Child - not a grizzly bear - shattters window at Oakland zoo
Oakland Zoo spokeswoman Erin Harrison said in a statement Tuesday that a child hit a rock against the glass several times, “shattering the laminate layer.”
Oakland Zoo spokeswoman Erin Harrison said in a statement Tuesday that a child hit a rock against the glass several times, “shattering the laminate layer.”
Tom Hanks, star of ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,’ finds out he’s related to Mr. Rogers
Tom Hanks, who plays Mr. Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” is related to the titular character, a fact he reportedly did not know while portraying the beloved children’s television personality.
Tom Hanks, who plays Mr. Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” is related to the titular character, a fact he reportedly did not know while portraying the beloved children’s television personality.
'Lovely llama': Firefighters help rescue a llama wandering near Tilden Regional Park
East Bay Regional Parks firefighters helped rescue a llama named Lovely, found taking a stroll near Tilden Regional Park.
East Bay Regional Parks firefighters helped rescue a llama named Lovely, found taking a stroll near Tilden Regional Park.
Homeless mothers reclaim vacant Oakland property
On Monday, two of these mothers, 34-year-old Dominique Walker and 41-year-old Sameerah Karim, took over a house on Magnolia Street, which they say has been empty for two years.
On Monday, two of these mothers, 34-year-old Dominique Walker and 41-year-old Sameerah Karim, took over a house on Magnolia Street, which they say has been empty for two years.
Moms 4 Housing group ?reclaims? vacant investor-owned Oakland home
A group of women in Oakland, Moms 4 Housing says they want to reclaim vacant homes and let homeless women live in them. That's what they've done on Magnolia Street, where they say an investor-owned property has been empty for over two years. Wedgewood Real Estate, the property owner has not commented.
A group of women in Oakland, Moms 4 Housing says they want to reclaim vacant homes and let homeless women live in them. That's what they've done on Magnolia Street, where they say an investor-owned property has been empty for over two years. Wedgewood Real Estate, the property owner has not commented.
Homeless navigation center to open this week in Hayward
Hayward's first homeless navigation center is set to open Tuesday. The center will provide transitional housing and services to up to 45 homeless people living in and around the city.
Hayward's first homeless navigation center is set to open Tuesday. The center will provide transitional housing and services to up to 45 homeless people living in and around the city.
DA charges Livermore man for 22-year-old sex assaults, linked in part by Baskin Robbins spoon
Then, this year, Livermore police developed new leads through a genetic geneological search.
Then, this year, Livermore police developed new leads through a genetic geneological search.
Hayward set to open its first homeless navigation center on Tuesday
In an industrial section of Hayward, workers are putting finishing touches on the city's first homeless navigation center. It has 45 beds and is set to open Tuesday November 19, after the city formally unveils it the day before.
In an industrial section of Hayward, workers are putting finishing touches on the city's first homeless navigation center. It has 45 beds and is set to open Tuesday November 19, after the city formally unveils it the day before.
Oakland Zoo caring for rescued exotic fox
The overall cuteness level at the Oakland Zoo recently increased by an immeasurable factor when a 6-year-old fennec fox named Summer came to stay.
The overall cuteness level at the Oakland Zoo recently increased by an immeasurable factor when a 6-year-old fennec fox named Summer came to stay.
Café Ohlone: A taste of the original, indigenous East Bay
You wouldn't know it from the outside, but tucked behind a bookstore on busy Bancroft Way in Berkeley is something very special.
You wouldn't know it from the outside, but tucked behind a bookstore on busy Bancroft Way in Berkeley is something very special.
City of Oakland drops lawsuit over Coliseum site
The lawsuit would have derailed the proposed $85 million sale of the county's half ownership of the Coliseum site to the Oakland Athletics.
The lawsuit would have derailed the proposed $85 million sale of the county's half ownership of the Coliseum site to the Oakland Athletics.
City of Oakland drops lawsuit over Coliseum
The city of Oakland had filed against Alameda County seeking to stop it from selling its half ownership of the 155 acre Coliseum complex to the Oakland Athletics baseball team for $85 million
The city of Oakland had filed against Alameda County seeking to stop it from selling its half ownership of the 155 acre Coliseum complex to the Oakland Athletics baseball team for $85 million
84-year-old Oakland woman hikes 300 miles along the Camino de Santiago
“It’s simple,” Hanna Alger said. “ There’s nothing that I have to do other than get up and move one foot in front of the other. I can start when I want and I can stop whenever I want and it just lets me be me.”
“It’s simple,” Hanna Alger said. “ There’s nothing that I have to do other than get up and move one foot in front of the other. I can start when I want and I can stop whenever I want and it just lets me be me.”
Christmas tree tradition at Oakland's Jack London Square
The annual event includes the lighting of the 55-foot Mount Shasta fir tree decorated with 5,000 lights and 600 ornaments.
The annual event includes the lighting of the 55-foot Mount Shasta fir tree decorated with 5,000 lights and 600 ornaments.
Tension prompts Oakland school board to move meeting, keep public in separate room
The board members continued with the meeting and informed protestors they would be able to observe and comment by closed circuit television from the auditorium.
The board members continued with the meeting and informed protestors they would be able to observe and comment by closed circuit television from the auditorium.
Oakland drops suit against Alameda County over sale of Coliseum
Oakland is dropping its lawsuit against Alameda County over the sale of the Oakland Coliseum complex, city officials announced Wednesday.
Oakland is dropping its lawsuit against Alameda County over the sale of the Oakland Coliseum complex, city officials announced Wednesday.
Oakland Unified Schools may separate public from board meeting 2nd time this month
Oakland Unified School District may for a second time this month separate the public from its board meeting Wednesday night. If everyone is well behaved, school officials said there would be no need for the public to gather in a nearby auditorium where they could use a microphone to comment on agenda items.
Oakland Unified School District may for a second time this month separate the public from its board meeting Wednesday night. If everyone is well behaved, school officials said there would be no need for the public to gather in a nearby auditorium where they could use a microphone to comment on agenda items.
East Oakland crosswalks a little safer with newly-installed barriers
Parents say they are starting to feel a little safer crossing the streets with their children near Garfield Elementary School in East Oakland.
Parents say they are starting to feel a little safer crossing the streets with their children near Garfield Elementary School in East Oakland.
Deputies find man lying dead on floor in Castro Valley home; 'person of interest' detained
The man's friends had not been heard from him in a while and they were concerned.
The man's friends had not been heard from him in a while and they were concerned.
5-months pregnant mother killed outside her Oakland home
Friends and family are feeling shock, sadness and anger over the killing of an Oakland wife and mother who was gunned down in front of her home Saturday as she and her husband went to ward off some possible car thieves.
Friends and family are feeling shock, sadness and anger over the killing of an Oakland wife and mother who was gunned down in front of her home Saturday as she and her husband went to ward off some possible car thieves.