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Months after Oakland’s top administrator resigned over inappropriate text messages about female colleagues, a city council member said he wants to pay him over $400,000 in severance. Councilmember Ken Houston on Thursday proposed granting former City Administrator Jestin Johnson the payment in exchange for a waiver of

Two companies that deliver Amazon packages plan to close Bay Area operations in September, eliminating a combined 176 jobs, according to notices filed with California officials this month.

As the Bay Area continues to grapple with Tuesday's terrible boat tragedy, we've slowly learned a bit more about the boat involved, its captain, and how four people likely lost their lives when it sank. When 20 assorted family members and friends set out Tuesday for a memorial cruise around...

If you're making a list of lakes to visit in California, Lake Tahoe is almost certainly going to be at the top. Attracting 15 million visitors per year, the 122,200-acre body of water in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is famous for its deep blue color and year-round outdoor adventures. However, if you're willing to trade

Bay Area regulators may delay new gas water heater restrictions until 2028 while expanding exemptions for families facing high costs, electrical problems and limited installation space.

For months, headlines have warned of dire service cuts to BART and Muni if voters fail to approve a new sales tax in November. But like the screech of an oncoming train, a dissonant voice has emerged. Marc Joffe, who is leading the effort to kill the tax, thinks the warnings are bogus. “BART will get funded one way or

California officials have escalated their campaign to build affordable housing by filing lawsuits that accused five cities of flouting legal deadlines for submitting plans to meet housing shortages.

Oakland’s vacancy tax is generally effective and is bringing in millions every year, a new audit found, but it might not be living up to its goal of addressing the housing crisis head-on. In 2018, voters approved Oakland’s first vacant property tax. Owners of undeveloped lots and empty buildings...

The collision occurred while the dump truck was turning onto Coliseum Way as the pedestrian crossed the road at High Street, the Oakland Police Department said Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to multiple fires across the county — including a 47-acre fire in Byron and providing aid to a 4-alarm vegetation fire in Benicia. 1:30 pm: I-680 in Benicia. Contra Costa County Fire provided mutual aid on a 4-alarm vegetation...