Sheng Thao’s trial is next week. Here’s your cheat sheet
Starting next week, former Mayor Sheng Thao will appear in Courtroom 1 of the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in downtown Oakland to stand trial for bribery and conspiracy. Oakland residents can expect wall-to-wall coverage of the multi-week case, much of it delving deep into the weeds of the alleged conspiracy.
UC Berkeley alum files complaint against UC Regents over sailing class injury
A UC Berkeley alumna has filed a complaint against the UC Regents, alleging that inadequate instruction and staffing during a sailing class at the UC Aquatic Center led to shoulder and leg injuries in September 2024. Zhe Fu filed the complaint for negligence and personal injury Sept. 28, two years...
Bay Area house fire kills two adults
Firefighters pulled the two adults from a burning home in Monte Sereno, but they later died at a hospital.
Defense Attorney for Accused Sierra LaMar Killer Moves to Toss Case on Double Jeopardy...
Pre-trial motions were filed earlier this week in the re-trial of Antolin Garcia-Torres, the man accused of killing 15-year-old Morgan Hill girl Sierra LaMar while she was on her way to school in March 2012. The case of the 2012 murder of Sierra LaMar was one of several that rocked...
494 clams reburied after illegal haul and 3 people arrested
PISMO, Calif. (FOX26) — A weekend clamming investigation ended with three Bay Area residents in jail after officers found 494 Pismo clams taken outside legal hours, most of them undersized. A vigilant officer spotted four people with what appeared to be a large quantity of clams well after legal...
Firefighters rescue residents trapped in burning Alameda apartment
(KRON) — Firefighters in Alameda rescued multiple people who were trapped in a burning apartment building Wednesday morning, according to the city’s fire department. Fire crews responded around 4:45 a.m. to the apartments in the 400 block of Central Avenue. Firefighters located a heavy fire inside a first-floor apartme
Voters are split on whether or not to save Bay Area public transit
Only 48% of respondents said they would vote for the tax measure.
Man sentenced 50 years to life for 2022 shooting of Mountain View police officer...
A Union City man was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison after being found guilty earlier this year of attempted murder and other charges for shooting a Mountain View police officer during a 2022 DUI stop, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Bay Area mother of 3 allegedly killed by her husband identified
Jasmyne Garcia, a 34-year-old mother of three from Morgan Hill, was identified as the woman police said was killed by her husband over the weekend.
Locals In Oakland Have Been Lining Up At Fentons Creamery For Towering Sundaes Since...
Some Oakland traditions get handed down like family recipes, and this one comes with a spoon. Grandparents who went there as kids now bring their grandchildren, and the line out front still stretches down the sidewalk on busy nights. The sundaes are big enough that sharing is less a suggestion...

















