Oakland CA

A bill with strong San Francisco roots went down in flames last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 255, The Supportive-Recovery Residence Program. The bill, introduced by San Francisco Assemblyman Matt Haney (District 17), with colleague Catherine Stefani (District 17) as principal coauthor, would have...

Thousands were without power in East Oakland following a Pacific Gas and Electric outage.

In an incident that highlights the ongoing challenges with firearm recovery in Oakland, OPD officers early this month encountered more than what they bargained for during a routine medical response call. As reported on their social media page, officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Broadway, where an...

Major Kaiser hospitals, including in Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek and San Jose, could see walkouts during the five-day strike by tens of thousands of nurses and health professionals.

Sacramento – Caltrans is mourning the death of Mahdi Khorram, a department employee who was killed while working on Highway 4 in Contra Costa County. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2025, Mahdi, 39, died after being struck by an asphalt truck in a construction zone. “Mahdi was...

There is never a good time to receive a Stage 3 cancer diagnosis. But having an infant and a preschooler can make that news extra scary. “Definitely the first thing I thought of when they said, ‘You have cancer’ was about my little kids,” says Oakland mom Haley Pollack, who was 37 when she was diagnosed with colon...

SAN FRANCISCO - After growing frustrated with the lack of success on dating apps, a Bay Area woman is taking a unique approach to finding love. The idea began in June as a creative outlet for 42-year-old Lisa Catalano's frustrations with the modern dating scene. What started as a joke...

Supervisor Matt Dorsey on Tuesday is expected to introduce proposals to help San Francisco open sober housing sites for the formerly homeless.

HAYWARD — A cannabis dispensary looking to open up in Hayward has met resistance from the city’s planning commission and some residents who were not convinced the business is a good fit for a commercial area that already has a marijuana shop. Dozens of residents spoke before the...

Oakland’s Privacy Advisory Commission has refused to endorse the police department’s plan to expand its network of surveillance cameras. The commission voted 4-2 last Thursday to recommend that the Oakland City Council not adopt a new use policy for the police department’s Flock Safety cameras. The new policy would...