Oakland CA

You want the Oakland that still feels like Oakland — not the glossy Yelp-polished version — these are the spots that carry it. Family-run kitchens. Trailers and corner-store counters. Dining rooms where the music matters as much as the menu. Soul isn't a menu category here. It's whether the place has roots.

International Boulevard through Fruitvale into Deep East Oakland got a nickname for a reason. They call it the Comida Corridor, per Visit Oakland, and it's one of the densest stretches of family-run Mexican street food anywhere in the Bay. These are multi-generation trucks. Immigrant-owned. Some have been grinding the same lot for 35 years. If you're trying to eat well in...

Police took one person into custody in connection with a fatal shooting near 18th and Wood streets in Oakland, authorities said.

Many people, including Doug McConnell himself, would say he led a charmed life. And he did, but it came to a close in January 2026 after nearly four years of effort to recover from a debilitating stroke in April 2022. Doug spent the better part of his 80 years doing exactly what he most loved to do: explore the world around him, sharing his...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) —  The Alameda County District Attorney held a news conference Thursday with a message for alleged victims of Eric Swalwell. Earlier this April, the embattled politician resigned from Congress and dropped out of the California governor’s race over a sexual assault scandal. Speaking to reporters at the Oakland courthouse, District Attorney Ursula […]

“I always tell people that I grew up on an island,” Angela “Annie” J.B. Wilson says with pride. “It may not be a tropical island, but it’s my little island.”. For this local Alamedan, the island is a community that “comes together when someone has a need.” Annie volunteers for Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS), and when her dog Virginia “Gigi” Woof...

San Jose police on Thursday announced the arrests of four men they say are connected to a smash-and-grab with sledgehammers at a mall several months ago. Police identified the suspects as Devin Hairston, 31, of Oakland; Charlie Jones, 23, of Oakland; Emilio Sanchez, 24, of Hayward; and Roman Camarena, 18, of Stockton.

As California drivers winced at soaring prices in mid-March and April, the state's quick fix came from a politically awkward place: a surge of imported gasoline that shipping records trace back to Russian crude. The fuel showed up after refinery problems in the Bay Area and Los Angeles and helped head off what could have been a much nastier statewide shortage. It also...

A San Francisco man has been convicted of illegally carrying a loaded gun while already a convicted felon, after a case that went from jury verdict to a follow-up bench trial where a judge signed off on several aggravating factors, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. Details...

LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – One of downtown Lafayette’s most recognizable landmarks now looks dramatically different. The long-awaited renovation of the historic Park Theater has moved deep into demolition, with much of the interior stripped back to its structural frame. In its April 15 construction update, the Park Theater Trust...