Oakland CA

The Phoenix, a new 101-unit supportive housing building in West Oakland, is still sitting behind a chain-link fence months after officials cut the ribbon, leaving families and people exiting shelters without the homes they were promised. Outreach workers and neighbors say the structure looks finished but remains...

Gray whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay ahead of schedule this winter, with at least three different animals documented by the end of January and one first reported to scientists on Jan. 18. That timing is unusual because gray whales typically do not enter the Bay until mid‑February. Researchers are now...

Hozier has been added to the lineup for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund’s annual benefit concert honoring Taj Mahal at San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium.

Former San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo filed a guilty plea in federal court Wednesday in the corruption case that also ensnared former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, making him now a potential witness against her. We first learned the name of San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo last summer, when...

The victim of a deadly shooting in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighborhood has been identified as 31-year-old Keonte Antonio Deshawn Woods, a rapper who lived in Solano County.

To pay for healthcare costs, offsetting cuts in federal budget. If passed, sales tax rate in 10 of the 19 cities in the county would increase by 0.625% to over 10%. During their regular, weekly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors decided to tell the taxpayers that they love...

A person died after a shooting in Oakland on Wednesday, police said. Oakland police said responded to the 9800 block of International Boulevard after receiving reports of a shooting just after 6:45 p.m. There, authorities report officers found a person suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medical personnel...

Between ATM ram robberies and even homicides, it’s easy to feel like the East Bay isn’t as safe as it once was. To be clear, pretty much every town in the 925 counts as a very safe place to live, when you look at national rankings. But one...

An onslaught of California storms are predicted to bring heavy rain, breezy winds, big waves and the potential for low-elevation snow.

It was one of Oakland’s most violent years in decades. In 2022, the city was mired in a three-year spike in violent crime that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. A handful of groups were behind an outsized portion of the violence. One of them, according to the police, was...