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Willie Brown and two other former mayors of San Francisco, along with six additional former city officials, have filed a request for a criminal investigation into candidate for mayor Mark Farrell, citing campaign finance violations.
People on both sides of the Oakland mayor recall race made the final push to turn out the votes Friday, with Mayor Sheng Thao and recall supporters holding separate events.
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on Oakland officials promoting results of violence intervention with lower homicide numbers.
Local leaders on Friday morning acknowledged major progress in making Oakland's streets safer.
San Jose Police on Thursday said nine people have been indicted and seven arrested on charges related to organizing several sideshows that have happened in the city over the past four years.
A former Oakland-based company and two people were convicted of illegally towing vehicles of Alameda County residents, according to prosecutors.
Lauren Toms reports on DNA evidence related to the murder weapon taking center stage in the trial of Nima Momeni for fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on San Jose authorities announcing seven arrests in connection with organized sideshows.
Authorities in Sunnyvale on Wednesday confirmed the recent arrest of an active-duty Marine Corps recruiter who allegedly sexually assaulted a teen girl he had met at the victim's school.
The man who was convicted in the 2022 attack on the husband of House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday following his state trial.
The San Francisco Police Department showed off the latest successes of their drone program Monday with a presentation that included audience members from San Jose.
Wilson Walker reports on San Francisco police's presentation on the success of the department's use of drones.
The California Highway Patrol recently arrested a freeway shooting suspect who allegedly shot a gun from a moving car last month, according to authorities.
With a recall election against her looming, Mayor Sheng Thao said the city of Oakland is significantly safer than it was just a year ago. John Ramos reports.
Eight days before Election Day, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao talks to CBS News Bay Area's Anne Makovec about the recall campaign against her, along with reductions in crime and the city budget deficit.
Hayward police on Friday said they arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of killing his father after the victim's body was found in a Union City dumpster.
Authorities say a man who shot and wounded a police sergeant during what officials called an ambush attack was killed by responding officers over the weekend in Fresno, California.
Authorities in the East Bay recently collaborated on a retail theft crackdown against thieves targeting Walnut Creek stores that led to sex arrests earlier this month, according to the California Highway Patrol.
BART police on Thursday confirmed the recent arrest of a vandalism suspect who did over a half a million dollars worth of damage by allegedly smashing the new glass canopies at the San Francisco Market Street station entrances.
Police in Santa Rosa arrested a 16-year-old male student Thursday afternoon at the Elsie Allen High School campus after he was allegedly found with a firearm and ammunition, authorities confirmed.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are serving life in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents, but could become eligible for parole if a judge resentences them.
Police in Berkeley are investigating a shooting in downtown Berkeley Thursday afternoon that left at least one person injured, according to authorities.
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price answered questions about former DA Nancy O'Malley backing the current recall effort against Price during a press conference about previous prosecutorial misconduct.
The sister of the man accused of fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee on Tuesday testified that Lee was "all over the place" and "aggressive" while high on cocaine and ketamine in the days before his death.
