Oakland CA

"He was one of a few teachers who'd listen to my song when they were written on a gum wrapper... Some silly little song but he'd say, 'Taura that is so great,"' said Taura Stinson an Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated songwriter.

Longtime ABC7 News reporter Leslie Brinkley is retiring after decades of reporting in the Bay Area. She's covered everything from the Loma Prieta earthquake to the Golden State Killer case.

Hundreds of students at Oakland high schools walked out of class on Tuesday, calling for an end to gun violence, especially on school campuses.

The Oakland Police Department has repeatedly broken the law by sharing sensitive surveillance data with federal authorities, according to a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday in state court. It’s the second time Oakland has been sued by Secure Justice, a nonprofit led by Brian Hofer, a former member of Oakland’s...

The Bay Area could lose more $100 million in federal funding that helps house people exiting homelessness, according to the policy and advocacy organization, All Home. Homeless service providers are wrestling with what the loss could mean for ongoing efforts to get people off the street and keep them housed.

(KRON) — A person who barricaded inside an East Bay donut shop with customers on Monday was ultimately arrested and hospitalized, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies responded to Ros Donuts at 15918 Hesperian Boulevard in San Lorenzo after reports of a male suspect barricading himself...

The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner sought the public's help in identifying a man who was found deceased in front of 131 10th Street. The man, described as around 30 years old, with red hair and distinctive facial freckles, was identified Monday with the help of media attention on the case, but his...

No matter the situation, someone will inevitably envy another person’s success. I’ve learned that this tends to happen in restaurants where the majority of employees or customers are people of color. In Oakland, California, one woman really put her foot in her mouth when she left a bad TikTok review for a burger...

Sergey Brin’s Pathfinder 1 airship completed another test flight over the Bay on Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Police Department confirmed it is investigating a criminal case involving four Baltimore police officers who have since been suspended. An SFPD spokesperson said the department is handling the case but declined to elaborate on the nature of the investigation. Baltimore police...