APD: ‘T-HISSSS Is Something You Don’t See Every Day’
Alameda Police Department (APD) dispatchers recently got a call reporting a Komodo dragon inside of someone’s home and went out to the scene to investigate, according to a Facebook report posted on Monday, January 12.
Trash pickup volunteer robbed in West Oakland
A man who gained attention for picking up trash on his own time was robbed for the first time over the weekend while cleaning a West Oakland street corner.
Attempted armed carjacking in San Leandro leads to 3 arrests
(KRON) — Police in the East Bay investigating a chaotic attempted armed carjacking on Tuesday found and arrested three suspects in Oakland, according to the San Leandro Police Department. The attempted carjacking occurred around 2:30 p.m. near the San Leandro intersection of Polvorosa Avenue and Doolittle Drive....
3 men arrested in connection with S.F. Mission District triple stabbing
San Francisco police made three arrests after an altercation over the weekend sent three people to the hospital, authorities said.
Young man accused in shooting Antioch 11-year-old in head turns himself in
ANTIOCH, Calif. - A 23-year-old man whom Antioch police had previously identified as the shooter who injured an 11-year-old girl turned himself in to San Francisco County Jail on Monday, police said. Police didn't immediately say more about his surrendering, or why he chose San Francisco. Jail records in San...
Century-old California College of the Arts to close, handing campus to Vanderbilt
By Sam Mondros and Gabe GreschlerUpdated Jan. 13, 2026 • 12:49pmPublished Jan. 13, 2026 • 10:33am. After 119 years, California College of the Arts will cease to be an independent institution and will be taken over by Nashville’s Vanderbilt University at the end of the 2026-27 school year.
San Francisco Drunk Woman Off the Hook for Public Intoxication
The San Francisco drunk woman who starred in an infamous viral bar fight video is catching a break in her legal case, TMZ has learned.
Oakley Man Tries to Shoot Sheriff’s Deputy, Then Shoots Himself After Four-Hour Police Standoff
A 54-year-old Oakley domestic violence suspect survived an attempt to shoot himself Monday afternoon, but that was after a four-hour standoff with Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies, one of whom he allegedly took a few shots at. It was quite the four-hour ordeal Monday afternoon for people living on Placer...
Berkeley’s most famous pizzeria is finally expanding after long delay
The bakery and cheese shop will temporarily operate out of a shipping container.
Deadly bacteria outbreak at Berkeley homeless camp
Berkeley officials are warning the public about leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can be fatal in dogs and humans, after animals in the Harrison Street corridor tested positive in recent months. "Numerous rats" and at least two dogs in the area — the site of a longstanding homeless encampment linked to an...
