Outdoor youth sports in California can resume if COVID rates allow
High contact sports like football, basketball and rugby, can resume if all players 13 and older get tested once per week. That testing requirement also applies to coaches.
High contact sports like football, basketball and rugby, can resume if all players 13 and older get tested once per week. That testing requirement also applies to coaches.
Plan to replace Oakland police in mental health calls stalls
A pilot program to dispatch counselors and paramedics to mental health crises, instead of Oakland police officers is having trouble getting off the ground.
A pilot program to dispatch counselors and paramedics to mental health crises, instead of Oakland police officers is having trouble getting off the ground.
Newsom discusses resuming sports, updates vaccination progress
Governor Gavin Newsom was in Hayward Friday, where he spoke and shared updates on the pandemic.
Governor Gavin Newsom was in Hayward Friday, where he spoke and shared updates on the pandemic.
'Oakland looks like a trash can': Neighbors form vigilante patrols to curb crime
For months, neighbors have complained to the City of Oakland about crime, encampments, prostitution and illegal dumping, but with little change, they've decided to take matters into their own hands.
For months, neighbors have complained to the City of Oakland about crime, encampments, prostitution and illegal dumping, but with little change, they've decided to take matters into their own hands.
East Bay man fighting to save his garage-based bike repair business
An East Bay man is fighting to save his garage-based bike repair business after the City of Livermore cited him for working from home.
An East Bay man is fighting to save his garage-based bike repair business after the City of Livermore cited him for working from home.
Oakland cops reluctant to arrest store owner who opened fire to stop robbery
On Monday, the store owner saw a woman being confronted by men who wanted her camera near 9th and Franklin. The men also hit her with their car.
On Monday, the store owner saw a woman being confronted by men who wanted her camera near 9th and Franklin. The men also hit her with their car.
San Leandro grocery workers to receive hazard pay after city council vote
About 2,100 grocery store workers in San Leandro are eligible for hazard pay following a city council vote Tuesday.
About 2,100 grocery store workers in San Leandro are eligible for hazard pay following a city council vote Tuesday.
Where to find ox sculptures in the Bay Area to ring in the Chinese New Year
For the first time in parade history, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce will have its float on public display. During the weekends of Feb. 13-14 and Feb. 20-21, people can go to Pier 27, Cruise Terminal Plaza to see the float up-close, for free, between the hours of noon and 8 p.m.
For the first time in parade history, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce will have its float on public display. During the weekends of Feb. 13-14 and Feb. 20-21, people can go to Pier 27, Cruise Terminal Plaza to see the float up-close, for free, between the hours of noon and 8 p.m.
San Leandro proclaims 'Steven Taylor Sanctity of Life Day' for Black man killed by police
The San Leandro city council this week proclaimed April 18 as Steven Taylor and Sanctity of Life Day in honor of the 33-year-old Black man who was killed in a Walmart by police for waving a bat and scaring customers inside the store.
The San Leandro city council this week proclaimed April 18 as Steven Taylor and Sanctity of Life Day in honor of the 33-year-old Black man who was killed in a Walmart by police for waving a bat and scaring customers inside the store.
Family grieves hit-and-run victim who was walking to Hayward laundromat
Hayward police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a woman and drove away.
Hayward police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a woman and drove away.
Part of Ninth Street in West Oakland named for Huey P. Newton
Three blocks of a West Oakland street were named Wednesday morning for a co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
Three blocks of a West Oakland street were named Wednesday morning for a co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
Black business owners may get more work with the city of Oakland
Overall, Black businesses lost more than $56 million in contract opportunities over the period covered by the disparity study
Overall, Black businesses lost more than $56 million in contract opportunities over the period covered by the disparity study
Oakland Chinatown store owner who intervened in robbery arrested
An Oakland Chinatown liquor store owner was arrested by police after he intervened in a robbery outside his store on Monday, KTVU has learned.
An Oakland Chinatown liquor store owner was arrested by police after he intervened in a robbery outside his store on Monday, KTVU has learned.
Alameda County Fairgrounds opens as mass vaccination site
Like most of the vaccination sites, it is appointment-only at the Pleasanton fairgrounds. And because of limited supply, those appointments are by invitation only for now. Right now, they're only vaccinating health care workers and people over the age of 65.
Like most of the vaccination sites, it is appointment-only at the Pleasanton fairgrounds. And because of limited supply, those appointments are by invitation only for now. Right now, they're only vaccinating health care workers and people over the age of 65.
Oakland Chinatown merchants turn to private security patrols
Private security guards are being deployed in Oakland Chinatown after a rash of robberies and assaults.
Private security guards are being deployed in Oakland Chinatown after a rash of robberies and assaults.
FEMA opens new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites amid wintry weather across US
Crippling winter weather is hampering vaccination efforts in swaths of the country and that has forced the cancellation of some mass inoculation events.
Crippling winter weather is hampering vaccination efforts in swaths of the country and that has forced the cancellation of some mass inoculation events.
'We built a little city': Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site opens
The Oakland Coliseum's FEMA and Cal OES mass vaccination site went active Tuesday with the intent of delivering 6,000 vaccinations seven, days a week for as long as it takes to inoculate everybody in the county who wants it.
The Oakland Coliseum's FEMA and Cal OES mass vaccination site went active Tuesday with the intent of delivering 6,000 vaccinations seven, days a week for as long as it takes to inoculate everybody in the county who wants it.
Apparent homicide victim found in tent at Mosswood Park
Traumatic injuries took the life a person found dead in a tent Sunday evening in Oakland's Mosswood Park, police said Tuesday.
Traumatic injuries took the life a person found dead in a tent Sunday evening in Oakland's Mosswood Park, police said Tuesday.
Mass vaccination sites in Oakland, LA set to open as others forced to close
The two newest openings in Oakland and LA are part of President Biden's promise to open 100 mass vaccination sites in his first 100 days in office and they are federally funded, meaning they will have a federal vaccine supply. The aim is to vaccinate 6,000 people a day at these sites.
The two newest openings in Oakland and LA are part of President Biden's promise to open 100 mass vaccination sites in his first 100 days in office and they are federally funded, meaning they will have a federal vaccine supply. The aim is to vaccinate 6,000 people a day at these sites.
Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site is one of 100 Biden promised to open
The site is located in one of the Bay Area's most socially disadvantaged county populations. Officials said they want to make sure communities are treated fairly and have access to vaccines.
The site is located in one of the Bay Area's most socially disadvantaged county populations. Officials said they want to make sure communities are treated fairly and have access to vaccines.