Body found floating in waters near Port of Oakland

Authorities said a body was recovered from the waters near the Port of Oakland Monday morning.

Truck fire shuts down westbound Dumbarton Bridge

A truck fire on Highway 84 on the Dumbarton Bridge Monday morning shut down westbound lanes of the span and led to massive backups crippling the morning commute in the area.

Prop 1: Newsom, Padilla continue campaigning for right to abortion

CA State Senator Alex Padilla and Governor Gavin Newsom rallied in Southern CA Sunday for a last push to pass Proposition 1. If passed, the law will guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion in the California’s constitution. 

French Bulldog stolen Home Depot parking lot in San Leandro

Ashanti Hamilton says her 7-month old French Bulldog puppy, Gucci, was stolen from her car in a Home Depot parking lot in San Leandro.

Shooting in East Oakland leaves 1 dead

According to the Oakland Police Department, the deadly shooting happened around 3 p.m. in the 800 block of 81st Avenue.

Livermore father arrested in fentanyl death of 23-month-old daughter

A Livermore father was arrested Wednesday and charged in the death of his 23-month-old daughter who had fentanyl in her system, authorities said.

1 woman dies, another woman runs across lanes of traffic in Hayward: CHP

A woman died Friday morning in Hayward on northbound Interstate Highway 880 just as another woman was running across lanes of traffic and taken into custody on a psychiatric hold, the California Highway Patrol reported. 

Police arrest suspected Berkeley hills catalytic converter thief

Berkeley police have arrested a 28-year-old man suspected of a string of catalytic converter thefts in the hills, including one where he is accused of shooting a gun at a witness. 

DA not charging driver who killed Supervisor Wilma Chan; successor faces trial

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office says it will not be filing charges against the driver who hit and killed Supervisor Wilma Chan as her successor faces trial over his eligibility to fill her seat.

Oakland longshoremen walk-off portends possible strike

The Port of Oakland faces looming problems amid labor unrest and a sudden work stoppage Wednesday.

These 3 cities are the best for cannabis vacations

San Francisco, home of Hippie Hill and Haight Ashbury, is not the No. 1 city for a cannabis vacation.

String of Oakland Lakeshore Avenue break-ins include kosher butcher, Chinese restaurant

Employees at Oakland Kosher Foods on Lakeshore Avenue walked into work on Wednesday morning to find the door busted, their shop ransacked and two cash registers full of money yanked away from the front counter.

Fred Bobbitt's family files wrongful death lawsuit against city of Fremont

The family of the late Fremont Police Captain, Fred Bobbitt, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Fremont Tuesday. They claim retaliation and inaction by city officials caused emotional distress, and led Bobbitt to take his own life.

Racist graffiti about Black students found at Oakland elementary school

Parents and staff at an Oakland elementary school are calling on the district to address the racist graffiti found on school grounds last week.

Music industry veteran says social media to blame for recent rapper killings

P. Frank Williams grew up in Oakland’s East Bay, and he says after decades of working in the music industry, artists today have a target on their backs and that it’s directly related to the rise of social media. 

Late boyfriend accused of Oakland murder-for-hire sang at victim's memorial

Nelson Chia is seen on YouTube video singing at the memorial for his girlfriend Lili Xu, the Oakland dentist who was shot and killed back in August in the city's Little Saigon neighborhood.