Oakland CA

Thick plantings of particulate-guzzling-and pollution blocking trees are coming to West Oakland next month. The Prescott Greening project — which has been in the works for over a decade — is finally breaking ground, answering the calls of generations of residents asking for more trees and other barriers to reduce...

San Francisco police have released photos of several men they say were involved in an alleged assault that left two people with extensive injuries and sent both victims to the hospital. The incident happened last Sunday, after the suspects reportedly approached the victims outside a business on Fillmore Street,...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with the theft of a city-owned SUV that is used to take Mayor Barbara Lee to and from events. Logan Tell DeSilva was taken into custody on Thursday. Alameda County prosecutors charged him on Friday with burglary and auto theft.

54-year-old Raymond Edward Smith held on $1.385 million bail. An Oakley man charged with attempted murder for shooting at a Contra Costa Sheriff’s Deputy during an hours-long stand-off last month, was transferred from a hospital to jail on Wednesday, Feb. 18th, according to CrimeVoice.com. Raymond Edward Smith,...

(KRON) — For hometown hero Alysa Liu, the accolades following her historic figure skating gold medal win continues to roll in. On Thursday, the 20-year-old Oakland native became the first U.S. woman to capture the gold in Olympic figure skating in 24 years. The world — and her hometown — have taken notice of the […]

MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA – A major Bay Area refinery is being forced to pay a $10 million penalty after regulators and prosecutors say it racked up years of serious air quality and public health violations — the latest flashpoint in a moment when California’s refining landscape is rapidly changing.

A family representative has identified six of the skiers killed in an avalanche on Tuesday morning in California's Sierra-Tahoe region. A statement from the families said this was a group of eight close friends whose backcountry ski trip ended tragically. Among the victims is Kate Vitt, a mother of two from Greenbrae.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. San Francisco, California – Northern California residents should mark March 3 now, when a rare 58-minute Blood Moon will unfold from 3:04 to 4:03 a.m. Pacific Time, delivering the region’s last visible...

Public safety and homelessness services took center stage at the February 17 City Council meeting, as Councilmembers reviewed detailed data from the Alameda Police Department and considered multi-year contracts to support the City’s homeless response system. Council examined rising police enforcement activity...

San Francisco police have made an arrest in the February 9 shooting of Bay Area rapper Curnal, aka Keonte Antonio Deshawn Woods, on Harrison Street in Rincon Hill. An East Bay man has been arrested in connection with the shooting that took place just after 2 am on February 9, in the hours after the Super Bowl, about...