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A 26-year-old woman accused of working a coast-to-coast scam operation is in custody after Pleasanton police say a rented car linked her to a pair of follow‑home robberies targeting customers leaving a San Leandro marijuana dispensary. Investigators say the driver, identified as Latisha Lak, rented the vehicle under...

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Bay Area man was arrested for meeting up with a minor for the purpose of committing a lewd or sexual act in Porterville, committing a felony while released on bail, and kidnapping, police say. According to the Porterville Police Department, on Dec. 29, a girl in Porterville...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco man accused of strangling his dog to death in public in what police called “an extremely disturbing incident” has been charged with a felony. Charles Wentworth, 46, is due to be arraigned Wednesday at the San Francisco Hall of Justice, according to SF District Attorney Brooke...

San Francisco mayor signs ordinance creating reparations fund that could grant eligible Black residents up to $5 million each in potential payments.

When it comes to crime, the City of Oakland is boosting double-digit drops in major categories. "If you are a victim of a crime, of course, you don't feel it," says Mayor Barbara Lee. "And so we want people to believe the data. And this is the data from year-to-year."

OAKLAND — The future of the Oakland Coliseum has hung in the balance for years, but 2026 could prove especially pivotal for one of the East Bay’s most notable pieces of real estate. Key deadlines loom over an Oakland-based development coalition, the African American Sports and Entertainment Group,...

(KRON) — One Oakland family’s joyful Christmas Day celebrations turned into a “devastating nightmare” when a young boy was seriously injured while playing with his scooter, according to a verified GoFundMe page. Cleo Allen said her grandson, Khalil, suffered facial fractures, a broken jaw, and lost several teeth from...

SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – There are lots of places in the Bay Area to get fancy cupcakes. But for the strangeness of its innovations (and, it must be said, the tastiness of its cupcakes), one spot always stood out. This cupcake place embraced the Bay Area’s ethos of technical...

SF Mayor Sparks Outrage for Signing Reparations Bill

The California bakery chain that helped popularize the gourmet cupcake is closing all of its locations nationwide, including stores in the Bay Area.