Car Thief Climbs Under the Bay Bridge to Dodge Police in One of San...
A stolen car chase in San Francisco ended with a suspect dangling beneath the Bay Bridge to avoid arrest, and the whole wild scene was caught on drone video.
Two earthquakes strike off S.F. coast
Two earthquakes, magnitude 3.0 and 2.7, struck off the coast of San Francisco in quick succession on Saturday afternoon. About 1,000 residents reported light shaking on the USGS website.
Opinion: San Diegans should be furious about the bullet train to nowhere
San Diego was promised a bullet train to Los Angeles. Gavin Newsom once promised to deliver it. Neither promise has been kept — and if you live here, you have been paying for the failure for nearly two decades. The California High-Speed Rail project, approved by voters in 2008...
No. 1-Ranked Cal Advances to Rugby National Championship Game
Cal rolls past Saint Mary's in the semifinals and now faces Navy as the Bears seek a second straight national title
Bay Area TV ads suggest life is a continuous cycle of disaster, litigation
Television’s avalanche of ads for personal injury attorneys offers a bleak window into modern culture.
Critics: Reopening Alcatraz Diverts Resources from Urgent Prison Reform
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A proposal to convert Alcatraz Island from a tourist attraction back into a functioning federal prison is drawing criticism from criminal justice advocates, who argue the plan could divert attention and resources from more urgent problems across the nation’s correctional system. A recent report...
Oakland: Alameda County District Attorney Charges Wells Fargo Bank Robber
OAKLAND: ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARGES WELLS FARGO BANK ROBBER
Suspect pleads not guilty in deadly San Francisco hit-and-run that killed 74-year-old woman
The man accused of intentionally running over and killing 74-year-old Dannielle Spillman after a confrontation outside a San Francisco gas station pleaded not guilty Friday, as a judge again denied his request for bond.
Berkeley Fire handles EV battery fire at Webster, Benvenue
An electric vehicle battery fire sent "toxic smoke" into a Berkeley neighborhood this week, prompting a shelter-in-place alert for residents. On Tuesday morning, Berkeley firefighters were dispatched to a car fire near an Elmwood home "after an electric vehicle parked in a driveway experienced a possible battery thermal event related to overcharging," authorities said. Readers who saw the fire and its aftermath...
Oakland’s 6 Best Black-Owned Soul Food Spots Right Now
Oakland just got its loudest cosign yet — Food & Wine named a Temescal restaurant the #1 spot in America on April 22, 2026. That's the headline. But this list isn't just about accolades. It's about family-run rooms, matriarch-founded pits, and kitchens that have been feeding this city for decades. If you're picking one dinner this weekend, pull up to any of these.
