Slain Alameda County recruit named honorary deputy

For the newest graduates of the Alameda County sheriff's academy, Friday was a day of mixed emotions. There was joy that they are now law enforcement officers, but it was tempered with sadness because one of their own couldn't be there with them.

Los Gatos 'Party mom' denied bail

A judge on Thursday denied bail for the so-called Los Gatos ‘Party mom.' Shannon O'Connor is accused of hosting alcohol-fueled sex parties for underage teens. 

Here's what the new Powell Street BART bathrooms look like

Bathrooms at the Powell Street BART station have re-reopened, complete with a toilet paper cutting. All the hoopla was because BART closed the restrooms at underground stations after the Sept. 11 terror attacks iin 2001.