue jeans, and glasses.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced this week that she is creating a new city department to tackle homelessness. Lee said the Office of Homelessness Solutions will be responsible for the implementation of her new five-point plan to address homelessness using funds from, among other sources, Measure W, which was...

(KRON) — A man who tried to use a cellphone to record a woman in a bathroom at Red Morton Park in Redwood City on Aug. 24 has been arrested, according to the Redwood City Police Department. The suspect, 32-year-old Wilson Velasquez Martinez of Redwood City, entered the women’ s restroom around 2:46 p.m. and […]

California hospitals face growing tension over immigration enforcement.

A judge last week sentenced a Bay Area man to 38 years in prison for his role in a burglary last year at a Placer County gun store where a thief tunneled his way into the business and stole an estimated $40,000 worth of firearms . On July 1, a jury found Tyrone Brennen, 40, of San Rafael guilty on 68 felony charges...

ALAMEDA CO.: RENOVATION OF HISTORIC LORENZO THEATER CONTINUES WITH NEW FUNDING

The Contra Costa Sheriff's Office took to social media to mark the grim second anniversary of the unsolved homicide of Daniella Stephanie Avila, who was shot and killed in Rodeo while driving her vehicle late on August 26, 2023. The harrowing incident occurred around 10:30 PM at Mariposa Street and Vaqueros Avenue....

There’s a moment when you bite into the perfect chicken and waffles that time seems to stand still – that magical intersection of savory and sweet, crispy and fluffy, where all of life’s problems temporarily vanish. That moment happens with alarming regularity at Buttercup Diner in Oakland,...