Oakland CA

A porcelain doll, its hands and feet wrapped in plastic. An old-school answering machine. A denture mold. These are just some of the 175 pieces of strange debris that members of the neighborhood cleanup group, the Trash Falcons, have found and catalogued over the years while cleaning up around Lake Merritt, including...

"They think they are at their ‘Own Private Idaho’ out there." Residents raise alarm about 'nightmare' scene at Tesla charging station: 'Peaceful enjoyment ... has been nonexistent' first appeared on The Cool Down .

Police are investigating a shooting in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood that left one person dead, another critically injured and a juvenile with minor injuries. The shooting occurred at 10:15 a.m. near the intersection of Dakota and 25th streets. The San Francisco Fire Department said Zuckerberg San...

California’s steakhouse scene is undergoing a delicious transformation, one that goes far beyond white tablecloths and sizzling grills. Across the Golden State, chefs are redefining what a great steak means by focusing on where the beef comes from, how it’s raised, and why that story matters just as much as the...

SAN FRANCISCO - Two people – including a 2-year-old – were struck by a car near San Francisco’s Oracle Park on Friday night, and the child died of their injuries. San Francisco Police Department officers were called just before 9 p.m. on Friday to the area of 4th and Channel streets on reports of the collision and...

Olympic champion Alysa Liu is being honored with a mural Uptown Oakland. Liu, who learned to skate at the Oakland Ice Center, won Team USA’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s singles figure skating since 2002.

Berkeley’s public works chief is leaving for a new job in East Contra Costa County. Public Works Director Terrance Davis is poised to become assistant city manager in Brentwood, Berkeley City Manager Paul Buddenhagen wrote in a memo Friday. Davis has been Berkeley’s top infrastructure official for just shy of two...

Police in Berkeley have arrested a man who was reported to be waving a gun at motorists on Sacramento Street on Saturday evening. Officers ultimately used less-lethal rounds to take the man into custody when he refused to comply with commands at the scene, Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry. In the...

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – Whenever people hear that one of their local libraries is closing, they freak out a bit. Libraries are a place to bring the kids for a storytime, grab books (yes, they still have those) or use a computer for free. So when the Ygnacio Valley...

Sierra LaMar was 15 years old when she disappeared from her Morgan Hill home.