Oakland CA

Oakland’s police ranks are running thin, and the city’s push to bring more women into uniform is barely moving the needle. Academy classes are small, officers are retiring, and patrols are holding the line with fewer personnel on shift. As of last Friday, the Oakland Police Department had...

District 7 Councilmember Ken Houston is known for his colorful comments at council meetings. But Houston set a new bar a couple of weeks ago when he announced that he had filed an ethics complaint against an unnamed city official. Houston’s remark occurred during a Nov. 4 City Council meeting,...

Kaylyn Tafao Olomua, a 20-year-old man who died after a shooting in San Francisco’s Mission District, was a gentle soul who loved spending time with family, his mother said.

The woman's daughter campaigned for years to bring charges against her father.

SAN FRANCISCO - Human remains were discovered Monday afternoon at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, authorities said. Mystery Solved: The #1 Cause of Memory Loss and Dementia — A Morning Food Mistake! (Video)Mental Fog |. What we know:. The remains were found around 3:52 p.m. at the beach, which...

In 2002, nearly two decades after first opening Two Star Market in Oakland’s Dimond District, the Alawdi family was cooking up a way to bring people together over food and give back to the community that had embraced the neighborhood grocery store. They drew inspiration from current owner Farouq Alawdi’s grandfather,...

Residents in East Oakland, particularly around the 50's and International, have been reporting hearing menacing hammer-like noises. The source of these noises has been a topic of discussion, with various theories being put forward.

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Workers at an Oakland McDonald’s are now on strike after the restaurant announced it’ll be closing leaving dozens without jobs. It’s the same location that went viral last year after video showed rats in the kitchen. McDonald’s workers in downtown Oakland say the restaurant told them it was...

(KRON) — A former San Mateo assisted living facility worker was sentenced for pouring toxic cleaning fluid into a juice pitcher that was served to elderly residents and fatally poisoned two victims. Alisia Rivera Mendoza was working at Atria Park on August 28, 2022 when two 93-year-old residents, Gertrude Maxwell and...

For the first time since the 1950s, Chinook salmon are once again swimming upstream in Alameda Creek, and they did not waste any time doing it. Earlier this month, California Trout (CalTrout) and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) completed a major fish passage project that removed the final unnatural barrier on the...