Indicted Bay Area real estate mogul must give up deed to East Bay house
A judicial hearing on the terms of Ken Mattson’s bail got boisterous Wednesday in San Francisco when a U.S. District Court judge began talking about renewed jail time. The two sides were discussing the value of a house on La Salle Avenue in Piedmont — owned by Mattson’s wife, Stacy — and whether there were...
Regional: Two Contra Costa Teens Arrested For Suspected Vehicle Thefts In Livermore, Danville
Police in Livermore busted a vehicle theft operation allegedly being carried out by two teenagers, the department said Wednesday. Between Oct. 17 and 19, several reports of stolen Infiniti cars came into the Livermore Police Department, as well as the report of multiple attempted vehicle thefts. Article continues...
More than 4,000 fake fentanyl pills, 50 pounds of meth recovered in East Bay...
(KRON) — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said detectives from its narcotics task force made an arrest following a lengthy investigation into an alleged drug trafficking operation in the East Bay. ACSO said Erik Salas, 26, of San Lorenzo, was taken into a custody Tuesday after a search warrant was served at his...
Family of man killed in homeless shelter sues Berkeley, BOSS for failing to protect...
The family of Marcel Dupree Jones, an unhoused Black man shot and killed in what authorities have described as a hate crime, has sued the man charged with his murder, along with the nonprofit that runs the Northwest Berkeley homeless shelter where Jones was killed and the city of Berkeley, which funds the nonprofit.
Masked Gunman Ambushes Man Sitting in Parked Car on Eastlawn Street
A late-night drive turned into a shooting scene in East Oakland yesterday when a 31-year-old man was hit multiple times while sitting in his parked car on the 6700 block of Eastlawn Street. The gunfire erupted at about 11:32 PM, and the victim was struck at least twice before being rushed to a hospital, where he was...
String of home burglaries targeting 4 East Contra Costa Co. cities possibly connected: police
Antioch police say during the investigation into the 16 burglaries, they found that the incidents are all related. No particular neighborhood in any of the cities is being targeted, but all of the crimes follow the same pattern.
Oakland Hospitals Bracing for $100M Medi-Cal Hit and a Wave of Layoffs
Oakland’s public hospital network is staring at a nine-figure budget crater that could take hundreds of jobs with it. Alameda Health System has warned its Board of Trustees that federal changes to Medicaid could blow roughly a $100 million hole in its 2027 finances and trigger deep staff reductions across its East...
Mental health startup founder allegedly tried to set fire at Bay Area winery before...
An afternoon at a Bay Area winery turned into a crime scene after a man allegedly tried to set a fire, threw a wine bottle at staff, fled in a Tesla, then intentionally crashed into parked cars.
One Dead, 20 Suffer Liver Failure In California From Unusual Mushroom, Officials Warn
Health officials are sounding the alarm after a cluster of mushroom poisonings left one person dead and about 20 others with severe liver damage in California, many of them hospitalized in intensive care.AP News.
Why is it so cold? Here’s a look at ‘radiation fog’ and how it’s...
Have you turned your heat on earlier than normal? 🥶 A common winter weather phenomenon is contributing to temperatures being over three degrees below average in some Bay Area cities in December.

















