Oakland entrepreneurs resolve to invest in The Town despite challenges
Foot traffic to Oakland businesses is on the rise and entrepreneurs, despite challenges, say they believe in The Town.
Foot traffic to Oakland businesses is on the rise and entrepreneurs, despite challenges, say they believe in The Town.
Oakland police officer Jordan Wingate, critically injured more than five years ago in a collision while responding to a call, was remembered by family and friends at a memorial Friday following his death last week from injuries suffered in the crash.
Several Bay Area law enforcement agencies collaborated on a months-long retail theft investigation that last week led to the arrest of an Oakland man and netted suspected stolen merchandise worth over $326,000.
A bill in California wants to make more rental housing available to tenants with pets.
One week after Oakland International Airport approved adding "San Francisco Bay" to its name, San Francisco officials have sued, claiming the new name infringes on the trademark of San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
Officers shot and killed a homicide suspect from Sacramento in West Oakland Wednesday night, police said.
Esteury Ruiz homered for the second time in three games since being recalled from Triple-A, and the Oakland Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Authorities were finally able to clear two separate pro-Palestinian protests that closed lanes on I-880 in Oakland in both directions for hours starting Monday morning, according to CHP.
Violence and chaos swept across Oakland early Sunday morning as participants of multiple sideshows fired gunshots into the air and set cars on fire.
Officials with the Port of Oakland on Thursday voted in favor of changing the name of the city's airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, despite a threatened lawsuit by San Francisco over what it calls a trademark violation.
As Oakland International Airport considers adding "San Francisco Bay" to its name as it seeks to boost business, San Francisco's City Attorney is warning of potential legal action.
Many employees who work at the Coliseum are left wondering where their paychecks will come from after this final season of the A's in Oakland.
The Athletics are set to temporarily relocate to West Sacramento in 2025 following a final season in Oakland. Still, some renovations are needed to turn Sutter Health Park into a major league ballpark.
A's leadership is set to visit Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Wednesday, a day after negotiations for an extension agreement with the City of Oakland were dubbed "far apart" by the team.
Oakland Athletics fans will probably not be surprised to hear that team officials weren't brimming with optimism after meeting with Oakland and Alameda County representatives about a possible extension to the A's lease at the Coliseum.
The Tropicana Las Vegas, once known for its opulence and A-list celebrity guests and entertainment, closed its doors after 67 years Tuesday, slated for demolition to make way for the new A's baseball stadium.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras would be installed in the city of Oakland and surrounding freeways to fight crime.
With Thursday's A's game against the Cleveland Guardians possibly being the last Oakland home opener for the Athletics, tension is growing between team management and their fanbase.
An unconventional choice, Nicole Shanahan brings youth and considerable wealth to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long-shot campaign but is little known outside Silicon Valley.
With the chances for the Oakland A's staying in the East Bay long gone, this year's pre-season feels like the beginning of the end for the team's Bay Area run.
On Sunday, the In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Oakland served its last Double-Double.
A judge has ordered the oversight by a special master of a troubled federal women's prison in Dublin that has long been the center of investigations into rampant sexual abuse against inmates.
Another Oakland fast-food business is making changes to how they operate because of safety concerns.
An AC Transit Tempo bus was struck head-on by a car that veered into its path after colliding with another vehicle in Oakland Friday afternoon, injuring 16 people.
A woman was shot and killed in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood last month. Her alleged killer was arrested over the weekend in Oakland.
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning to help the A's pound the Marlins 20-4.
Whit Merrifield homered and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Francisco Giants 14-3 on Saturday night.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
Deputies are investigating a man's death in the Fair Oaks area Friday night as a homicide.
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
The California Highway Patrol is turning all traffic around on Interstate 80 in the Sierra Saturday afternoon as a late, cold spring storm moves through Northern California.
Interstate 80 was shut down in both directions in Fairfield for about three hours Friday by a police standoff with a freeway shooting suspect that ended when the suspect shot himself.
Electric car giant Tesla laid off around 10% of its workforce in April, amounting to 14,000 jobs.
Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning to help the A's pound the Marlins 20-4.
Sacramento's Oak Park community is on a mission to reopen a long-closed library in their neighborhood.
The street currently known as Marina View Drive runs right along the river through Miller Park. Sacramento's lowrider community is asking the city to rename the road.
The City of Sacramento is offering a lifeline to a self-governing homeless camp to keep it from shutting down.
Clean air advocates say there still needs to be more programs encouraging people to drive electric cars — or commute by bike, bus, and light rail — until Spare the Air days are no longer needed.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who set up camp on the Sac State campus are allowed to stay after receiving an extension on Tuesday hours before the original deadline to leave.
A California man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and later testified against one of his companions on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to six months of home detention.
On May 2, 1967, the Black Panthers entered the California State Capitol with firearms in protest of state gun control legislation. We take a look at the protest's lasting legacy.
President Joe Biden has expanded two culturally significant California landscapes: the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in Southern California and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California.
On International Workers Day, homecare providers, people with disabilities and seniors came together to demand California fix what they call a broken long-term care system.
