Oakland CA

BART has agreed to pay $6.75 million to Jasmine Gao, who was shot and wounded by a BART officer last year.

Six people were shot after gunfire erupted in San Francisco’s India Basin, police said. Officials previously indicated that four people were wounded.

Nestled inside the bustling Oakland Food Hall, Cinnamom Bakery isn’t flashy, but it certainly earns attention. The first time I walked in, I saw people eyeing these massive pastries, each one thickly coated and oozing with aroma. The café’s cinnamon rolls are not just a dessert, they’re a ritual and, for many, a fond...

“Commute ’em, commute all the sentences on death row so that they’ll never be in danger of death again and the people will stand behind you. Moral leadership is what we cry for in this country. You be that moral leader for us.” – Sister Helen Prejean.

A MASS shooting has left at least two people dead and four more injured after a shop worker opened fire on suspected robbers. Police were called to a Cash For Gold shop in Oakland, California on Wednesday evening at around 8pm. Oakland POA spokesperson Sam Singer told The San Francisco Chronicle five suspects entered...

Kaiser Permanente, the largest private health insurer in California, has announced it will make Covid-19 vaccinations available for free to all of its members over 6 months of age. The provider expects to have the new 2025-2026 vaccine in stock starting on September 15. The decision, the insurer said in...

DUBLIN, Calif. - Weapons, three kilograms of cocaine, $15,900, drug paraphernalia and evidence consistent with the manufacturing of cocaine were seized from a home in Dublin on Thursday, officials with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department say. These events unfolded as part of a narcotic sales investigation of...

The latest crazy coyote behavior in the SF Bay Area is that coyotes are swimming the more than one mile between Tiburon and Angel Island, and apparently somewhere between 14 and 17 coyotes now call Angel Island home. We’ve known for years that the probable reason that San Francisco has...

Gov. Gavin Newsom indicated Wednesday that he would back a $750 million loan aimed at rescuing Bay Area transit systems after his administration and lawmakers missed a key deadline this week to finalize the deal. State of play: Newsom's office and California's Department of Finance are hoping to approve the...

Authorities recovered the body of a man from the Berkeley Marina on Thursday morning. Limited details were available, but the man appeared to be in his 60s and was deceased, Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry. A gardener at the marina called police just before 10:15 a.m. to report what appeared to...