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OAKLAND, Calif. - Changes are coming to Oakland police radios. Starting Wednesday, all police radio traffic will be encrypted, cutting off public access to real-time dispatch calls for the first time in years. Critics, including lawmakers and civil rights advocates, call the move dangerous and a blow to transparency....

(KRON) — A Redwood City family says it’s taking legal action against a renter who allegedly drove their RV to Burning Man without permission, causing thousands of dollars in weather damage to the camper. The renter’s contract specifically stated that the RV could not be taken to Burning Man, RV owner Ronnie Guinto...

A San Leandro company took center stage at a California hearing after 3 workers have died there. State Assmb. Liz Ortega wants to create a law to hold employers more accountable for worker safety. A KTVU investigation revealed Alco Iron and Metal had the most number of worker deaths at...

A forecast shift means heat isn’t expected to last as long but thunderstorms are more likely as monsoon moisture surges toward California.

The task force, comprising multiple state agencies, will target encampments along state rights-of-way in California’s 10 largest cities. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the creation of the State Action for Facilitation on Encampments (SAFE) Task Force, a statewide initiative aimed at dismantling homeless...

(KRON) — A bicyclist was killed Friday in a crash with a pickup truck at the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 84 in Woodside, commonly known as “Four Corners,” according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Paramedics arrived at the scene and began giving the victim...

San Francisco police are investigating the suspicious death of a man found unresponsive at a SoMa apartment complex after what initial reports said was an altercation involving pepper spray.

Police said they escorted a group of youths out of the Stonestone Target store Sunday night after responding to a request for assistance and that no arrests were made.

For more than 50 years, the Oakland Black Cowboy Association and its annual parade have become a staple in the East Bay community. But this year, that staple could be missing due to a financial shortfall. And now, the association started a GoFundMe.

Usually, when the topic of gun violence comes up, the conversation circles around laws, whether that means stricter background checks, raising the age limit, or even banning certain firearms. However, one San Francisco woman said that framing misses the point. In her view, the issue isn’t just access to guns but the...