Hayward CA

Yesterday, near Lake Merritt, a 78-year-old woman ended up in the hospital with head injuries after a purse snatching in Oakland's Cleveland Heights neighborhood, according to police. Officers say the thief yanked her purse during a struggle, dragging her to the pavement before taking off from the scene. By the...

One of the things that Tiyo Shibabaw is looking forward to the most about moving her Oakland-based Burmese restaurant, Teni East Kitchen, to a new location in March is space for a steamer. “It’s a bigger kitchen,” she says. “The kitchen we currently have is very small, I would love...

OAKLAND — A new apartment complex in Oakland that was developed as a live-work residential hub was seized by its lender after a loan failure that exemplifies the frail state of the city’s apartment market. The 102-unit residential property at 1919 Market St. in West Oakland is now...

Oakland Animal Services (OAS) is sounding the alarm because it's over capacity with dogs. On social media, OAS is urging people to come in and adopt dogs. According to OAS director Joe DeVries, OAS has received more than 90 dogs over the past 11 days, including a litter of 15 puppies. The shelter's maximum capacity...

Margie on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show'. Credit: Jennifer Hudson Show/YouTube. An Oakland, California matriarch whose family tree spans five generations is capturing hearts after meeting one of her grandchildren for the first time on national television. Margie, who is the grandmother of 150 grandchildren, 50...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Authorities say a man who was fatally shot last week at a popular Oakland flea market was killed during a dispute over competing sales of fake identification cards. Victim identified. What we know:. The victim was identified as Jorge Alberto Rivas Rodriguez. Police said the suspected gunman,...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A large law enforcement response unfolded in a West Oakland neighborhood Thursday afternoon following a shooting earlier in the day. The incident began on Thursday, just before 11:15 a.m. in the 700 block of Willow Street. Although responding officers initially found no victims or evidence of a...

It’s the little pink truck that keeps on truckin’ — to the delight of fans. The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck has embarked on its 2026 tour, with plans to roll through the Bay Area. The winsome whiskered one and her sweet snack van will make stops on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Fremont and Saturday, Jan. 24, in San Bruno. After...

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The trial surrounding the 2021 death of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai man in San Francisco, culminated in a verdict of involuntary manslaughter for defendant Antoine Watson, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Watson, 24, was cleared of murder charges but found guilty of both involuntary...