Two wounded in late night Pleasanton shooting

Pleasanton police are investigating a late night vehicle to vehicle shooting that wounded an Oakland man and a Richmond woman, both 18-years-old. 

Steph and Ayesha Curry give Bay Area restaurant $25K New Year's surprise

Monster Pho restaurant, with locations in Oakland and Emeryville, was pleasantly surprised when Steph and Ayesha Curry presented them with a $25,000 New Year's gift.

Oscar Grant's family pushes for 2nd cop to be charged

Oscar Grant's family says another BART officer who was there, Anthony Pirone, is criminally liable as well for being overly aggressive and restraining Grant with his knees before he was killed by Mehserle.

Teen sues Hayward police after officers shoot him, pluck bullets from his back

A teenager is suing Hayward police after he says two officers shot him for simply trying to leave a chaotic scene and then tried to fix the situation by plucking the bullets from his back.

Oakland middle school band plays in Pixar's 'Soul'

The backstory of how Oakland's Edna Brewer Middle School Jazz Band got to play in Pixar's "Soul."

Oakland's connection to Pixar's 'Soul'
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Oakland Middle School Band Helps Bring Pixar?s ?Soul? to Life With ? Zack Pitt-Smith, the music director at Edna Brewer Middle School and Kazeem Elebute, Oakland Tech student, discuss their roles. It all started at Yoshi's in Jack London Square

Sheriff's deputies with guns drawn evict homeless moms from Oakland home

Just before 6 a.m., the deputies made entry into the home. They escorted the mothers outside, binding their hands with plastic ties. One of the mothers screamed, "Why are you taking me to jail? I'm just trying to protect my children."

Oakland schools to send out layoff notices after board cuts $20M

A package of about $20 million in cuts was approved late Wednesday night by a 6-0 vote, with one trustee abstaining. 

Breonna Taylor sculpture smashed by vandals in Oakland now missing

Oakland police are investigating the latest incident involving a Breonna Taylor sculpture that was vandalized and then went missing days later.

Berkeley elementary school renamed after city's first Black public school educator

The school board voted in early December to rename Jefferson Elementary School after Ruth Acty, the first Black teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District. 

Artist plans to fix sculpted Breonna Taylor bust vandalized in Oakland

A Breonna Taylor sculpture that was installed in Oakland just two weeks ago was vandalized. The artist is planning to fix the damaged bust.

Ship containing massive container cranes headed for Port of Oakland to dock at Drakes Bay

Before the largest container cranes to be shipped to the Port of Oakland arrive, a ship crew will be "lowering the booms" in order to clear both the Golden Gate and Bay bridges.

Police: Fentanyl found after Dublin custodian dies, fiancee sickened

Authorities initially wondered if the custodians had  accidentally mixed chemicals - like bleach - while cleaning. But police say there were no signs of that.

Oakland completes conversion of 17 homes into residences for formerly unhoused

The city of Oakland and the housing nonprofit Bay Area Community Services announced the completion this week of the conversion of 17 residential homes that will be made available to previously unhoused residents.

2 custodians found in Dublin school library with chemical smell - one dead, another hospitalized

Dublin police are investigating the death and injury of two custodians found at a middle school on Wednesday. Their condition may have been the result of an unknown chemical smell.

Grassroots effort to save historic piano bar in Oakland at brink of closure

The Alley Piano Bar & Restaurant, located in the Grand Lake neighborhood has been around since the 1930s. But in March, it was forced to close its doors, and the owner doesn’t know when it will finally be safe to reopen.