Oakland CA

These days, his "objective is not to charge you 300 bucks to sit down."

SAN FRANCISCO — As the sun peeked over the horizon on a recent Friday morning, only a few people stood on a platform in Pittsburg, California, to wait for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that would whisk them nearly 40 miles southwest to San Francisco. The working-class town...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that 408 public middle schools and high schools were selected as 2026 California Distinguished Schools. The annual award recognizes exceptional schools that distinguish themselves on the basis of exemplary student outcomes for...

California parole board approves release of convicted sex offender despite prosecutor concerns about incomplete treatment programs for sexual violence.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Police Department is investigating a stabbing that happened near Oakland International High School on Tuesday. The stabbing on the 4500 block of Webster Street happened at around 3:45 p.m., according to police. When officers arrived at the location on the report of a stabbing, they...

Chevron says it could close more California refineries if proposed changes to the state’s cap-and-trade program are approved. The company says the rules would raise operating costs and threaten fuel supplies. Chevron says possible closures at its Richmond and El Segundo facilities would come in addition to two...

When Mary Ellen Bruns was carried by firefighters from her smoldering house in early February, and soon declared dead, neighbors on the short dead-end Poe Street in central Berkeley were shocked, saddened, but not completely surprised. Bruns, 74, was a bit of a mystery woman, neighbors said, someone they knew but...

(KRON) — An acclaimed Mediterranean restaurant has opened its second location on Tuesday. Mazra held its grand opening in San Bruno, the restaurant announced on social media. Mazra in San Bruno is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday and closed on Mondays. “We’re so happy to finally announce the...

A female student who threw bleach at another student during a fight Monday was arrested on the Berkeley High campus, police report. Officers responded to Berkeley High School , at 1980 Allston Way, shortly before noon on a report of a fight between two female students, police said. "During the incident, one of the...

A parent and producer shared remembrances of Latetia Bobo, 33, one of two people killed when gunfire broke out at a downtown Oakland nightclub.