Oakland CA

Oakland police say they have a man in custody they believe is tied to a series of unnerving prowling incidents in East Oakland, and they are now asking anyone who thinks they were targeted to speak up. The department has identified the suspect as 62-year-old Casimiro Munoz Gomez and says...

ORINDA, CALIFORNIA – Locals in Orinda love Kibi’s Café for their delicious and down-to-earth Vietnamese food. The local spot has become a staple for people who want delicious food that’s not too pricey, and those who want to explore a new cuisine. They have been successful...

DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA – After almost a decade serving the downtown community, a popular downtown Danville Mexican restaurant has announced that it will be closing its doors for good. “We have made the difficult decision to close,” the restaurant said in a social media post that garnered hundreds of reactions...

The room fills with the sound of glasses clinking and quiet conversation. A server sets down a plate, and the aroma of perfectly seared beef drifts across the table. That moment alone is enough to make people plan entire trips around dinner. Great steakhouses have a certain pull. People talk...

Yesterday, near the southern edge of Lake Merced, a 65-year-old man was shot and rushed to a hospital, where police say he is expected to survive his injuries. According to SFGATE, officers were called to reports of a shooting around 4:50 AM in the 500 block of John Muir Drive on the lake’s southern end. The Bay City...

After a brief sea breeze cooldown Friday and Saturday, a powerful ridge of high pressure will push Bay Area temperatures into the upper 80s and low 90s inland by Sunday.

Running out of gas anywhere in San Francisco is bad. But running out near the Shell station at Fourth and Bryant might be the worst place. There are few stops where the global rise in gas prices is more apparent than at what appears to be the city’s most expensive gas station, where the price Wednesday was a painful...

A former Berkeley Technology Academy student and his mother are suing the Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Police Department after a school resource officer allegedly assaulted and falsely arrested the student at Berkeley High School last year. Filed last Wednesday at the Alameda County Superior...

Old Oakland's Swan's Market is about to pick up a new neighbor with serious fan credentials: a family-run Burmese spot that already has regulars lining up in Benicia and Concord. Soon, tea-leaf salad, flaky palata flatbreads and coconut chicken noodle soup will be on offer at one of the market's counter-style spaces...

OAKLAND, CA— A felon carrying a loaded pistol was arrested earlier this month at a BART. Jobie Morton, 32, of Oakland, remains in custody on a no-bond hold, pending. a court hearing on March 19. BART officers arrested Morton on March 5 at 5:50 a.m. in Oakland. He was...