More than $50K raised in 12 hours for California boy swept away by rogue wave

Funds will go toward local fishermen, boats, drones operators, and other materials to continue the search for the body of 12-year-old Arunay Pruthi.

Family of Black doctor who delivered Kamala Harris reflects on his legacy

As Kamala Harris gets ready to make history as the country’s first female, Black and South Asian vice president, her story is resonating with a Bay Area family whose connection to Harris started in the 1960s.

Dirt bike passenger who died in chaotic Bay Bridge crash ID'd

It's unclear why the bikers were creating havoc on the bridge. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was arrested. 

MLK’s message still resonates today throughout the Bay Area

People across the Bay Area found safe ways to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, even in the middle of the pandemic.

Attorneys sue over 'unjustified' fatal shooting of Hayward man holding knife

Oakland-based attorney John Burris said the city is liable because the officers were not disciplined after the shooting, which "demonstrates the existence of an entrenched culture" of excessive force. Burris said the police officers acted recklessly and with deliberate indifference. 

Former A's pitcher Dave Stewart makes bid for share of Coliseum site

Former Oakland A’s pitcher Dave Stewart has placed a bid to buy a portion of the Coliseum site in hopes of developing the area.  

Hundreds gather in Oakland for illegal sideshow

Video from the Citizen App shows a large group of people at the intersection of 47th Avenue and Bond Street, about a block from Bancroft.

Man dies of gunshot wound in Oakland, police say

Officers found the man suffering from a gunshot wound and he died, despite efforts from firefighters and paramedics.

San Leandro police arrest man with clown mask, AR-15 in car

San Leandro police arrested a man during a traffic stop after they found an "It" clown mask and weapons in his car.

Union City officials remove 'White Lives Matter' banner from intersection

City officials denounced a "White Lives Matter" banner found Saturday morning near a busy Union City intersection and said that it was removed promptly.

‘Feed Alameda’ program benefits local business and communities in need

Alameda is about to launch a new program where the city will pay one local restaurant a week to prepare 90 hot, nutritious meals for people who are homeless or escaping domestic violence.

Crews control 2-alarm fire on Oakland's International Blvd.

Crews quickly responded to a two-alarm fire in Oakland at 92nd Avenue and International Boulevard Friday night. The fire department says the situation is under control. 

1 dead in Oakland double shooting, police investigating

One man is dead following a double shooting in Oakland's Adams Point area of Lake Merritt Friday night, police say.

Oakland Coliseum could open as mass COVID-19 vaccination site as early as February

The Oakland Coliseum could become a mass coronavirus vaccination site as soon as February following Friday's meeting of the governing joint-powers authority that oversees the property.

Alameda County sheriff focuses pre-inauguration security on airports

Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern told KTVU that airports are among the sites law enforcement are focusing their attention on, even though there was no specific threat made against any particular Bay Area site. 

UC Berkeley to administer vaccines to certain staff, students, faculty

The university says it hopes to administer vaccines to staff, students, and faculty who work at campus health care, lab, and pharmacy sites in the next two weeks.

Oakland charter school may have to lay off teaching staff

The non-profit that runs Civicorps Learning Academy in West Oakland is considering partnering with an outside company and critics say the seven teachers at the school would be replaced.

Rally against new operator at Civicorps charter school

Students and teachers at an Oakland charter school rallied Wednesday over a possible change in management.