Oakland CA

Batman is December 2025’s Metropolitan of the Month because he’s making a change in an impactful way. Clad in a comic-accurate Batman uniform, this young man from California asked to remain anonymous because he doesn’t want the focus to be on him. Dressed as the Dark Knight, he’s calling attention to vast inequality...

Pig in a Pickle in Emeryville is a counter-service barbecue stall tucked into the much loved Public Market food hall. It serves smoked meats by the pound, plus classic sides, in a space that smells like oak smoke and sounds like a busy lunch rush.

A 2022 marijuana sale in Old Oakland that prosecutors described as routine ended in a killing that will now keep 49-year-old Redman Collins behind bars for decades. Collins has been sentenced to life in prison, with a chance at parole only after 40 years, for the shooting death of 31-year-old Antwan Runnels near...

Editor’s note: We’re republishing some of our best reads of 2025. This must-read by our housing reporter, Natalie Orenstein, delighted readers while getting at deeper truths about housing insecurity in the Bay Area. Some readers debated whether Oakland’s tenant protection laws need revisiting, while others deplored...

(KRON) — A series of powerful storms drenched the Bay Area through the week of Christmas and dumped rain on nearly every part of the region. The National Weather Service recorded the rain totals from Dec. 19 to Dec. 26. The highest rain totals were concentrated in the North Bay. Guerneville in Sonoma County received...

After a colorful history that includes a stint as a rum-running outpost, a 50-acre island on the fringes of San Francisco Bay has a new owner — and a new plan.

Federal authorities arrested 101 unauthorized commercial truck drivers during a statewide California operation, citing public safety concerns linked to fatal crashes and improper commercial licensing. San Francisco, CA. — On Dec. 23, ICE Homeland Security Investigations in San Francisco and Los Angeles, working with...

A stalled BART train outside West Oakland Station caused major delays across the transit system.

Seniors Around Town, the volunteer-based transportation program that has served Orinda’s older adults for two decades, received a significant financial boost after Contra Costa County Supervisor, District 2, Candace Andersen recommended the non-profit for a one-time $30,000 Contra Costa Community Impact Fund award....

A state appeals court has handed a major win to a former San Francisco deputy sheriff, ruling she can keep most of her CalPERS retirement despite a federal fraud conviction. The First Appellate District concluded that the crimes she was convicted of did not “arise out of or in the performance of” her official duties,...