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With calls to defund her department growing louder, Oakland interim police chief Susan Manheimer penned an open letter to local residents Thursday detailing the challenges her officers faced during several nights of violent protest related to the death of George Floyd.
Investigators have released a photo of a vehicle associated with an attempted homicide hoping the public will help them in tracking down a suspect.
An intense statewide manhunt was underway Thursday for Mason James Lira, a transient who allegedly ambushed a San Luis Obispo County deputy and was wanted in the homicide of a homeless man.
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Thousands marched through the streets of Oakland Wednesday night, hoping to ask Mayor Libby Schaaf directly to defund the police department.
Napa County was one of the first to ease COVID-19 restrictions in the Bay Area, but now health officials are seeing a spike in new cases.
A long-time tenant at a popular South Bay outdoor mall is closing its doors for good because of the uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, the owners confirmed Wednesday.
Oil rigs pumping crude right next to homes may be the norm in Kern County. But not in the Bay Area, and that's why it came as a shock when some East Bay residents found out about a proposal to drill for oil right behind their housing development.
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Wednesday evening identified the man suspected of shooting a deputy in the head during a targeted "ambush" at a Paso Robles police station and killing a second victim hours later.
As police in Vallejo continue to investigate a Tuesday night shooting at a birthday party for two children that left two people dead and three injured, one of the victim's family members spoke out Wednesday, calling the shooters "cowards."
Claudell Washington, a two-time All-Star outfielder who played 17 seasons in the majors after being called up as a teenager by the Oakland Athletics, has died. He was 65.
Starting Saturday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will make changes to its transit service, including bringing back some routes that had previously been discontinued due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Recent protests over police killings have renewed calls to disband Oakland Unified School District's police department. On Wednesday, the school community met to talk about where to spend the money instead.
Santa Clara County ordered on Wednesday all large healthcare systems in the county to provide free coronavirus testing for all patients in high-risk categories, including people who regularly ride mass transit.
Disney is proposing to reopen its Southern California theme parks in mid-July after what will be a four-month closure due to the coronavirus, the company said on Wednesday.
