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As if you needed another health concern to worry about — beyond the “explosive diarrhea” stomach parasite causing a surge of sicknesses around the United States — it looks like the COVID-19 virus is making a gradual reappearance in the Bay Area. To put it another...

Birds' nests from decades ago are helping provide a blueprint to help fight climate change today.

There are plenty of headlines about people leaving the Bay Area, but this story isn’t just about moving—it’s about a massive lifestyle upgrade, and unlocking financial freedom without leaving Northern California behind. What does your money buy you in the Bay Area versus the Greater Sacramento region?...

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District released a retooled draft of its ban on gas-powered hot water heaters, delaying implementation and adding exemptions for those to whom it would be a burden. Originally scheduled to start Jan. 1, the ban was one of the most stringent regulations in the...

Opening in 2023 as an Outer Sunset farmers market popup, Maillards was a late bloomer in the Bay Area's smashburger craze, which began taking shape in the mid-2010s but solidified into the region's dominant style in the wake of the pandemic. It quickly propelled itself to the forefront with distinctly...

OAKLAND, CA — Dameon D. Clay, 25, allegedly drove into a crowd of pedestrians intentionally during a. festive night in downtown Oakland. Clay has remained in custody since his arrest earlier this month,. pending a bail hearing on July 20. He is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder.

Michael Simon admitted directing women to meet customers at Oakland hotels, taking their earnings and assaulting them when they did not comply.

Editors’ note: This article was first published July 14 and updated July 16 with additional information. Federal agents detained a 30-year-old visa holder near Telegraph Avenue and Woolsey Street on July 9 and, by all appearances, did so without telling anyone in city leadership or law enforcement. Agents from...

(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in a November 2025 homicide. Terrill Millhouse was shot and killed on Nov. 26, 2025, in his neighborhood on the 1700 block of 28th Avenue. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area and found Millhouse o

(BCN) — The 2025 death of 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez following her arrest by Brentwood police officers has been ruled accidental by a coroner’s inquest, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. An inquest is a process separate from a medical examiner’s probe into an in-custody death...