Oakland CA

OAKLAND, Calif. - New figures show that an increasing number of people have been able to afford a home in California, thanks to factors including declining interest rates and falling home prices. The analysis from the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) found housing affordability in the Golden State, widely kn

A Hayward man is accused of stealing his neighbor’s cat, Silo, and abandoning it in a remote Castro Valley area. Authorities say GPS data, surveillance footage and a confession link him to the incident. The defendant later admitted he stole the cat because the feline kept eating his chickens and rabbits.

WALNUT CREEK, CA — It is officially happening: Raising Cane’s has confirmed to Bay Area Telegraph that it plans to start construction this summer at 2955 N. Main Street in Walnut Creek, the current Wendy’s site on North Main. A Raising Cane’s rep told Bay Area Telegraph...

San Francisco’s warm-weather calendar is heavy on no-ticket plans: neighborhood street parties, maker markets, outdoor concerts and park movie nights. The events below are free to attend or enter; food, drinks, reserved seating and vendor purchases may cost extra. Bring layers for evening events.

According to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, “We want parking to be a smooth process. We don’t want it to be frustrating.”

Union Square is still San Francisco’s best-known shopping district, but it is also being reworked as a place to linger after work. The San Francisco Standard described the neighborhood in March as being in transition, with local leaders pushing for more food, culture and public life. The Union Square Alliance says the

A Lyft passenger who had apparently been in some sort of verbal and physical altercation with his driver was killed after engaging the driver in a foot chase on I-80 in Vallejo early Saturday. The man was killed while running on the shoulder of the eastbound freeway near Tennessee Street by an Audi, and the driver said

"There were three rows of people deep, looking for him."

50-year-old missing persons cold case cracked after remains of San Francisco woman found in Texas ID’d – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pexels) San Francisco authorities have closed a long-standing missing persons investigation after DNA analysis matched remains discovered in Texas to a local woma

New numbers from Zillow show that average home values in Oakland have been going down. According to the Zillow Home Values Index, which factors in data from all types of homes, the average home value in Oakland is $716,248 as of March 31 of this year. Factoring in inflation, that is down 11.4% from the same time last y