Child's dream of Rosh Hashanah event now draws more than 1,000 to Oakland

 A song celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, rang out in the Oakland Hills Friday evening, as a crowd sang and gathered outside for a very unique service that has become a 15-year tradition in the Bay Area. 

Montclair sees more burglaries after Oakland misses out on millions to stop retail crime

The City of Oakland failed to meet an application deadline for state funding to tackle rising retail theft. Four more businesses were burglarized in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood Friday morning.

Oakland police investigate kidnapping

The Oakland Police Department confirmed that it is conducting a kidnapping investigation.

Oakland crews pull out person 'fully engulfed in flames' from car

Oakland police said they are investigating an attempted homicide after crews pulled a person "fully engulfed in flames" from a car.

San Francisco gets $17 million to fight retail theft, Oakland misses grant deadline

The City of San Francisco outlined on Thursday how it plans to use a $17 million grant from the state to combat retail theft. Meanwhile, the City of Oakland says it won’t be getting similar funding, because city officials missed the grant’s application deadline.

Oakland mayor hopes new grant program will revitalize city, reduce crime

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Thursday unveiled a new city program that awards grants to groups highlighting what's positive about the city.

Person in wheelchair wanted in connection of East Oakland shooting

Oakland police are searching for a person in a wheelchair potentially involved in a shooting that left a man injured in East Oakland. 

Popular DJ and father of 4 shot and killed in Oakland

Twenty-seven-year-old Kendall Segers was killed Sunday in Oakland, leaving behind four children and friends and family grieving the popular DJ everyone knew as Pnut.

Mountain lion spotted near Oakland homes

A big cat has been spotted by multiple neighbors in an Oakland community just west of Highway 13 this week.

Oakland gets $40.7M housing improvement grant

Oakland is one of seven California cities to receive a housing improvement grant from the state, officials announced on Monday. 

Deadly West Oakland home invasion among many violent incidents in city

A man was fatally shot during a home invasion robbery in West Oakland, one of several violent incidents occurring throughout the city over the weekend.

Oakland mayor announces $2.5M more, upgrades for beleaguered 911 system

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Monday announced an additional $2.5 million over two years to be spent on the city's beleaguered 911 system.

4 die in 8 Oakland shootings since Friday

Four people died in eight shootings in Oakland between Friday night and Monday afternoon.

Remembering 9/11 in the Bay Area

Community members and political leaders on Monday remembered what happened on 22 years ago on Sept. 11, 2011, in somber services across the Bay Area. 

2nd degree murder charge filed in August drive-by shooting

A man arrested in the shooting death of Jerald Clark in Oakland's Koreatown Northgate neighborhood last month is facing second-degree murder and other charges, according to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.   

Oakland Pride weekend includes pub crawl and parade

Saturday more than 100 people took part in the pride bar crawl to support LGBTQ businesses across the city. And Sunday, the pride parade took over the streets of Oakland.