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Charlie Hallowell, one of the star chefs and restaurateurs of the Oakland culinary scene, will take a six-month leave of absence from his popular chain of eateries following sexual harassment allegations .
Federal officials say three people have been sentenced in illegally buying firearms in Nevada and selling them in Northern California.
A community activist is calling on the city of Oakland to create a designated sideshow venue spot.
A Pittsburg man was arrested early Sunday morning in Oakland on suspicion of shining a laser multiple times onto a California Highway Patrol helicopter flying over a sideshow, CHP officials said.
Just a few years ago, she was couch surfing and homeless. But now, young Oakland native Kehlani has a huge contract with Atlantic Records millions of social media followers and two new Grammy nominations,
The Oakland Police Department admitted Thursday that it wrongly denied visa applications to two immigrants who were victims of a crime and were eligible for protection.
The Oakland Police Department is encouraging immigrants who were victims of crime to reapply for a temporary visa certification because it may have wrongly denied as many as 25 of the applications.
Mayors from across the country boycotted a White House meeting with President Donald Trump after the Justice Department ramped up pressure on sanctuary cities.
The Justice Department ramped up pressure on Sanctuary cities warning state and local officials they could be legally forced to prove they are cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
The public may soon get two new places to view San Francisco Bay if observation decks are built off Yerba Buena Island and Oakland on piers from the old Bay Bridge eastern span.
A group called "We Stand with Oakland" announced Tuesday that it has a plan to try to keep the Raiders professional football team in Oakland even though the team is now committed to moving to Las Vegas in a couple of years.
The newest solution in the struggle for affordable Bay Area housing may be found in your own backyard.
Employees gathered in front of a popular Oakland restaurant Saturday night to demand its co-owner/chef step down amid numerous allegations of sexual harassment.
In a long-awaited moment for Bay Area commuters and transit officials, the first new BART train hit the tracks late Friday morning at the MacArthur Station for its first-ever voyage.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out Saturday in cities across the Bay Area for a series of Women's Marches as part of a grassroots political movement to get more women into political office.
Amazon announced Thursday the cities that have made its first cut for the location of its new second headquarters. Noticeably absent was the Bay Area.
Oakland-based hard-rock heavyweights Skunk celebrate the vinyl release of their debut album with this Sunday show at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco.
San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener today reintroduced legislation that would allow a handful of cities to extend alcohol sales as late as 4 a.m., following the death of a similar bill in committee last year.
Just hours after the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to end any cooperation with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday she would go to jail if needed in her opposition to ICE raids.
A six-time felon whose crimes date back to 1988 has been charged with the murder of 35-year-old Oakland resident Terrell Gardner.
The City of Oakland was in court Tuesday, engaged in a battle to uphold a ban on coal within its borders.
An ex-convict was sentenced Friday to 45-years-to-life in state prison for what a prosecutor said was the cold-blooded and heinous fatal shooting of a popular ice cream vendor in East Oakland in 2015.
BART officials have identified the transit police officer who fatally shot a suspect near the West Oakland BART station last week.
Oakland's Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Tuesday night on a resolution to stop what City Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan calls "collusion" between the Oakland Police Department and ICE.
Jon Gruden was welcomed back Tuesday for a second stint as Oakland Raiders coach with an elaborate introductory news conference.
