Grinchy burglar caught on camera hitting two East Bay businesses
Surveillance video shows a burglar breaking into a kids' dance studio and an aquatic pet store in Concord over the weekend.
Small business owners still struggling as holiday shoppers spend less
With one week away from Christmas, shoppers are hitting up stores big and small to finish up their gift list.
Small business owners in S.F. Tenderloin decry worsening blight, crime
There's a growing demand from business owners in San Francisco's Tenderloin District for the city to refund their tax dollars.
Despite some neighborhood spikes, violent crime in Oakland declined in '22
The latest statistics released by the Oakland police department show the city recorded a reduction in violent crime in 2022.
City Council debate leaves San Mateo without a mayor
Bucking a 128-year-old tradition, a heated city council dispute has left San Mateo without a mayor.
UC officials, striking academic workers to enter private mediation
The University of California announced Friday both the UC system and its striking academic workers will enter private mediation.
Is now the time to buy a Bay Area home?
With interest rates heading up and housing prices trending down, the question a lot of people are asking: should I buy or should I wait?
Berkeley students fear UC workers strike will impact upcoming finals
It was quiet at a UC Berkeley student community room Saturday evening. Everyone was focused on their work.
Drawing will decide deadlocked Richmond City Council race
The luck of a draw next week will determine the deadlocked Richmond City Council race between Andrew Butt and Cesar Zepeda.
Bay Area airports see near-normal holiday traffic after years of pandemic
Bay Area airports report traffic numbers are not quite 2019 pre-pandemic levels but they're getting closer.
Shop owners look to Small Business Saturday to bolster bottom line
It was a critical weekend for small retailers as they urged people in the Bay Area to rally around Small Business Saturday and "shop local."
SF Castro District reacts to Colorado mass shooting with anger, pain, sadness; 'It just never stops'
Emotions ranged from anger to sadness at the corner of Market and Castro over the LGBTQ nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs at a Sunday night vigil.
New Oakland mayor will face old Oakland problems
It appears likely Sheng Thao will be the next mayor of Oakland but one longtime resident says Oakland's problems run too deep and she's saying goodbye after 46 years.
Sheng Thao leads Loren Taylor in latest vote count for Oakland mayor
It appears likely Sheng Thao will be the next mayor of Oakland following the release of voting numbers by the Alameda County elections office Friday night.
Hundreds of spectators cited during massive San Jose sideshow
Police in San Jose issued hundreds of citations, impounded at least 20 cars and investigated a possible carjacking during overnight sideshow enforcement.