Oakland CA

The Berkeley Flea Market may be officially closed, with the nonprofit that ran it no longer holding an active lease to the parking lot of the Ashby BART station, but that hasn’t stopped longtime vendors from showing up and selling their wares. On Saturday, a week after what was...

(KRON) — A bar and event space in downtown Oakland that features DJs and community dinner parties is closing after a close call with a shooting and has placed the blame squarely on city officials. In an Instagram post earlier this week, Couchdate announced it is leaving downtown Oakland and why. In the post,...

Last Thursday, the Oakland Police Department's Alcohol Beverage Action Team (ABAT), along with other California state agencies, conducted a raid that led to the arrest of an individual at an unlicensed smoke shop in East Oakland. The intervention, which was a response to community concerns, netted an illegal assault...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A controversial proposal to convert a hotel in Oakland’s Chinatown into transitional housing will not move forward. What they're saying: — The nonprofit behind the plan, Cardea Health, sought to turn the Courtyard Marriott on Broadway into housing for unhoused people. However, the project faced...

Veronica knew her landlord had sold her Fruitvale rental home of 20 years this spring. So when her husband got a call in early May from the new owner, it wasn’t a surprise. It’s what the new landlord, Darrick Chavis, said on the call, and in text messages he sent afterward, that sent them into a panic.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents recently arrested a Mexican national in San Jose. The arrested man, identified as Rafael Mendoza, will remain in ICE custody until he is deported, federal immigration officials said. ICE described Mendoza as an “illegal alien” who has prior...

If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping into a glamorous 1920s detective novel—with a glass of cabernet in hand—you’ll want to book a ticket on Napa Valley’s Murder Mystery Wine Train. This is no ordinary sightseeing excursion. It's an immersive, wine-soaked whodunit where you’re part of the plot and the vineyard views are just a bonus.

Health inspectors visited several San Francisco restaurants during routine checks on July 9. The San Francisco Department of Public Health temporarily closed establishments cited for food code violations. Hunan House was one of the establishments ordered closed, following citations for cockroach activity and...

The California Highway Patrol has released a new report on last year's deadly Cybertruck crash in Piedmont.

Supervisors voted to move this plan forward, which also includes a proposed investment of $13 million over two fiscal years to offer options like housing vouchers, outreach services and continue investing in hotel vouchers.