Oakland CA

The man accused of intentionally running over and killing 74-year-old Dannielle Spillman after a confrontation outside a San Francisco gas station pleaded not guilty Friday, as a judge again denied his request for bond.

An electric vehicle battery fire sent "toxic smoke" into a Berkeley neighborhood this week, prompting a shelter-in-place alert for residents. On Tuesday morning, Berkeley firefighters were dispatched to a car fire near an Elmwood home "after an electric vehicle parked in a driveway experienced a possible battery thermal event related to overcharging," authorities said. Readers who saw the fire and its aftermath...

Oakland just got its loudest cosign yet — Food & Wine named a Temescal restaurant the #1 spot in America on April 22, 2026. That's the headline. But this list isn't just about accolades. It's about family-run rooms, matriarch-founded pits, and kitchens that have been feeding this city for decades. If you're picking one dinner this weekend, pull up to any of these.

Although it’s been just short of a year since the “Big Beautiful Bill” was enacted, many cuts it made to the safety net are just now being phased in. On the first of April, non-citizens lost eligibility for food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). As a result, some of our friends and neighbors here in Alameda will no longer have...

Bay Area residents face elevated risks of asthma, heart disease and premature death as air pollution here remains among the worst in the U.S. Why it matters: Air pollution threatens everyone's health, but especially children, seniors and people with asthma or heart and lung conditions. Driving the news: The San...

LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA — Long before Lafayette became a polished East Bay suburb of brunch spots, boutiques, SUVs and BART commuters, there was a bar on Mt. Diablo Boulevard where horses could pull up out front. Sometimes, people even brought their horses inside for a drink!. That bar is still...

The Fish and Farm restaurant was cited for leaking sewage on the floor and improper sanitization of utensils.

California lost 36,565 limited-service restaurant jobs between September 2023 and April 2025, per BLS data, and April 2026 is keeping the closure train moving. National chains are trimming hundreds of stores, but the bigger story for Oakland isn't corporate — it's the College Ave corridor thinning out and Black-owned spots we can't get back.

A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy who is under investigation for allegedly beating an inmate is being sued by a second inmate over a separate alleged assault inside the county jail. Jamaine Sanders, 30, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court against the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, alleging...

Something strange is happening in Richmond, California. Birds are dropping from the sky — and not just one or two. In some cases, entire flocks are going down. Witnesses have described loud popping noises just before seeing the birds slam into the ground. Most of the dead birds are starlings and mourning doves, common in … The post Birds Mysteriously Fall From Sky in California Neighborhood...