Ex-Alameda County prosecutors accused of tossing Black, Jewish jurors in death-penalty cases

Former Alameda County prosecutors excluded Black and Jewish jurors from death penalty cases, prompting a federal judge to order a review of dozens of such cases, said District Attorney Pamela Price on Monday.

Sideshow hospitalizes 1 during collision near Lake Merritt

An illegal sideshow sent one motorcyclist to a hospital Saturday evening after he collided with a car near Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Dead Gray Whale spotted off Alameda beach over weekend

Beachgoers in Alameda were met with a sad and unpleasant sight Sunday after a dead Gray Whale was spotted off Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach. 

Final run of BART's first fleet of train cars

Saturday saw the last ride for the legacy fleet of BART trains. The day started with a festival at MacArthur Station that included food trucks, a raffle, activities for kids and pop-up merchandise for sale, all to commemorate the end of an era. 

Oakland mother living out of car secures housing

An Oakland woman who struggled to get her car back after it was towed for unpaid fees in March is homeless no more.

Pedestrian fatally struck in vehicle collision

A 56-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle in Hayward on Friday night, police said.   

Former Oakland police officer injured in on-duty collision has died

A 29-year-old former Oakland police officer who was critically hurt on duty in a 2018 vehicle collision died of his injuries on Saturday, the police department said.   

Activist Angela Davis speaks to East Bay high school students on decades of advocacy

Students from two high schools invited well-known Bay Area political activist Angela Davis to speak about her decades of experience fighting against racism and other causes.

Safety code violations reported at East Oakland senior facility

A senior living facility in East Oakland is under scrutiny by state and local inspectors as residents complain of bad living conditions.

Vigil for man who died in Alameda police custody – 3 officers charged by DA

The annual vigil in Alameda took on a different tone Friday, as dozens of people gathered for the third anniversary of the death of Mario Gonzalez in Alameda police custody, just a day after Alameda County prosecutors announced criminal charges against three officers.

City of Oakland receives $7.2M in funding to resolve homelessness for 150 people

Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday announced the City of Oakland has been awarded $7.2 million in homeless encampment resolution funding from the State of California. 

Highland hospital needs help ID'ing Oakland patient

The medical team at Wilma Chan Highland Hospital needs the public's help in identifying a patient. 

3 Alameda officers charged for Mario Gonzalez's in-custody death

Three Alameda police officers face manslaughter charges for the death of Mario Gonzalez who was pinned facedown for more than five minutes while being detained.

Livermore couple, children identified as Manteca crash victims

The four victims killed in a fiery wreck in Manteca have been identified as a Livermore couple and two of their children.

San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change

As promised, San Francisco's city attorney sued Oakland on Thursday for planning to rename its airport as San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.