2 lieutenants put on leave before Oakland police chief fired

Two lieutenants were put on paid administrative leave last month stemming from the mishandling of hit-and-run and gun discharge investigations, which also led to the firing of the police chief, KTVU has learned. 

NHTSA announces Tesla recall for "full self-driving" mode safety concerns

Federal regulators announced a recall of Tesla vehicles due to concerns over erratic behavior when the cars are in Tesla's FSD or Full Self-Driving Beta mode.

A look back at the Oakland Police Department scandals and revolving door of chiefs

The firing of Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong highlights the troubled history that dates back to a scandal that launched federal oversight more than 20 years ago.

Community members rally around fired Oakland Police Chief

A coalition of community members are upset that the mayor fired Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong and on Thursday, they let the city know about it.

Mayor fires Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong

In a bold move a month into her tenure, Oakland's mayor on Wednesday decided to fire Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who has been under fire for how he handled two misconduct investigations into one of his sergeants.

GOP subpoenas Apple, Meta, other tech CEOs in censorship probe

Subpoenas have been sent to the chief executives of the five largest tech companies as congressional Republicans moved to investigate what they assert is widespread corporate censorship of conservative voices House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan issued the subpoenas Wednesday as the latest in a series of escalations by a party that has long promised to investigate Big Tech’s content moderation.

Elon Musk hopes to have Twitter CEO toward the end of year

Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter "probably toward the end of this year."

Oakland ransomware attack hits non-emergency police operations

The ransomware attack on the City of Oakland will move into its second week Wednesday with no solution in sight.

Woman dies at Santa Rita Jail, 3rd person in a month

A woman died at Santa Rita Jail on Monday evening, making her the third person to die at the facility there in less than a month. 

Wife of Tesla driver who drove family over Devil's Slide cliff does not want husband prosecuted

The wife of a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family last month by driving his Tesla off a cliff at Devil’s slide in San Mateo County, does not want to prosecute, the defense attorney in the case has revealed.

'I have not made a decision yet:' Oakland mayor on police chief

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao knows that Wednesday will mark a 30-day deadline whether she plans to discipline the police chief or not.

Changes to Starbucks’ reward program kick in Monday — what to know

The number of “stars” needed to get certain food and drinks for free in the U.S. as part of Starbucks’ rewards program officially changes on Feb. 13.

California Dept. of Cannabis Control says suspect in fatal blast had no manufacturing license

San Francisco police said Sunday that the Arson Task Force continued working over the weekend to process the scene of a fatal blast and fire that investigators say was an illegal drug manufacturing site in the city's residential Sunset District.