Oakland's Family Search Center reopens
Today marks the reopening of the Oakland Temple Visitors’ Center and Family Search Center after three months of construction and improvements. The free community resource is open to anyone looking to trace their roots, explore historical records, or preserve treasured family photographs and recordings. Rudiger and Laurie Wolf, directors of the Oakland Family Search Center, give insight.
Today marks the reopening of the Oakland Temple Visitors’ Center and Family Search Center after three months of construction and improvements. The free community resource is open to anyone looking to trace their roots, explore historical records, or preserve treasured family photographs and recordings. Rudiger and Laurie Wolf, directors of the Oakland Family Search Center, give insight.
Oakland leaders address illegal dumping, sideshows
Oakland city leaders gathered with residents in Montclair for a pre-planned community meeting focused on addressing illegal dumping, traffic crime, and general street conditions across the city.
Oakland city leaders gathered with residents in Montclair for a pre-planned community meeting focused on addressing illegal dumping, traffic crime, and general street conditions across the city.
Oakland community addresses crime concerns
Oakland community leaders gathered for a meeting to address recent crime, which included illegal dumping and crimes happening on the road.
Oakland community leaders gathered for a meeting to address recent crime, which included illegal dumping and crimes happening on the road.
Oakland shootout suspect is convicted sex offender with history of parole violations: court records
Authorities identified the suspect as 44-year-old Aleem Spencer, who was released from prison last year after serving 20 years.
Authorities identified the suspect as 44-year-old Aleem Spencer, who was released from prison last year after serving 20 years.
Oakland shootout suspect is convicted sex offender with history of parole violations
Police said a man who was released from prison last year after serving 20 years for a sex crime conviction engaged in a shootout with officers in Oakland on Sunday before setting a home on fire. Henry Lee reports
Police said a man who was released from prison last year after serving 20 years for a sex crime conviction engaged in a shootout with officers in Oakland on Sunday before setting a home on fire. Henry Lee reports
East Bay traffic stalled on I-580 at I-205 split after crash, car fire
Lanes are closed on I-580 at the I-205 split near Livermore after a car fire and crash. Video from SkyFox shows traffic stalled.
Lanes are closed on I-580 at the I-205 split near Livermore after a car fire and crash. Video from SkyFox shows traffic stalled.
Family to be reunited with loved one's ashes stolen during Oakland car burglary
The ashes of Jill Smith were stolen Monday night from a rental car parked near the corner of 8th and Webster streets as a family member dined in a nearby restaurant.
The ashes of Jill Smith were stolen Monday night from a rental car parked near the corner of 8th and Webster streets as a family member dined in a nearby restaurant.
Oakland's Home of Chicken and Waffles permanently closes doors on Monday
The Home of Chicken and Waffles will serve its final Southern comfort food dishes on Monday, bringing an end to a restaurant that has become a fixture in the Oakland community.
The Home of Chicken and Waffles will serve its final Southern comfort food dishes on Monday, bringing an end to a restaurant that has become a fixture in the Oakland community.
The AI boom and demand for data centers
Data centers are promising jobs, investment and economic growth, but neighbors want to know what comes with them. The fight playing out in Bay Area communities is part of a much bigger national debate over who benefits and who bears the cost. Daniel Aldrich, a Dean's Professor of Resilience at Northeastern University, gives insight.
Data centers are promising jobs, investment and economic growth, but neighbors want to know what comes with them. The fight playing out in Bay Area communities is part of a much bigger national debate over who benefits and who bears the cost. Daniel Aldrich, a Dean's Professor of Resilience at Northeastern University, gives insight.
$125M proposed to turn Golden Gate Fields into a waterfront park
The long-imagined transformation of Golden Gate Fields into a sprawling public park on the East Bay waterfront is moving closer to reality following new funding developments unveiled this weekend.
The long-imagined transformation of Golden Gate Fields into a sprawling public park on the East Bay waterfront is moving closer to reality following new funding developments unveiled this weekend.
Park reopens in Oakland after being shut down because of drugs, violence
A long-dormant green space in Oakland’s Sobrante Park neighborhood has officially reopened to the community, complete with new play structures, local artwork, and a renewed focus on youth and violence prevention.
A long-dormant green space in Oakland’s Sobrante Park neighborhood has officially reopened to the community, complete with new play structures, local artwork, and a renewed focus on youth and violence prevention.
Woman's ashes stolen in car burglary in Oakland's Chinatown
A woman's ashes were stolen during a car burglary in Oakland's Chinatown as her widower was having dinner.
A woman's ashes were stolen during a car burglary in Oakland's Chinatown as her widower was having dinner.
San Leandro man dies after house fire; neighbor tried to put out flames
San Leandro community is mourning the loss of a military veteran who died following a house fire Wednesday night.
San Leandro community is mourning the loss of a military veteran who died following a house fire Wednesday night.
Oakland stabbing spree suspect refuses to leave jail cell for court
A homeless man was charged Thursday in a random spree of stabbings in Oakland that left a man dead and four other victims hurt.
A homeless man was charged Thursday in a random spree of stabbings in Oakland that left a man dead and four other victims hurt.
Police: Tenant fatally shot Pleasanton homeowner before turning gun on himself
Authorities are investigating after a tenant fatally shot a woman who rented him a room before turning the gun on himself, Pleasanton police said.
Authorities are investigating after a tenant fatally shot a woman who rented him a room before turning the gun on himself, Pleasanton police said.
Oakland stabbing spree suspect had prior attacks, parole violations
The man arrested in a series of random stabbings in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood has been identified.
The man arrested in a series of random stabbings in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood has been identified.
Suspect in Oakland stabbings is homeless, as are some victims, police say
A man suspected in an apparently random series of stabbings that left one victim dead and four others hurt in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood is homeless, as are some of his victims, police said Tuesday.
A man suspected in an apparently random series of stabbings that left one victim dead and four others hurt in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood is homeless, as are some of his victims, police said Tuesday.
Oakland stabbing suspect in custody after an apparent spree that killed 1
A stabbing suspect is in custody in Oakland Monday night after an apparent spree that killed one person and injured four others. Oakland police say there are multiple crime scenes.
A stabbing suspect is in custody in Oakland Monday night after an apparent spree that killed one person and injured four others. Oakland police say there are multiple crime scenes.
East Oakland shooting leaves 1 person dead, police say
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in East Oakland on Monday afternoon.
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in East Oakland on Monday afternoon.
2 armed teens break into Fremont apartment, 1 ends up dead: police
Fremont police on Monday revealed more details about a fatal shooting at an apartment in the middle of the day: Two armed teens allegedly broke into a home and one of them ended up killed during a struggle with a person who lived there.
Fremont police on Monday revealed more details about a fatal shooting at an apartment in the middle of the day: Two armed teens allegedly broke into a home and one of them ended up killed during a struggle with a person who lived there.