Oakland CA

Some on Oakland’s City Council said they trust Mayor Barbara Lee, but don’t know if mayoral power should be expanded indefinitely. “We believe in you, but what about that next person?”

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Antioch Police Department hosted a Vehicle Theft Suppression and Enforcement Team (VSET) operation involving the cities of Antioch, Pittsburg and Oakley. The operation brought together 65 officers from 12 law enforcement agencies across Contra Costa County, including the CHP Contra Costa

TikTok scams are hitting home for East Bay residents who discovered their properties falsely listed for rent by fraudsters. Police are actively investigating the trend.

Authorities in Sonoma County say a man recently arrested in connection with a financial scam that cost an elderly couple over $25,000 is part of a larger scheme targeting older adults.

The 40-foot waterfall is known for its powerful currents and is particularly powerful during the late spring and early summer months, when it is fed by melting snow.

California’s job engine has quietly shifted into a new gear, and it is not just the usual coastal suspects grabbing the headlines. Fresh federal labor data released yesterday, show the state now claims four of the nation’s fastest-growing job markets: Stockton, San Jose, Fresno and Bakersfield. After a year of outsized

Good Taste is a menu for eating well in the Bay Area and beyond, as this week’s look at an iconic California dish reveals!. Earlier this year, I had the distinct honor and joy to usher in Tết, the Vietnamese New Year, by having lunch with the groundbreaking chef Helene An at the Southern California location of Crustace

The philanthropic foundation currently has around $500 million in assets.

The murder of 27-year-old Lindsay Elaine McCollum and 51-year-old Eddie Wayne Tate on December 18, 2016, in San Francisco, California, remains a painful and unresolved case that exposed both the violence faced by vulnerable people and the human stories often hidden behind homelessness. Lindsay and Eddie were killed in

As the nation celebrates 250 years, a Bay Area city has updated a monument to the region's industrial history with a fresh coat of paint.