UCSF Benioff Children's employees strike in largest protest in hospital's history

Registered nurses and health care workers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland are holding a one-day sympathy strike on Wednesday, which organizers say will be the largest protest in the hospital's history. 

Livermore scientist named one of Time magazine's most influential people in the world

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Andrea "Annie" Kritcher has been named to Time magazine's TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.  

Berkeley's natural gas ban overturned by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court on Monday overturned Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas lines in new buildings.

Fruitvale residents voice their concerns over a spike in crime, call for more cops
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Fruitvale residents called on city leaders to hire more police officers to patrol high crime areas. Other residents expressed the need for more bilingual and multilingual officers.

Oakland school teachers prepared to strike

The Oakland School District may be facing another teacher strike in the very near future. The District and the union appear to be far apart on many issues, including money.

Oakland school teachers prepared to strike
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The Oakland Unified School District may be facing another teacher strike in the near future, with the District and the union appearing to be far apart on many issues, including money.

Oakland teachers union begins strike vote

Teachers, counselors, nurses and other members of the Oakland Education Association (OEA) on Monday began voting on whether to authorize a strike, as the union cited what it called “illegal, bad faith bargaining” by the district.

Oakland police seek intruder accused of sexual assault sought

The Oakland Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying a home intruder who sexually assaulted a sleeping resident.

Family mourns father of 4 gunned down on Oakland freeway

The wife and daughter of a man shot and killed on an Oakland freeway described him as a selfless family man who worked hard to support them.

Delivery truck burglarized in Berkeley in broad daylight

Surveillance video from Cedar Market in North Berkeley captured the moment a delivery truck was burglarized on Wednesday just after 12 p.m.   

1 wounded in Oakland shooting

One person was hurt in a shooting in Oakland Friday afternoon.

3 alleged gang members charged with murder in girl's freeway shooting death

Three alleged gang members were charged with murder Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 5-year-old girl on Interstate 880 in Fremont while heading out to dinner with her family,

Mayor Sheng Thao's vehicle among those broken into near Oakland's Grand Lake Theater

Mayor Sheng Thao's vehicle was among those broken into Thursday night near Oakland's Grand Lake Theater, KTVU has learned. The break-ins happened while the mayor attended the SFFILM Opening Night screening of Stephen Curry: Underrated.

Emeryville entrepreneur arrested in connection with stabbing death of Cash App exec Bob Lee

San Francisco police on Thursday arrested a tech entrepreneur in connection with the stabbing death of Cash App tech founder Bob Lee – ending the false rumors that this was a random attack in a lawless, overly progressive city.

Driver of pickup killed in I-580 shooting in Oakland

A driver in a pickup truck was killed in the latest Bay Area freeway shooting, prompting the California Highway Patrol to conduct yet another homicide investigation – a troubling phenomenon that continues to grow.