Oakland official departs for Brentwood
Assistant City Administrator Harold Duffey has left Oakland to take a job with the city of Brentwood. The move caps a dramatic tenure in Oakland for Duffey, who, during his stint as a high-ranking city staffer and briefly the interim city administrator, helped navigate a ransomware attack, saw former mayor Sheng Thao...
Oakland Man Charged in Stanislaus County Human Trafficking Case After H.E.A.T. Taskforce Investigation
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office has made a significant move in the fight against human trafficking with the arrest of Devonte Hinkston on charges of pimping and pandering. A 33-year-old man from Oakland, Hinkston, was taken into custody last Wednesday, after a several-month-long investigation by the department's...
3.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Berkeley, not far from site of September’s quakes
Thursday morning’s quake had an epicenter in the hills above UC Berkeley's main campus. It occurred less than an hour before California’s planned annual earthquake drill.
Berkeley’s legendary Top Dog to soon be down to one location
"In a nutshell, they're putting in who they want to put in and evicting us."
California Woman Makes Bizarre Discovery After Hearing Noises From Her Stove
The ordinary act of leaving a door open turned into something extraordinary for Jackie Felix from Union City, California. What started as a perfectly peaceful day quickly took a strange turn when she caught a whiff of an odd smell wafting from her kitchen. At first, she brushed it off as something she might have...
Owner asks for help in tracking down vehicle stolen in Hayward
(KRON) — A car owner is seeking the community’s help in recovering their car that was stolen in Hayward early Monday morning. Their car is a red 2019 Honda Civic Type R with the license plate 9FKN270. According to the Hayward Police Department, the car was stolen at around 4:50 a.m. when it was parked […]
Prosecutors: Killing of San Mateo rapper was retaliation for grandmother’s death
SAN MATEO, Calif. - Prosecutors say two men charged in the 2020 killing of a San Mateo rapper and the wounding of his 2-year-old son carried out the attack in retaliation for the death of one suspect’s grandmother. Two men charged. What we know:. John Talia Paasi and Isileli...
Preliminary 3.1 earthquake strikes near Berkeley, USGS says, hour before quake drill
Did you feel it? A preliminary magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Berkeley just east of the Cal campus Thursday morning, according to USGS. It happened at 9:23 a.m., less than an hour before the Great California Shake Out earthquake drill.
3.1 earthquake jolts Bay Area on Great ShakeOut day
The moderate shake came on the same day as the state's annual earthquake drill.
Downed tree on BART tracks near Fremont station halts service on Berryessa Line
BART service on the Berryessa Line was halted Wednesday afternoon after a downed tree blocked the tracks between Fremont and Union City stations, the agency said.
