Oakland CA

A town in the Bay Area is poised to become the first jurisdiction in Northern California — and just the third statewide — to ban the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products.

A swift intervention by the Concord Police Department resulted in the apprehension of four juvenile suspects following a reported theft at a local shopping center. According to a post on the Concord Police Department's official Facebook page, officers were dispatched after reports surfaced of the individuals...

Two people were taken into custody after a drive-by shooting in Berkeley earlier this month, the city's police department said Wednesday. Ramon Lupian and his female passenger, a 31-year-old woman, were taken into custody following a drive-by shooting in Berkeley, according to authorities. Police said they responded...

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A judge ordered a defrocked bishop who defrauded his congregants to pay over $12.4 in restitution on Wednesday, after hearing oral arguments Tuesday and debating a monthly payment amount he could feasibly make. Former African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Bishop Staccato Powell, 65, pleaded...

(KRON) — Dash camera video released by the American Canyon Police Department Wednesday shows two shoplifters spinning out-of-control in an SUV during a high-speed chase with police on Interstate-80. The incident began Tuesday morning when an ACPD officer spotted a black Hyundai Kona near Veterans Park. “The vehicle...

Using forensic genetic genealogy, authorities have identified the family of a newborn found dead in a California park. Now, Texas DPS and San Bruno police are asking for public help to solve the decades-old crime.

A new California law would allow the counties of Alameda and Los Angeles to seize recreational vehicles (RVs) deemed inoperable or abandoned as part of a pilot program that will be in effect between January 2026 and January 2030. Assembly Bill 630, introduced by Mark Gonzalez, authorizes the counties to...

A proposal could eventually lead to the elimination of a Safeway and other businesses on Alameda's Bay Farm Island to make way for affordable housing, but officials say it does not meet city requirements.

A new city report showed San Francisco street cleanliness declined, with human and animal waste increasing citywide and an 18% spike in the Tenderloin neighborhood.

[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on October 21 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. The San Francisco Department of Public Health conducted routine inspections across eateries on October 21. According to the reports, a...