Oakland CA

In Oakland, dozens of students walked out of class on Friday to support a state climate bill — the “Make Polluters Pay Superfund Act," which includes SB 684 in the Senate and AB 1243 in the Assembly. Students held walkouts across the state, including at Berkeley High School.

CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – Concord police say four young suspects were caught and taken to Juvenile Hall after what officers are calling a fast, coordinated response to a retail theft at a local shopping center. The name of the shopping center was not released. According to the Concord Police Department,...

The Oakland Zoo embraced the Halloween spirit this week with a fun treat for one of its grizzly bears. Footage recorded by a zookeeper, Natalie, and shared on X on Thursday, showed the bear curiously sniffing and inspecting a pumpkin.

In recent days, there has been an increasing concern regarding the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in certain areas. Some individuals have reportedly refrained from leaving their homes since Wednesday due to the uncertainty of the situation. Despite reports that a significant ICE...

Community assistance leads to identification of Concord man and Oakland woman with history of arrests. On Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, a residential burglary occurred in the area of Citrus Avene and Perada Drive. We requested the community’s help in identifying the two suspects involved in the burglary. Thanks to...

The California Highway Patrol suspects the driver was under the influence of alcohol when he crashed on a Highway 101 off-ramp.

An East Bay institution that’s slung tasty meat tubes for almost a century is no more. Kasper’s Hot Dogs shut down both of its remaining locations in mid-October, one in Concord and the other on Oakland’s MacArthur Boulevard. Started in 1929 in Oakland by Kasper Koojoolian, the brand has now gone from roughly a dozen...

In recent months, the Jack London Square (JLS) area has experienced an unusual surge in erratic behavior among its residents. Local brewery owner reports that three separate individuals exhibited abnormal behavior, raising concerns about a possible influx of a potent new drug in the community. The situation has...

The quake was in the Briones Regional Park, and it was recorded just before 7:30 a.m., with a depth of nearly 10 miles, the USGS report states.

Juveniles suspected of stealing $3,400 in merchandise; Pleasant Hill PD assists. On Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, officers responded to a report of four subjects running toward the exit after stealing merchandise from a local store. When officers arrived, the suspects fled in different directions—but our officers quickly...