Two injured snowboarders, including one who was already starting to suffer from hypothermia, were rescued after they narrowly survived an avalanche at Mount Shasta over the weekend, officials say.
Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning to help the A's pound the Marlins 20-4.
Whit Merrifield homered and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Francisco Giants 14-3 on Saturday night.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland A's beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 16 games with an RBI single, Brandon Marsh drove in two runs and the surging Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3.
A California man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and later testified against one of his companions on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to six months of home detention.
Hope Hicks, one of former President Donald Trump's closest aides for years, told jurors how she handled the fallout from "hush money" payments made to two women before the 2016 election.
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
On May 2, 1967, the Black Panthers entered the California State Capitol with firearms in protest of state gun control legislation. We take a look at the protest's lasting legacy.
Republican legislative leaders are calling for more action against administrators on college campuses where protests have turned violent.
A Stockton small business owner is realizing her dream of helping others achieve their own health and wellness dreams.
Tyler was diagnosed with a rare ganglioglioma, a complex and inoperable brain tumor, six years ago.
A new device is helping people with heart problems avoid open heart surgery and UC Davis is one of the first facilities in the country to use it.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
USDA says the U.S. meat supply is safe, and reiterates that people should cook beef to kill bacteria and viruses.
A Stockton small business owner is realizing her dream of helping others achieve their own health and wellness dreams.
Neighbors in Roseville will soon see their energy bills go up after the city council approved a proposal allowing Roseville Electric to raise its prices.
Some California restaurants are bracing for big changes to how they charge customers as a new law takes effect this summer that bans hidden fees from people's bills.
The first numbers are in to show the impact of California's increase in fast-food worker salaries on consumer prices.
Amazon announced Monday that it suspended its drone delivery operations in the California Central Valley community of Lockeford.
They fought for fentanyl legislation, but it was killed before lawmakers even got to vote. Four grieving moms wanted to know why. They're uncovering the truth using a new AI tool designed to help everyday Californians hold lawmakers accountable. They discovered powerful lawmakers killed the popular fentanyl bill by *not* voting.
The California State Capitol Capitol doesn't generally work the way people think it does. We're following bills prompted by our reporting, to show you how things really work inside California's Capitol.
California law says genetic testing companies have to get your permission before they store, use or sell your DNA, but the state itself doesn't have to get your permission and has been storing DNA samples from every baby born there since the '80s. Lawmakers want to change that, but face an uphill battle.
A bill introduced in the wake of our "Handcuffs in Hallways" investigation aims to reduce "unnecessary" calls for police at schools. But one California lawmaker could kill it without a vote.
We tried to work with law enforcement for nearly a year to avoid this lawsuit, but one local agency is simply refusing to release video that the public has a right to see. Its legal argument could impact law-enforcement policies across the state if allowed to stand.
Eric Stevens planned to buy his 90-year-old mom a wheelchair with his tax refund. Instead, he got a lousy piece of paper from the Franchise Tax Board saying they intercepted $1,483 — his entire tax refund.
The victims are smart, they're savvy, and they're still getting tricked.
The state regulates crematoriums for people, but we've learned there is zero oversight for pet crematoriums.
Kurtis Ming has had conversations with people in our community about the impact of inflation on their personal finances. It's forcing some to make some tough choices.
Theresa Ingraham paid for her homeowners insurance each month through her mortgage payment but learned that after her house fire, her AAA bill went unpaid.
Beavers. They've had a bad reputation. Many call them pests, but they're far from it. They play such an important role in our ecosystem that their work can even curtail wildfires.
A former Grizzly Flats resident received a shocking notice this week that her insurance is being invoiced for debris removal related to the Caldor Fire, which decimated the El Dorado County town in 2021.
Firearm-related charges were dismissed this week against one of the two men arrested in connection to the Caldor Fire that tore through El Dorado County in 2021, prosecutors said Thursday.
The Senate Committee on Insurance passed a bill Wednesday that lawmakers said will address the cost and availability of fire insurance in California.
Community members in El Dorado County are still rebuilding from the Caldor Fire, which destroyed Grizzly Flats in August 2021.
Meet Frannie the dog, Instagram's newest fitness influencer.
A Yuba City mom started a baseball team for kids with physical and intellectual disabilities after finding her 11-year-old son with Down Syndrome didn't have anywhere to play.
A Sacramento nonprofit is teaming up with a local credit union to give back so seniors can safely do basic tasks like bathing or exercising. Those lending a helping hand are also a group of seniors.
The high school players have trained hard all season to make Friday night's finals, and they didn't let their physical and mental challenges get in the way of playing a good game.
NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown is hosting his 23rd youth football camp at Sacramento State, an annual event that is part of a mentorship program for underserved young people.
A Sacramento comics and toy store was broken into early Thursday morning. The business said this is the fourth break-in it has experienced and the second in three days.
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Saturday evening.
Interstate 80 is closed in the Sierra and traffic is being held on Highway 50 Saturday afternoon as a cold spring storm moves through Northern California.
Something about being in nature always seems to leave us feeling better. Why does it feel so good to get outdoors? Here's The Answer.