Oakland CA

Cotopaxi’s Fourth Street storefront in Berkeley was sitting dark and listed as temporarily closed yesterday after thieves used a pickup truck as a battering ram, crashing through the shop’s glass doors in an early morning hit and escaping with thousands of dollars in gear. Surveillance footage shows the truck backing...

Commuters returning to Muni after the holidays were frustrated to discover that their monthly passes through Clipper weren’t working Monday, in the latest debacle with the revamped transit card. A separate Clipper malfunction prevented BART and Caltrain from collecting new fares that went into effect on New Year’s...

Written by Kenzie Barrena Published on January 7, 2026 in Arts & Culture,. Each January, communities across California come together to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service projects, cultural celebrations, concerts, marches, and community conversations. Below is a regional guide to...

Landlords of rent-controlled units in San Francisco would be allowed to pass half the cost of a Muni parcel tax along to their tenants, if voters approve the tax in November.

Since 2023, Oakland has failed to publish a mandatory report that lists all the city’s contracts for goods and services that were authorized by the administration, without council oversight. City law requires the council to approve all contracts above $250,000. But Oakland’s city administrator, Jestin Johnson, has...

San Francisco is now one step closer to renaming a street in Golden Gate Park after Claude, the city’s beloved albino alligator who died in December 2025. Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Recreation and Parks Commission to commemoratively name an as-yet-undecided street in the park,...

BRENTWOOD, CA – The City of Brentwood and the Brentwood Police Department are providing an update regarding the ongoing investigations into the incident involving Yolanda Ramirez. On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at a legally noticed special Council meeting, Mayor Susannah Meyer reported that the City Council and the...

OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland family is demanding answers after a hit-and-run crash left their loved one fighting for her life. Surveillance video shows a silver car crossing an intersection on a green light before being struck by an SUV. The driver of the SUV later fled the scene. Crash...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Mayor Daniel Lurie is launching a Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation, and Triage (RESET) Center to get drug users off San Francisco streets. The RESET Center will provide an alternative to jail or hospitalization for people who are arrested while under the influence of drugs. According to...

Tenants of a San Francisco apartment building that went up in flames are blaming the building's owner for emotional, physical and financial distress. Now, residents of 50 Golden Gate Avenue are demanding solutions.