Oakland CA

Like public transit, privately operated commuter shuttles have settled into a new normal in the remote work era. Data shows how they compare.

CARL NOLTE: Artificial intelligence ads along Van Ness Avenue capture San Francisco’s tension between embracing the future and holding on to the city’s old character.

(KRON) — An unlicensed driver recently had their truck impounded after they were caught hauling an unsafe load, according to the California Highway Patrol Hayward area office. CHP Hayward said officers stopped the truck after it was spotted traveling 15 mph in a 40-mph zone with its hazard lights on. The driver was iss

A dogged coyote made a daring reverse escape in California by swimming through the choppy waters of San Francisco Bay to breach Alcatraz Island — once the site of a notorious federal prison that held America’s worst criminals. Eggheads initially suspected the plucky pup came from the city of San Francisco, which is a l

Joyce Tang pivoted to a pop-up called “Bake Sum,” serving creative Asian American treats that quickly built a devoted following across the east bay. Now, six years later, Oakland's Bake Sum has earned national buzz, a “best bakery in the east bay” title from nosh readers, a brand-new cookbook — and a second east bay lo

Nearly 28 years after he was struck outside his family’s trucking business in West Berkeley, the killing of Rick DeVecchi is still an open wound and an open case. DeVecchi, 37, was hit while checking on a stranger at his pickup on Dec. 17, 1998, and later died of his injuries. The driver took off and has never been fou

The heels of Charles Long’s shoes gave out somewhere along Telegraph Avenue. Long had just crossed the stage at Memorial Stadium, newly minted as UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior, and was trying to make the 15-minute walk to the restaurant down the street where his family had secured a table. It took him over an hou

A stabbing in downtown Berkeley sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries Saturday morning, leading to an arrest, authorities report. Just before 9:40 a.m., BART police asked Berkeley police for help to detain the suspect after getting flagged down by a passer-by, BPD said. The victim, a man in his 40s, was take

(KRON)– Oakland native Zendaya and actor Tom Holland welcomed a new member to their family from the Bay Area. Oakland Animal Services confirmed the couple adopted a dog from them a couple of months ago. The shelter welcomes everyone, celebrity or not, to help give pets in need a home, especially right now. The shelter

San Francisco police officers shattered the glass entry door of Elaine Brown’s West Oakland affordable housing complex yesterday during a robbery investigation, according to residents, video and a copy of the search warrant. Officers spent roughly 30 to 40 minutes inside one unit, residents said, and left carrying a fi