Oakland CA

Pastor James Polk of the Greater House of Prayer, a Pentecostal congregation in East Oakland, was leading a prayer at the church Wednesday evening when he got the call. Something terrible had happened outside the house he shares with his wife and mother at the intersection of E. 21st Street and 12th Avenue, the...

Necropsy response efforts to figure out what is going on has been “challenging.”

There’s a moment when you take that first bite of truly exceptional food – time stops, your eyes involuntarily close, and you make that little sound that’s somewhere between a sigh and a moan. That’s exactly what happens at Burdell in Oakland, California, where soul food transcends...

The San Francisco Department of Public Health conducted health inspections at local food establishments. A fast-food burger restaurant was cited for multiple health code violations. Health officials temporarily shut the restaurant down. Please note that the result mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on May...

The injured pedestrian was seen on Ring doorbell footage running up to a home to ask for help following the crash.

The San Francisco District Attorney's office announced Thursday two people are facing murder charges in connection with a series of deadly shootings dating back to 2002.

San Franciscans are tired of stepping over people using drugs on our sidewalks. Turning the empty Marina Inn at 3110 Octavia Street into transitional recovery-focused housing is a smart step forward. Families and business owners deserve clean, safe streets. The Salvation Army operates strict, drug-free transitional...

BERKELEY, California (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday said its "Doudna" due in 2026 will use technology from Nvidia and Dell. The computer, named for Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Doudna who made key CRISPR gene-editing discoveries, will be housed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...

In a unique alliance, prisoners at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and California district attorneys are championing legislation to reform California's prison system by introducing a pilot program for single-occupancy cells.

Mayor Daniel Lurie is also seeking to significantly reduce City Hall’s spending on contracts and grants, aiming to cut about $100 million in the second fiscal year.