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A 42-year-old man was shot and killed early Saturday on the 600 block of West Grand Avenue in West Oakland, and police say no arrests have been made as they work to piece together what happened. Officers found the victim lying in a traffic lane and he was pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving efforts.

(KRON) — The San Mateo police arrested a man Friday evening following a high-speed car chase, after which they found a “significant collection of firearms” at his home. Police stopped a Dodge Journey just after 6:40 p.m. for traffic violations. At the first, the driver, identified as San Mateo resident Israel Lavea, 19, came to […]

It’s Halloween: The leaves are changing, the clocks are about to fall back on Sunday, and the Bay Area’s spooky, night-loving animals are in the spotlight. No — not raccoons or owls. Bats, the tiny, flitting mammals that are so numerous they represent around one-fifth of all living mammals on Earth.

Patrick Kennedy’s job is to build apartment buildings. Not the ones that loom in the skyline or outrage neighbors, but those that blend in with existing buildings — four or five stories, with 10 to 15 units. The ones that families move into, or that students can afford to rent, or that empty-nesters downsize to. The owner of Panoramic Interests has built dozens of these buildings in Berkeley and San Francisco over the years. Kennedy has several projects underway. But it’s harder than it has ever

Covered California open enrollment starts Sunday, with higher premiums and major changes to subsidies and eligibility. Here’s what Californians need to know.

The star prosecution witness in the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao testified Friday about his role in an alleged scheme to funnel money to her in exchange for political favors. Mario Juarez, a long-time Oakland political operative and former City Council candidate, testified about how he...

Community members, healthcare workers, and elected officials are demanding answers after Oakland’s Highland Hospital discharged a man into the custody of federal immigration agents without confirming the agents had a warrant authorizing his detention. At a tense Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday evening, officials with Alameda Health System, which...

A 476-unit apartment complex built on the site of Mervyn's old department store headquarters just changed hands in downtown Hayward for $205.3 million, cash on the barrelhead. The buyer, Essex Property Group, picked up Lincoln Landing in an all-cash deal along with its roughly 80,500 square feet of ground-floor retail.

(KRON) — The Fremont Police Department said one person was arrested after officers responded to a disturbance involving battery at a grocery store. The incident occurred Oct. 21 at a store on Stevenson Boulevard. According to Fremont police, a person was throwing pumpkins inside the store and yelling at customers and employees. When an employee […]

This past Wednesday, October 28, a newly released man leaving Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas was tased by federal ICE agents. The former inmate was released with three others. Initially, the men lingered in the lobby. Although Elmwood’s lobby is technically a public space, according to Rebeca Armendariz of the Rapid Response Network, a jail guard coerced the departing men into leaving.