California's attorney general to investigate BART cop's role in shooting death of Oscar Grant

California's Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday announced the state Department of Justice will conduct an independent review of a BART police officer's role in the shooting death of Oscar Grant.   

Some Oakland students under quarantine after positive COVID tests

Several students in the Oakland Unified School District are under a 10-day quarantine at home, after some of their classmates tested positive for COVID-19.

Mills College trustee gets access to college's financial condition

A judge again temporarily blocked Mills College from merging with Northeastern University and ordered the troubled Oakland college to turn over financial documents to an alumnae trustee. 

Erik Salgado's family opposes Oakland's plan to bring in more CHP

Erik Salgado's family and non-profit group, Anti Police-Terror Project will publicly announce their opposition against Oakland's plan to bring in more CHP officers Monday afternoon.

Erik Salgado's family opposes Oakland's plan to bring in more CHP
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The family of a man who was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers last year in Oakland lashed out Monday at the city's plan to bring in more CHP officers to enforce traffic laws on city streets.

Oakland Unified must pay back pay to substitute teachers during pandemic: arbitrator

The union claimed the Oakland school district failed to uphold the agreement by hiring only a fraction of the substitutes who had applied or tried to apply for the positions.

Bay Area Haitian families struggle to reach loved ones in Haiti after catastrophic quake

Families in the Bay Area woke up to the news that a 7,2 magnitude earthquake had done catastrophic damage in Haiti on Saturday. Haitian immigrants living in the Bay Area spent hours trying to reach loved ones who live in Haiti.

Oakland dispute over tennis court comes to a resolution
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The Athol Plaza tennis courts near Oakland's Lake Merritt have been home to about a dozen homeless residents for over a year. Residents in the area want the homeless cleared out, but homeless advocates say the residents have no where to go. KTVU's Greg Liggins reports.

Woman wounded in Oakland drive-by shooting
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The shooting at 7th and Filbert Streets happened Saturday afternoon. Police say the woman was transported to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound, but her condition was not provided.

Crews cap gas leak that forced evacuations in Oakland neighborhood
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A driver suffering from a medial emergency crashed their vehicle into a gas main Saturday, forcing the evacuation of several homes on 7th Street. Crews capped the leak in the Acorn neighborhood a short time later, and people were allowed to return to their homes.

DNA on metal cart links man to homeless woman's murder in Oakland

A man has been charged with murdering a homeless woman in Oakland after authorities linked him to DNA found on a metal cart used to attack her.

Gas leak prompts evacuations in Oakland's Acorn neighborhood

Oakland police are asking residents in the area of 7th and Filbert Streets to evacuate immediately because of a natural gas leak.

Police investigating shooting near Oakland Tech H.S., no injuries reported

Oakland police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday afternoon near Oakland Technical High School. There are no reported injuries, officials say. 

Oakland McDonald's settles case after employees were told to wear dog diapers as masks

According to the workers, managers at the restaurant told cooks and cashiers to use coffee filters and dog diapers in lieu of actual face masks, failed to enforce social distancing and checked workers' temperatures before their shift with an inaccurate thermometer.

Oakland car attack suspect charged with attempted murder

A man was charged Thursday with premeditated attempted murder and assault for allegedly hitting a man with his car after he was told to slow down in a residential neighborhood in the Oakland Hills.

Settlement requires McDonald's to improve worker safety after COVID outbreak

An Oakland McDonald's restaurant will be required to follow new worker safety guidelines and establish a worker safety committee as part of a settlement with employees who were told to use coffee filters and dog diapers as face masks during a COVID-19 outbreak last year.

Three arrested after body of Oakland teen found in ditch

Three people were arrested following an investigation into the death of an Oakland teen whose body was found in a ditch in Dixon, sheriff officials said.

Newsom grants Oakland mayor's request for more CHP officers to combat wave of violent crime

Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that he won't declare a state of emergency in Oakland as the city grapples with a rise in crime, but he agreed to bolster existing resources in place to quell the spike in violence.