Alameda County

In a society already filled with discord and friction, the residents of one North Oakland neighborhood can add one more polarizing problem to the list: A wild peacock who recently moved in.

The Berkeley City Council had recently approved a city budget that decreased police department spending by $9.2 million, or about 12% of the police budget.

His Remember Them monument features likenesses of 25 famed humanitarians, from Rosa Parks to Nelson Mandela, Helen Keller to Harvey Milk.

Alameda County supervisors Tuesday bid farewell to the county's former health officer, who was sworn in as the state's epidemiologist. 

A family is desperate for answers in the search for 21-year-old Donald Stanifer. He was last seen leaving his home in Alameda nearly ten days ago. On Tuesday, loved ones rallied in front of Alameda Police Headquarters.

 An Oakland Zoo official said that the zoo might be able to open in a couple of weeks or even sooner after Alameda County supervisors voted Tuesday to support a COVID-19 variance attestation that public health officials have now submitted to the state.  

A new grassroots community group in Oakland has found a unique way to feed the homeless and others on hard times.

The sheriff had wanted to fire Lt. Craig Cedergren immediately after the IA case was concluded but had to wait for the proper process, which is called a Skelly hearing, to play out

​​​​​​​It would be a drastic new approach to car stops in Berkeley. Instead of armed police officers pulling over bad drivers, city transportation workers would be the ones handing out tickets - and tackling a larger mandate.

With so much still being learned about the novel coronavirus, a group of survivors-- some 6,000 strong-- have found a common place where they can find support, share information, and feel less of the isolation brought on by the disease.

County officials are working to get special permission from the state to allow outdoor dining after they ordered restaurants, bars, and wineries to immediately end outdoor dining and go back to offering delivery and pick-up services. 

Councilmembers will consider the ordinance at the virtual City Council meeting that starts at 1:30 p.m.

We do not believe that the public wants lax enforcement of those incidents by non-sworn individuals. Traffic stops are some of the most dangerous actions police officers take. What happens when the felon with an illegal gun gets pulled over by the parking police?” the police statement read, “Nothing good, we’re sure of that.”

Scott Eidson says luckily, the things that were taken can be replaced.

A letter sent to Berkeley Unified School District families and staff from the superintendent on Monday indicates a recommendation will be made to start the school year with distance learning in place. 

Alameda County is clearing up confusion over what is and is not allowed after it said it needs to apply for a variance attestation from the state.

An Oakland attorney on Monday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against three California Highway Patrol officers who shot and killed a stolen car suspect last month.