Oakland CA

A 31-year-old San Mateo County man is facing felony charges after Contra Costa County prosecutors say he drove to Martinez last summer intending to sexually abuse a girl he believed was a minor. Robert Vincent Silvia has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts, including attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a minor...

On Saturday mornings the line starts to form at least 15 minutes before The French Spot opens. Happy families eagerly peer into the windows. They watch the bakers carry trays of pastries and bread from the oven to the front counter. There’s speculative talk about ordering the guava cream cheese danish and ube...

For years, the northeast corner of 18th and Castro had a reputation in the neighborhood for being cursed. Businesses came and went — a camera store, a historical society center, a soup joint, a Korean restaurant — until a Mediterranean gyro spot called Gyro Xpress arrived in early 2014 and, against the odds, stuck...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An Amazon van that was stolen while its driver was making deliveries on Sunday in San Francisco was recovered at a McDonald’s in the East Bay, the California Highway Patrol said. After the driver reported the theft to authorities, the van and the suspected thief were spotted crossing the Bay...

Two San Leandro men, just 18 and 19, are now facing serious charges after what police describe as a masked, gunpoint robbery and botched carjacking of a food delivery driver on Feb. 13. According to investigators, the driver said he was trailed from a restaurant in Hayward before the suspects...

Check out these fast food joints that you probably would love to eat at one more time if you could (and those 60s and 70s prices would surely be great, too!).

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What started as a late-night thrill ride on the Bay Bridge ended with tow trucks and criminal charges, after a massive sideshow shut down all westbound lanes of Interstate 80 just east of Treasure Island, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials say they have now seized 16 vehicles...

Ari J. Lauer, 61, of Lafayette, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 11 years and five months years in prison for his role in the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of California, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. From approximately 2009...

(KRON) — Firefighters responded to a call about a vehicle that was submerged in water in Sausalito on Monday. There were two individuals inside a white Mercedes-Benz before first responders found it 10 feet underwater. One was medically evaluated at the scene, and the other was taken to the hospital, where they later...