Fish kills: Deadly Bay Area algae blooms could last for weeks

The red algae bloom in the San Francisco Bay killing hundreds, if not thousands, of fish since last week likely won't end for at least a couple weeks, as the warm weather gets hotter going into Labor Day weekend, according to experts.   

Oakland middle school open following shooting of 13-year-old

Despite a "devastating" school shooting in Oakland where a 12-year-old is accused of shooting a boy one year older than himself, Madison Park Academy is open on Tuesday, the district said in a statement. 

10th candidate added to November ballot in Oakland Mayor's race

After a mix-up involving the signatures required to run for Mayor, Allyssa Victory is now on the November 8th ballot as a candidate for Oakland Mayor.

Dead fish washing up in Lake Merritt and parts of bay

Dead fish are being found around parts of the Bay Area and experts point to a deadly algal bloom as the cause.

'Senseless and tragic': Violent weekend leaves 5 dead in Oakland

Oakland police said five people are dead following a violent weekend. Chief Leronne Armstrong called the violence 'senseless and tragic.'

One man dead following Oakland shooting

On Saturday morning, police say they received a call about a person who had been shot. When officers arrived they found a male with gunshot wounds, he was pronounced dead on scene.

3 men killed in Oakland shootings, collision

Two shootings and a related collision in Oakland on Friday evening left three men dead, including a bicyclist. 

Oakland police arrest woman with prior DUI after deadly hit-and-run on Piedmont Avenue

Oakland police said they have arrested a 31-year-old woman following a deadly hit-and-run, alleging that he had been speeding at the time and has prior convictions for DUI and drug possession.

9-year-old boy safely located after reported missing in Oakland

Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a 9-year-old boy who was last seen early Thursday afternoon in Oakland.

Couple walk into OPD after being shot; convenience store shooting follows

Oakland police are investigating two shootings on Wednesday night, where in one of them, a couple walked into the police administration building to tell officers that they had been hit by gunfire.

3 arrested in 'Yoga to the People' tax fraud case

The complaint said the defendants evaded taxes by failing to keep corporate books by accepting yoga students’ payments in cash, sometimes collected in tissue boxes passed around during classes, and by paying yoga teachers in cash and “off the books.”

California may be 1st state to ban selling new, gas-operated cars after 2035

If passed, the guidelines will require 35% of new passenger vehicles be zero-emission by 2026. By 2035, all new cars and light trucks sold in California would be zero-emission.

At least 2 candidates left out of Oakland mayoral race due to city clerk error

At least two people will miss an already crowded race for Oakland mayor because the city clerk's office gave out inaccurate materials to potential candidates, city officials admitted Wednesday.

Supervisor takes aim at city council for failure to address 'lawlessness' in Oakland

An Alameda County Supervisor denounced the Oakland City Council Tuesday over its failure to quell the "lawlessness" in the city, following the death of a 60-year-old woman during an attempted robbery.

Wood Street homeless encampment deadline comes and goes

Oakland was facing a short deadline from the governor to either do something about the nagging Wood Street homeless encampment or lose millions in state assistance going forward. So, what has happened?

Oakland AAPI leaders demand action after latest deadly shooting

Oakland Chinatown leaders demanded action Tuesday in the wake of the latest deadly shooting involving a victim of Asian descent.

Castro Valley man sentenced in extremist killing of Oakland federal officer

Robert Blancas and three other people acknowledged destroying evidence after a federal security officer was killed and another wounded while guarding the Oakland federal building during a racial justice protest in May 2020.