First Pride month for Oakland's new LGBTQ District

Oakland's new Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District is marking its first Pride month this June, with events and fundraising efforts to build a flagpole and create rainbow crosswalks for the district that rests between Lakeshore Avenue and Grand Avenue near the historic Grand Lake Theatre.

Oakland police arrest several, recover guns in sideshow

Arrests and car tows have been made in the chaotic sideshows that took over Oakland Saturday night. 

Inflation slows across U.S., but San Francisco Bay Area doesn't feel it

Inflation in the United States may be slowing down, but a new report from Wallethub says the San Francisco Bay Area is top four in the nation for inflation struggles.

ACLU wants public access to FCI Dublin class action suit

A legal advocacy group called Public Justice and the ACLU of Northern California filed a motion on Wednesday to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at FCI Dublin brought against the federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Alameda nurses picket to reverse 'dangerous' cuts to patient care

Nurses in Alameda on Monday picketed outside a hospital to protest cuts being made to surgical services that they say could impact health care for lower income and marginalized Alameda residents.  

DA Pamela Price responds to critics that include the sheriff

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on Tuesday addressed criticism and perceived criticism leveled at her over the past couple of weeks by supporters of an effort to remove her from office, as well as from Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez.

5 arrests after Oakland sideshows

Five people were arrested in connection with sideshows in Oakland last weekend.

Oakland street racing crash leaves alleged DUI driver hospitalized

A driver was hospitalized Tuesday after street racing on an Oakland highway and losing control of their vehicle before slamming into a pole.

End of era: Golden Gate Fields closes after 83 years

Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley has ended its 83-year run, leaving behind a rich history and a flood of memories, as well as some controversy. The horse track is also holding an auction to sell its equipment.

Grass fire near Interstate 580 shuts down lanes

A grass fire in Livermore on Tuesday morning shut down three lanes and brought traffic to a halt in the area.

Oakland man headed to Olympic trials

Malcolm Clemons, 22, of Oakland, is heading to the Olympic trials.

Sheila E. turned away from recording Prince's Paisley Park studio

Oakland drummer Sheila E. said she's heartbroken after she was turned away while trying to record a video at the late Prince's Paisley Park recording studio.

Fremont named the best city to raise a family in the U.S.

The Bay Area's fourth-largest city is known for strip malls, a Tesla plant and a strip of street known as “Little Kabul.” It's also the best place to raise a family in the United States.

Alameda County firefighter injured in Corral Fire faces 2nd surgery

The Alameda County Fire Department is hoping to raise money for one of its firefighters who was seriously injured while battling the Corral Fire.

Witnesses say home robbery gone wrong led to another deadly shooting in Oakland

On the same day that saw three teens killed in Oakland, crime scene tape now surrounds an East Oakland street following reports from multiple witnesses of a deadly shooting Monday evening. 

Bird strike forces flight from Oakland airport to return

An airplane from Oakland to Minneapolis was forced to return on Monday after a bird strike, officials said.