Oakland CA

Editor's note: When reading this news, ask yourself in what other profession one could repeatedly lie to the public and violate basic safety protocols but remain employed?. Caltrans crews recently removed bike lanes in Oakland as part of the intentionally misnomered "Alameda-Oakland Access Project," (OAAP) a freeway...

Professional wrestler Shotzi Blackheart, whose real name is Ashley Alfaro, is asking for the public’s help locating her brother who went missing after walking away from a car crash in San Francisco.

LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – Something new is coming to Lafayette, and it’s kind of old–in the best possible way!. A new monthly vintage market is launching in downtown Lafayette, bringing antiques, collectibles, and live music to the heart of the city. The Contra Costa Vintage Market is scheduled...

Last week, 85 people filed into Alameda County Superior Court in downtown Oakland. They’d been called to serve as jurors for a case in which the defendant, an Oakland woman named Eboni Route, faces misdemeanor charges of battery against a police officer and resisting arrest. Each prospective juror stood...

As San Francisco residents are lured toward Ocean Beach to stroll along the Great Highway and enjoy the refreshing breeze, many find themselves stumbling upon a conspicuous, green building standing at the corner of Judah Street and 48th Avenue. Situated just a block from the ocean, Ruby’s, which opened late...

'I approached some people and asked them what they were there for,' a videographer told The Times. 'They told me they didn't know what they were signing for, that they just wanted the $5.'

San Francisco. Oakland. Irvine. Anaheim. A $100K salary doesn't stretch too far in these California cities, which ranked near the bottom of a recent ConsumerAffairs report on take-home pay in the 100 largest cities across the country. California nabbed 15 spots on the list, all of which clocked in at No. 70 or...

A Lafayette attorney who helped legitimize a massive solar investment scheme was sentenced Monday to more than 11 years in federal prison, closing another chapter in what prosecutors have described as the largest criminal fraud case prosecuted in California's Eastern District. U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd...

HMPV (Human Metapneumovirus) is currently spiking in the United States, including Northern California cities like Sacramento, Davis, Vallejo and San Francisco. Human Metapneumovirus Circulating in the US: Human metapneumovirus—a seasonal respiratory virus in the same family as Respiratory syncytial virus—is currently...

Interim Police Chief James Beere has ordered significant changes to OPD’s overtime policies aimed at improving checks and balances. At a meeting of the City Council’s Finance and Management Committee on Tuesday, Beere said he issued a special order in mid-February, cancelling all discretionary overtime spending —...