Oakland police searching for man who pointed gun near Lake Merritt

Oakland police officers are searching for an armed suspect who allegedly pointed a gun and fled into nearby yards east of Lake Merritt on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

No charges for police officers who killed man in crawlspace with tear gas

Mark Spencer, 51, had locked himself in a crawlspace under a bedroom in his girlfriend's home. After 14 hours trying to get him out, police gassed him inside, but overestimated the size of the space and the amount of gas they could safely use.

Seventeen people displaced in Gilroy apartment fire

All 17 tenants,12 adults and 5 children, in the apartment complex were able to escape without any injuries.

Memorial for man killed in Oakland laptop robbery draws hundreds

Last Tuesday was Shuo’s birthday. He spent the day working on his laptop at the Starbucks when a man grabbed his laptop. Shuo ran after the thief but was dragged by the getaway car and suffered severe head trauma. He died a few feet from the Starbucks. 

Insider Q&A: How YouTube decides what to ban

The Google-owned site has come under fire recently for allowing videos that feature what many find offensive or violent, and for not doing enough to protect kids online. Halprin has to make difficult decisions to craft policies that keep the site as safe as YouTube wants it to be, while balancing what the company considers one of its core tenets: people’s free speech.

BART Police arrest man with drugs, firearm at Fruitvale station

Syon Sergio was contacted shortly before 1 p.m. and found to be in possession of controlled substance and a loaded firearm, officials said.

89-year-old woman dies almost a year after brutal beating in park

Yik Oi Huang, also known as Huang Popo, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco, family members said on the GoFundMe post.

Tesla aims to build 500,000 vehicles per year near Berlin

Planning documents posted online Friday reveal that the U.S. automaker wants to construct Model 3 and Model Y vehicles at the site in Gruenheide, as well as "future models.".

3 pedestrians struck, injured in San Francisco in one day

For pedestrians in San Francisco, 2020 is already off to a rough start. On Thursday three were struck and injured. Two of the victims are critically wounded.

Concerns over PG&E's $13.5 billion settlement to wildfire survivors

The utility agreed to pay $13.5 billion to fire victims and others. Some of the money is earmarked to repay government agencies that paid for rescue and recovery efforts. 

Feds will investigate deadly Tesla crash in Southern California

Agency spokesman Sean Rushton wouldn’t say whether the Tesla Model S was on Autopilot when it crashed on Dec. 29 in Gardena. That system is designed to automatically change lanes and keep a safe distance from other vehicles.