Police not impressed with parking ticket prankster

Fake parking tickets are leaving some victims of a prank confused and police are not amused.

Uber’s new tool gives drivers more control, sparks concern

Critics say a new tool unveiled by Uber can be problematic for a neighborhood that is considered undesirable due to high crime, or that it could simply be discriminatory. Some say the ride share is trying to avoid classifying their workers as employees under AB-5.

'Disaster waiting to happen': Union City firefighters warn of station closing

“This decision to close Station 30 is a disaster waiting to happen, and it does not have to be this way,” said Sean Burrows, president of Alameda County Firefighters Local 55. 

Alameda County: Disaster relief trailers for pets cost $22,000 each

Alameda County is beefing up disaster readiness for its four-legged residents. Two identical 18-foot trailers are ready to go, each stocked with 65 collapsible crates for dogs and cats. 

San Leandro burglars among those who pistol whipped man in SF

A group of burglars who broke into a San Leandro home are among those who confronted and pistol-whipped a man at a home in San Francisco, KTVU has learned.

Judge denies motion for change of venue in Nia Wilson murder case

The murder trial for John Lee Cowell, who is charged in the fatal stabbing of Nia Wilson at the MacArthur Bart station in Oakland in 2018, will remain in Alameda County. 

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf 'shocked' at tactics used by deputies to evict homeless moms

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf expressed empathy for the mothers who awoke to armed sheriff's deputies and a battering ram at the home they had been illegally occupying. 

Police: Oakland teen killed in shooting

Oakland police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy, who was gunned down on Monday afternoon.

Sideshows break out in some unlikely East Bay locations

Video on YouTube of the Union City intersection showed cars spinning in circles performing donuts and burnouts as passengers hung out of windows. Meanwhile, spectators cheered on.

Thieves steal from San Francisco students; school break-ins not uncommon

The robotics team at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco said thieves broke into their newly built shed for the second time over the weekend, stealing thousands of dollars in laptops and power tools. 

Homeless group 'Moms 4 Housing' calls temporary housing offer "an insult"

Earlier Saturday, Wedgewood  said it's offering to pay for the women's move to a shelter run by a nonprofit and pay for them to stay there for two months.