Oakland's In-N-Out shuts doors due to crime

Oakland's only In-N-Out restaurant is closing due to crime, restaurant officials said. 

Rare and valuable bonsai trees stolen from Oakland public garden

A volunteer carefully attends to a large bonsai tree in the garden near Lake Merritt in Oakland, where 8 bonsai trees were stolen.

San Francisco and Oakland school districts under federal investigation

Two Bay Area school districts are under investigation for civil rights violations. The U.S. Department of Education says it's investigating both Oakland and San Francisco Unified School Districts. 

SUV sought in connection with Oakland fatal hit-and-run

Oakland police are searching for a Toyota RAV4 in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a homeless woman. 

Car slams into Oakland auto body shop in chain-reaction crash

A car swerving to avoid another vehicle plowed into and seriously damaged an auto-body shop in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood.

Oakland mayor pushes to resurrect Ceasefire program

Oakland's mayor is pushing to resurrect the city's successful Ceasefire program, which supporters credit with helping reduce homicides by nearly half during its heyday.

Driver stabbed several times in Oakland

A driver in Oakland was stabbed multiple times after trying to stop someone from hitting their car window, police said. 

Oakland mayor wants more power when it comes to hiring police chief

The city of Oakland is still without a permanent police chief – almost exactly a year after Mayor Sheng Thao put the former chief on leave and then fired him a month later.

Woman fatally struck while crossing street in East Oakland hit-and-run

A woman was struck and killed in a crosswalk in East Oakland on Sunday morning by a hit-and-run driver, according to the Oakland Police Department.

Woman heartbroken over husband's shooting death in Oakland

The widow of a man shot and killed in front of her in Oakland's Pill Hill neighborhood on Christmas Eve said she is still more than heartbroken.

At least 150 vehicles reported in Oakland sideshow amid stepped up holiday enforcement

Oakland police said it responded to a report of a large sideshow gathering involving upwards of 150 vehicles on Sunday, amid warnings that police would step up enforcement over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

Escovedo Way in Oakland honors Sheila E., Pete Escovedo

A street in Oakland has been named in honor of the Escovedo family, which include legendary musicians like Sheila E. and her father, Pete Escovedo.

Other Bay Area police departments took charge in retail theft grant application; Oakland did not

When the opportunity for a crime-fighting grant became available through California's Board of State and Community Corrections, many law enforcement agencies in the Bay Area put in an application; Oakland did not.