Oakland to begin enforcing metered parking on Sundays in January

Oakland will begin charging for metered street parking on Sundays starting in January, a move city officials say will improve parking turnover, but that many business owners and residents oppose.

John Beam killing: Suspect passed background check to buy gun used in shooting

New information has emerged about how the suspect charged with killing Laney College Athletic Director John Beam obtained the weapon used in the case.

Hayward explosion: Family of 5 lost everything in blast

A family of five lost their home and everything they owned in a gas pipe explosion near Hayward last week, family friends said, while trying to raise money to help them. 

Dublin to oppose reopening women's prison for any detention operations

The Dublin City Council on Tuesday night is poised to pass a resolution that opposes turning the now-closed women's prison – FCI Dublin – into any kind of correctional facility in the future, like reopening it as another prison or ICE detention center.

Judge agrees to drop case against ex-San Leandro cop in deadly shooting

The decision comes after Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said she can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the former officer had committed a crime.

Crashes, heavy fog snarl traffic on Vasco Road

Several crashes and thick fog were reported Friday afternoon along a major thoroughfare through the Diablo Range, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Crew strikes gas pipe in Castro Valley

A crew struck a gas pipe Friday morning in Castro Valley, one day after another crew did the same thing in nearby Hayward, causing a massive explosion that destroyed two homes and injured six people.

Hayward explosion captured in dramatic images

An explosion in Hayward on Thursday that rocked a normally peaceful neighborhood was captured in dramatic images, from photos on the street to a doorbell camera video that showed the moment the blast blew up a home, sending smoke and debris high into the air. 

Explosion near Hayward rocks neighborhood, leaves 6 injured

An explosion and fire erupted in a Hayward residential area on Thursday, destroying homes, shutting down a freeway and injuring six people after a construction crew struck an underground gas line, according to firefighters, witnesses and PG&E. 

Residents describe dramatic moments when explosion, fire hit near Hayward

Residents in the area said the explosion was thunderous, shaking their homes. They could hear the boom from the explosion and see the fire.

OUSD weighs deep budget cuts as district faces $100M deficit

Oakland school board members are weighing deep budget cuts as the district faces a $100 million deficit and the possibility of returning to state receivership if they fail to balance the books before the next school year.

Legendary coach John Beam honored with memorial walk at Laney College

The memorial was intended to reflect the journey that Beam traveled with generations of students during his time at Laney College.

List: Best Bay Area holiday light displays in 2025

Eager to find the best and brightest holiday displays the Bay has to offer? Look no further.

Series of 11 earthquakes rattles East Bay

A series of small earthquakes rattled the East Bay on Monday, with 11 quakes recorded in a single day, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

New ferries coming to both Bay Area ferry systems for fun, commuting, and disasters

While mass transit continues its slow recovery from pre-pandemic days, the aging of buses, trains and ferries is looking up as more new equipment hits the road rails and waves. The freeways are not free of more and more vehicles, while ferries face little traffic even at the peaks of terrestrial transit.

2.9M earthquake shakes Piedmont amid string of East Bay quakes

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the small earthquake struck just before 3 p.m. about 1 mile west of Piedmont in Alameda County.