Oakland CA

California knows tacos and burritos like nobody else. From the foggy streets of San Francisco to the sun-drenched corners of San Diego, this state is absolutely obsessed with handheld perfection wrapped in a tortilla. Whether you’re hunting down a food truck legend or waiting in line at a hole-in-the-wall joint,...

Brett Allen Bisnett, 43, remains in custody after his arrest in the vandalism in San Pablo last month, police say.

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has criticized the practice of releasing repeat drug offenders ahead of their court date, claiming it’s creating a roster of rotating defendants who have contributed to the city’s crime rates. Jenkins said at a community meeting this week that letting repeat offenders...

“One Family,” the latest outdoor event seeking to boost foot traffic in San Francisco’s core, featured music, food and martial arts demonstrations.

The supermoon phenomenon only occurs a few times a year.

The San Leandro Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating Amerigo John Biollo, an 85-year-old man considered to be at risk due to his dementia. Mr. Biollo was last seen yesterday near his residence in the City of San Leandro. At the time of his disappearance, the details of what he was...

Since 1996, the Oakland Police Department has assigned several officers to develop relationships and solve problems in specific neighborhoods corresponding with their geographic police beat. Known as community resource officers, they attend monthly neighborhood council meetings and help residents with towing...

In a world of trendy brunch spots with two-hour waits and avocado toast that costs more than your first car, Buttercup in Oakland stands as a beacon of breakfast sanity – a place where the pancakes are so transcendent that Californians willingly brave Bay Area traffic just to experience them.

This interview aired in the October 6, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. Cities around the Bay Area have been debating how to handle people camping in public places or living in RVs. Right now, Oakland is in the midst of dramatically changing its homelessness policy. The new proposal was put forth by District 7 Council...

Some of the suspects were arrested at Concord’s Sunvalley Shopping Center, while the rest were arrested after a pursuit that ended in a crash.