Oakland CA

A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland's Montclair will close for good in a matter of weeks. Owner Kathleen Caldwell cites changes in customer habits and financial pressures.

A driver suspected of speeding south in the northbound lanes of I-680 at Oak Road triggered a lethal multi-car crash that left at least one person dead and two others seriously injured shortly before midnight Friday. Reports of a black Dodge Charger traveling at high speed the wrong way on...

This story is part of How We Get By, a KQED series exploring how people are coping with rising costs in the Bay Area and California. Find the full series here. Last year, KQED Forum did a show about “hobby inflation,” in which Mina Kim and her guests explored the increasing difficulty for many people to afford creative activities in their spare time.

FRESNO, Calif. ( ) – The National Forest Service says it’s not okay to spread wildflower seeds across the countryside, despite how good your intentions may be. In a Thursday email to YourCentralValley.com, they explained that sowing the seeds could be dangerous to the local native plant community.

A California Lottery Scratchers ticket worth $7 million was sold at a liquor store in San Francisco, lottery officials said. The odds of winning this top prize are roughly 1 in 81 million.

(KRON) — The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced Friday it had temporarily closed the International Terminal Departures roadway due to a May Day protest. However, as of 1 p.m., all lanes on the upper and lower roadway levels had reopened, SFO said. During the protest, several San Francisco...

A new facility meant to allow San Francisco officials to arrest more drug users has a wrinkle that’s surprising some of its main advocates: Those detained can walk out soon after arriving. On Monday, the city will open the RESET Center at 444 6th St. as an alternative to...

Nearly a decade after fire gutted the old building, Oakland neighbors are getting their community hangout back. The rebuilt Mosswood Recreation Center throws open its doors tomorrow morning, with tours and remarks from Mayor Barbara Lee and Councilmember Carroll Fife on the schedule. The new two-story center brings back classrooms,...

The owners hope to sell the restaurant to someone willing to carry on its legacy.

When FBI agents barged into Andy Duong’s Oakland hills home in June 2024, The Oaklandside watched as agents exited his house with seized materials. But exactly what they found has remained a mystery for close to two years. A court filing describing the raid was redacted — until now.