Oakland CA

DANVILLE — Financial woes have mounted for a high-profile East Bay dining and shopping hub next to the posh Blackhawk subdivision in Danville now that the property’s primary lender has filed two loan defaults against the property. The owner of Blackhawk Plaza in Danville is in default on...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland’s visionary filmmaker Boots Riley rarely misses an opportunity to feature his city in his projects, and that’s proven to be the case in his next, highly anticipated, star-studded film "I Love Boosters." Riley’s latest movie project is set to have its world premiere next...

Ten years ago, the city of Oakland adopted the slogan “Love Life.” The simple idea was expanded as a declaration by Oakland musician and educator Kev Choice some years later, words that are now often read at city events. It reads in part, “When we demonstrate love we also manifest qualities of respect, kindness,...

A San Leandro City Council member accused of conspiracy in connection with an ongoing federal corruption probe is retiring — a day before he is expected to appear in court — city officials said Monday. Councilmember Bryan Azevedo is expected to change his “not guilty” plea in federal...

San Leandro City Council Member Bryan Azevedo, who is facing federal charges linked to the East Bay corruption scandal, will retire from office one day before a key hearing in his case.

An Oakland neighborhood was evacuated Monday morning after police said a person possibly armed with a gun barricaded themselves inside a residence.

A man who was arrested for allegedly refusing to leave an East Bay casino later died in custody after experiencing an unknown medical emergency, police said.

This interview aired in the February 9, 2026 episode of Crosscurrents. Click the button above to listen. Oakland’s Police Department has been under federal oversight since 2003. It began after a civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of 119 residents, most of them Black men, who alleged that multiple...

On January 14, 2026, at about 2:30 pm, Novato Police Dispatch received a 911 call about a man who reported being robbed at gunpoint at his home in central Novato. Patrol officers learned that a large sum of cash that had just been withdrawn from a Novato bank had been stolen. The suspect was described as a masked...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco-based hamburger chain Super Duper Burgers is set to open its third restaurant in Marin County this week. The new Corte Madera location will celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday, Feb. 11, with free burgers for early customers. Super Duper is giving away free burgers to the...