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Deputy Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, a 22-year veteran of the department and an Oakland native, formally accepted his new post as the city's top cop on Monday at his alma mater, McClymonds High School, while saying he was grateful to step in during these challenging times and getting choked up while thanking his mother for where he is today. 

A loosely formed group of citizens say they are taking it upon themselves to patrol Oakland's Chinatown because they can't bear to see any more people getting attacked.

Under the tentative agreement, teachers would return to classrooms in the red tier with access to vaccines and the orange tier without any.

Dozens of Bay Area girls are making history as the first female Eagle Scouts.

Family and friends of a young father who was killed while walking near San Francisco's Lake Merced last week called the death a "preventable trauma" and promised to keep the man's memory alive by pushing for change. 

Actor and director Daniel Wu, who grew up in Oakland, spoke out against crime in Chinatown on Monday, saying he was appalled at the recent crimes against Asians in the Bay Area. At the same time, the District Attorney announced charges against the suspect in one of the recent crimes against a 91-year-old man, which hit close to home for Wu. 

Bryant’s widow blamed the pilot. She and families of other victims also faulted the companies that owned and operated the helicopter. The brother of the pilot didn’t blame Bryant but said he knew the risks of flying.

A Bay Area real estate photographer had around $7,000 in camera equipment stolen from his vehicle during a brazen robbery while he was driving in San Francisco.

A person of interest has been identified for shoving attacks in Oakland's Chinatown and is in custody on an unrelated case.

Vaccine hunters are traveling across county and even state lines to camp out and wait for leftover doses. If vaccine supplies don't increase and barriers persist with scheduling appointments, it could get even more intense. 

The victim, Sarah Vorhaus, told KTVU she was walking Chloe, her bulldog and another dog when she was confronted by several men. She was punched several times in the face. At least one of the men was armed with a gun, authorities said.

Evan Jaques, owner of The Running Shop and Hops in Morgan Hill said he's trying to comply with the rules. 

"Being called the N-word. Being compared to a gorilla. There's a lot of stuff that happens here that people don't know about," said Shavonne Hines-Foster, president of the school's Black Student Union