Oakland CA

The Golden Gate Bridge is often celebrated as an engineering triumph of the 1930s. But its construction also came with real human cost -- and one devastating day that still stands out nearly a century later.

The Port of San Francisco is looking for a new tenant to occupy the storied Pier 7 location.

Notable Bay Area restaurant and bar closures from last month include a 41-year-old San Jose taqueria, a long-running Vietnamese bistro in Berkeley and more.

It has been 28 years since Samuel Canaday, 57, was discovered dead on a street in San Leandro, and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office is reaching out to the public to help bring closure to a case that has grown cold. On the evening of January 4, 1998, Canaday's lifeless body was found on the center divider of E....

The family of actor Tommy Lee Jones has issued a brief statement asking for privacy following the death of his daughter, Victoria Jones.

City leaders call the measure a symbolic step toward accountability, while critics say it falls short without guaranteed funding. San Francisco officials have taken a formal step toward potential reparations for Black residents by approving a measure that creates a dedicated fund for financial repair, though no city...

The first report of the year always causes me much consternation over how to approach the anniversary of the passing of the original Roving Reporter—Bear. It was on January 2, 2021 that my human companion (HC) had to make the unfathomable decision of allowing him to make the final walk over the rainbow bridge. This...

PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – If you’re not careful, your clutter could soon become someone else’s payday. That’s the message from the Pleasanton, California police. The department said in a statement that in late December, they nabbed a thief who had been allegedly breaking into local storage units and stealing what...

Emergency dispatch records indicate that Victoria Jones, the daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones, may have died from a drug overdose. Victoria, 34, was found unresponsive early Thursday morning, Jan. 1, at the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel, where she was pronounced dead. According to emergency dispatch audio, the...

CALIFORNIA – The city of Milpitas announced that it has partnered with FORWARD – a program administration for local governments, to launch the city’s Workforce Housing Rental Assistance Program (WHRAP) round two.