COVID-19 claims second Alameda County Sheriff's Office employee

Sheriff's Technician Valerie Leon, 61, was at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Modesto when she died, becoming the second employee of the department to be claimed by COVID-19 over 24 hours.

'Wall of Moms' movement extends to the Bay Area

The focus was on Black Lives Matter, but many were equally concerned about the federal forces sent to quell protests in Portland.

Fremont's Cloverleaf Bowl closing after six decades

Fremont's Cloverleaf Bowl, for more than six decades an iconic favorite in this community, is closing permanently.

Oakland city leaders worried social gatherings fueling COVID-19 surge

City leaders are worried that parties at Lake Merritt on weekends, may play a role in the rise of infections in East Oakland. 

One-on-one with Oakland mayor
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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf says she wants the Oakland Police Commission to succeed and that it was "frightening" when her house was vandalized.

Oakland police plans to hire more dispatchers, seek 911 center funding

The planned changes follow a grand jury's findings that police dispatchers are overworked and the center is short-staffed and underfunded. KTVU highlighted these issues in a special report this week.

Alameda police chief explains why he’s stepping down

Police Chief Paul Rolleri of Alameda announced his retirement and tells KTVU how the department could make a statement choosing his successor.

New rapid COVID-19 testing site in Alameda temporarily closes

The testing location operated by City Health Urgent Care had opened Wednesday at the Research Park at Marina Village to large crowds. 

Cannabis business owners seek more protection after fatal shooting in Oakland

Oakland's cannabis businesses want more police protection after two workers were shot, one fatally, and industry advocates said Wednesday that police are starting to step up but need to do more. 

CHP says there's no video of Erik Salgado being shot, killed by plain clothes officers

More than a month after the fatal police shooting of Erik Salgado by Oakland California Highway Patrol officers, the agency says they do not possess audio or video documentation of the shooting. 

Oakland extends freeze on evictions indefinitely amid patchwork of varying rules

The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to extend the city’s eviction moratorium until the state of emergency expires, which means that renters cannot be evicted in most cases, including COVID-related nonpayment, but will have to pay the owed rent when the state of emergency is over.