Stray bullet kills Oakland mother of two inside her home
An Oakland woman died Friday night when a stray bullet entered her Laurel neighborhood home on Friday just before 9:45 p.m.
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An Oakland woman died Friday night when a stray bullet entered her Laurel neighborhood home on Friday just before 9:45 p.m.
Public safety was top of mind for everyone at a canvassing event held by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Saturday morning.
With all the concerns about social inequity in general, one college in the East Bay is looking to become a model for racial diversity by being a magnet for students of color.
Three youths have been charged in connection with a shooting at Skyline High School in Oakland on Sept. 5.
At least seven Oakland retail businesses were hit by thieves on Friday morning.
BART is reconsidering a tree trimming operation in Fremont after concerns have been raised about Bald Eagles in the area.
Officials in San Leandro announced that Police Chief Abdul Pridgen was placed on leave amid allegations of violating department policy.
Already at odds with Mayor Sheng Thao over her response to growing concerns over public safety, the Oakland branch of the NAACP ripped city officials over the recent failure to apply for funds from the Organized Retail Theft Grant Program.
A race studies expert Friday compared text messages among Antioch police about Black murder suspects to the racist animalization and encouragement of violence typical of lynchings going back to the era of slavery.
Donna, the Oakland Zoo's 43-year-old African elephant, has moved to a new home in Tennessee following the death of her long-time elephant companion Lisa earlier this year.
Critics of Oakland's leadership expressed outrage and disbelief after the city flubbed an opportunity to cash in on a grant worth millions.
While a number of Bay Area law enforcement agencies qualified to receive millions of dollars in funding to help fight organized retail theft, on Thursday it was revealed that Oakland was disqualified from the application process because they submitted their proposal too late.
The city of Berkeley's plans to evict people living at a major homeless encampment have been put on hold after a legal victory for the unhoused people who reside there.
Alameda County sheriff's deputies have launched a homicide investigation after an inmate was found dead at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on Wednesday.
The city of Oakland is launching a new program to award grants for businesses and groups hosting public events, in order to boost foot traffic in commercial district corridors and help deter crime at the same time.
