Oakland CA

The California Highway Patrol coordinated with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office to arrest the driver Saturday afternoon on Highway 1.

A man was pronounced dead Saturday night in Berkeley after what appears to have been a solo scooter crash, authorities report. A community member heard the collision and went outside to find a man on the ground, Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry. Police found the man on California Street near...

On December 8, 2025, residents of San Ramon, California woke up to their houses shaking. Then it happened again. And again. By mid-morning, at least 16 small earthquakes had rattled the East Bay community, with the strongest clocking in at magnitude 3.7. The rumbling was part of a swarm that...

The San Francisco community is supporting Mixcoatl, an art, jewelry, and healing medicine store founded by Ricardo Peña and Connie Rivera. The store is located at 3201 24th Street in the Mission District and is open on weekends from 10am to 6pm.

Richmond police are investigating a shooting in the 400 block of South 25th Street, where officers cordoned off a residential block Saturday night during an active investigation. Police vehicles blocked the street as officers secured the scene with yellow police tape. Several investigators were seen examining...

Dennis Duree will be sentenced in January in the attack at a South of Market encampment, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced.

In San Francisco, a dog belonging to an elderly owner that had been cruelly kicked by an unknown assailant has been found safe. The incident occurred on Sunday in the area near Leavenworth Street. According to the San Francisco Police Department police report, the suspect kicked the victim’s dog at...

By Taking Steps Now, You May Avoid that Memorable Smell While Reducing the Risk of Rabies from Skunks. Although skunks can be beneficial because they will eat grubs and other pests, skunks are also the animal you often smell coming. That’s because they have the ability to spray a strong musk 10 to 12 feet, which they...

The quake happened at about 1:44 p.m., and it hit near Canyon Side Avenue and Canyon Green Drive, with a depth of almost 5 miles.

A new county review says firefighters trying to contain the massive February blaze at the Martinez Refining Company were flying half blind, hobbled by radios that could not talk to each other and a command structure that took nearly two hours to fully kick in. Investigators with the Contra Costa...