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The statewide indoor mask mandate went back into effect Wednesday, with California health officials re-implemented the requirement amid concerns about the omicron variant and a holiday COVID surge.
Police in Oakland on Wednesday confirmed that a young man who was shot Saturday died this week from his wounds, making him the 132nd homicide victim this year in Oakland.
Rapper, entrepreneur, community organizer, and hip hop legend Mistah F.A.B. is doing what he can to change Oakland's tune on crime.
The Alameda County District Attorney on Wednesday confirmed the conviction of a defendant in a 2017 fatal shooting in Oakland earlier this week.
The heart of Mario Gonzalez's mother breaks a little more each time she gets a new detail of the harm done by Alameda police officers to her son, she said in a statement Wednesday.
Police in Brentwood were looking for a man who robbed a bank Tuesday.
A man wearing a medical mask, glasses, hat and gloves robbed a bank in Brentwood on Tuesday, according to Brentwood police.
An employee at the Tesla factory in Fremont has been arrested after police said he fatally shot one of his colleagues in the factory parking lot during an apparent dispute.
Amid a surge in violence in Oakland, including the highest number of homicides in years, Mayor Libby Schaaf called on Gov. Gavin Newsom for additional aid to curb crime.
Oho McNair, also known as Joe Goldman, was arrested in October by the U.S. Marshals Service on suspicion of pimping the daughter of Richmond Police Chief Bisa French but the alleged victim has refused to testify against him.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to confirm the appointment of Ellen McDonnell as the county's new public defender.
A coalition of tenant rights organizations called on the Concord City Council this week to reject a proposed anti-harassment ordinance that critics say is too weak to effectively protect residents.
Taking a step towards increasing accountability at the Oakland Police Department, the city's police commission hired its first independent inspector general this week.
Rain across the East Bay on Monday created flooding in some cities, but the water collected over the weekend also helped to fill up regional reservoirs. They are still far from capacity because of the drought.
The City of Oakland has announced an incentive program to attract property owners to participate in a federally funded effort to house the homeless. But even though the money is there, it still may be a tough sell.
