Oakland CA

At 61, Alexander Remus has pared his life down to the essentials. He lives on a modest pension, avoids restaurants, and allows himself just one visit to a movie theater a month “to stay sane.” Even his prescriptions for a chronic health condition aren’t guaranteed — some months, he skips doses to stretch his budget.

San Francisco is enacting a two-hour parking limit on large vehicles (defined as vehicles longer than 22 feet or taller than 7 feet) to prevent people from living in them on city streets, reports David Sjostedt in The San Francisco Standard. To help residents navigate the new regulations, the city...

The albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences, Claude, turned 30-years-old this year. Claude has lived in the Academy’s Steinhart Aquarium and has been cared for by the dedicated team since 2008. The celebration of this milestone included a month-long party for Claude where he was treated with a “cake”...

My childhood was officially measured in the sticky residue left on a classic Chinese restaurant menu. Before Google Maps, the real sign of a quality establishment was whether my grandpa could successfully navigate the parking lot while arguing about the merits of the $7 lunch special. While California is swimming...

A California man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he cut off his ex-girlfriend's car, jumped out and shot her to death in front of her young children. The post 'I ain't playing with you': Man hunts down ex-girlfriend, ignores her plea of 'I've got my kids in the car' before killing her after she...

Life in prison is the fate for Lawyer Dushan McBride, 51, after being convicted earlier this year for the 2017 murder of Rashanda Franklin, 30. Judge Mary Ann O'Malley of the Contra Costa County Superior Court handed down a 95-year-to-life sentence, per the Contra Costa County announcement. McBride's sentence...

A 22-year-old San Mateo man was arrested early Friday after fleeing from police and hiding inside an apartment complex laundry room, authorities said. According to the San Mateo Police Department, officers located a vehicle around 12:20 a.m. Friday near Delaware Street and Concar Drive after another law enforcement...

Video taken from the underside of a Canadian Snowbirds plane shows dramatic views as the pilots loop over San Francisco Bay.

A driver struck two pedestrians near UC Berkeley on Friday, sending both to Highland Hospital. The crash took place at about 5:10 p.m. on Channing Way between Telegraph Avenue and Dana Street, according to radio traffic reviewed by The Scanner. Police said the white Dodge that struck the pair had "major windshield...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — There were two children among the four people who were found dead in a San Francisco home earlier this week. The decedents, who were found deceased at a residence on the 900 block of Monterey Boulevard Wednesday, have been identified as: All four were residents of San Francisco, according to...