Federal Reserve likely to cut key interest rate: What to know
The Fed is almost certain to cut its key interest rate on Wednesday, but the shutdown has cut off critical hiring and inflation data used to make their decision. Here’s what to know about the meeting.
Immigrants in San Francisco on edge despite canceled federal surge
A packed San Francisco hearing reflected ongoing fear and uncertainty in the immigrant community, even after the planned federal surge was called off.
Car lands upside down after crashing through San Francisco barrier
A car crashed through a dead-end barrier on a San Francisco street, plummeting over a steep hill to the road below and landing on its roof. Videos posted on social media show the car flipping as it fell to Sanchez Street and 19th Street around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday. Witnesses told the San Francisco Fire Department that the driver didn't stop at the end of Cumberland Street. Witnesses told KTVU the incident started with an attempted carjacking and ended at the base of the Sanchez Street Stairs.
3 shot in Oakland Saturday night, police investigating
Two women and a man were injured in a shooting Saturday night, Oakland police said. The shooting happened on 35th Avenue, near International Boulevard, around 10:30 p.m. Police said there was "an altercation" but were not more specific about what preceded the gunfire.
Hundreds of Oaklanders show support for an elderly ice cream vendor after he was robbed
In a show of community support, hundreds of Oakland residents showed up on Saturday to support Don Juan, an elderly ice cream cart vendor who was robbed at gunpoint last week.
Sideshows break out in Oakland early Sunday morning
Oakland police said there was disruptive sideshow activity Sunday morning in two locations near the Oakland International Airport. There were 100 vehicles involved in the sideshow at 66th Avenue and Coliseum Way around 3:30 a.m., police said. Spectators threw fireworks at officers before the crowd was dispersed, the Oakland Police Department claimed. Just 30 minutes later, there was another sideshow with a smaller crowd and 50 vehicles nearby at Edes Avenue and Hegenberger Road. An AC Transit was unable to continue on its route due to the crowd, police said.
CAL-FIRE fully staffed for fire season, not so for federal wildland firefighters
CAL-FIRE is at peak staffing levels, going into fire season, but other agencies aren?t nearly as well staffed. In comparison, the U.S. Forest Service has struggled to hire and retain firefighters in areas of the country where the labor pool is low, and pay isn?t competitive.
California to deploy its own election monitors of Prop 50 voting sites
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday that the state will send its own observers to monitor federal election monitors from the U.S. Department of Justice during next week’s special election on Proposition 50.
Fire damages vacant West Oakland school building near De Fremery Park
A fire badly damaged a vacant building in West Oakland early Tuesday morning, officials said.
Warming trend
Wall-to-wall sun. Temps in 70s and 80s.
Costco gas station plan moves forward in this North Bay community
Almost five years after it was first proposed, Costco is still pursuing a long-delayed project to put a huge gasoline station at its Novato warehouse.
Warmer Tuesday forecast
A dry weather pattern will pay us a visit this week. Your Tuesday forecast features warmer temperatures. Highs should range from the upper 60s to the low 80s. Wednesday should be the warmest day of the week. The Halloween forecast looks great for all of the ghosts and goblins Friday evening.
Sexual battery of minor in Golden Gate Park being investigated by San Francisco police
Police in San Francisco are investigating the sexual battery of a minor that happened last Thursday in a Golden Gate Park restroom near the Polo Fields.
12 people rescued from amusement park ride after being stuck 30 ft. in the air
Amusement park riders were rescued from the Time Winder attraction at Canobie Lake Park in New Hampshire on Oct. 25.
Dad finds 13-year-old son dead after 200-foot fall from bluff inside popular National Park site
Kayleb Lynn Eddings lost his footing on a cliff while with a friend at Buffalo National River.
Fatal rollover crash backs up traffic on Marin County's Highway 37
A fatal rollover crash involving a vehicle blocked several lanes of traffic in Marin County on Monday along eastbound Highway 37, officials with the California Highway Patrol say.
Authorities search for inmate mistakenly released from Martinez jail
Authorities are searching for a 20-year-old inmate who was mistakenly released from a Martinez jail.
Oakland's Own
Family owned business in Fruitvale highlights Oaklands diversity & color
Woman killed in fiery head-on crash in San Jose neighborhood
An investigation is underway after a driver collided head-on with another driver in a San Jose neighborhood over the weekend, killing the woman driving the other car.
Officials: Wrong bear killed after deadly Arkansas attack
DNA testing has confirmed that the black bear killed in Arkansas earlier this month was not the animal that fatally attacked a camper.