Oakland CA

The family of actor Tommy Lee Jones has issued a brief statement asking for privacy following the death of his daughter, Victoria Jones.

City leaders call the measure a symbolic step toward accountability, while critics say it falls short without guaranteed funding. San Francisco officials have taken a formal step toward potential reparations for Black residents by approving a measure that creates a dedicated fund for financial repair, though no city...

The first report of the year always causes me much consternation over how to approach the anniversary of the passing of the original Roving Reporter—Bear. It was on January 2, 2021 that my human companion (HC) had to make the unfathomable decision of allowing him to make the final walk over the rainbow bridge. This...

PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – If you’re not careful, your clutter could soon become someone else’s payday. That’s the message from the Pleasanton, California police. The department said in a statement that in late December, they nabbed a thief who had been allegedly breaking into local storage units and stealing what...

Emergency dispatch records indicate that Victoria Jones, the daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones, may have died from a drug overdose. Victoria, 34, was found unresponsive early Thursday morning, Jan. 1, at the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel, where she was pronounced dead. According to emergency dispatch audio, the...

CALIFORNIA – The city of Milpitas announced that it has partnered with FORWARD – a program administration for local governments, to launch the city’s Workforce Housing Rental Assistance Program (WHRAP) round two.

A man allegedly fatally shot his 86-year-old spouse in their car and then immediately turned himself in to police, according to the Fremont Police Department.

A Bay Area fundraising startup that once promised to modernize charitable giving has instead landed in bankruptcy court, leaving nonprofits across the country short a combined $29 million in donor cash. The collapse has frozen money that organizations expected to use for education, health care, legal defense and...

Oakland saw its fewest homicides since 1967, and San Francisco’s were the lowest since 1954.

San Francisco has taken one of the most aggressive steps in the national reparations debate, approving a new fund that could eventually deliver up to $5 million per eligible Black resident. The measure, signed quietly by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, stops far short of cutting checks today, but it locks in a...