ATM robberies on the rise in Oakland
Oakland is experiencing an uptick in robberies associated with ATMs, the Oakland Police Department said Monday.
San Jose asks MLB to remove Giants' 'territorial rights' over Bay Area expansion
San Jose hasn't given up the long-held dream of getting a Major League team in the South Bay.
Mercenary rebellion against Putin cheered in S.F. 'Little Russia' neighborhood
News of a military rebellion against the Russian government was generally well-received in San Francisco's Richmond District.
Alameda County supervisors weigh ordinance banning sideshow spectators
Alameda County officials are considering a law that would make it illegal to be a spectator at sideshows, but the proposed ordinance has been placed on hold.
Activists, ranchers clash over proposed changes to Point Reyes nature preserve
For several years during the drought, environmentalists criticized the National Park service for its management of a Tule Elk reserve at Tomales Point in western Marin County. But recently, a change was announced to the management plan that has the entire region up in arms.
East Bay man's search for biological father yields letter from long ago
A Danville man has received the gift of a lifetime, learning the identity of the man who brought him into the world more than 60 years ago.
San Francisco fentanyl crisis spawns competing policy proposals
May was the deadliest month for drug overdoses in San Francisco history prompting a debate over how to deal with the crisis.
Advocates call on Alameda County to increase mental health spending, decry jail expansion
Despite decreased revenues and a strained budget, mental health advocates in Alameda County are calling for a massive new investment in psychiatric treatment to try to curb the surge in mental illness.
New bill aims to limit security deposits for renters
Discussion about the high cost of an apartment in the Bay Area usually centers on the monthly rent. But for a lot of people, the biggest barrier is the amount of cash they must pay up front.
Mass shooting unnerves San Francisco Mission District residents
After gunfire broke out at a Mission District street party Friday night, many residents wonder how much their neighborhood and the city itself may be changing.
Vallejo Mare Island homeowners seek to shed special tax they've uselessly paid for years
A group of homeowners on Mare Island in Vallejo say they're being forced to pay an extra tax that gets them nothing in return. They'll be pleading their case at a budget hearing on Tuesday and, so far, there's a surprising amount of sympathy coming from City Hall.
Hundreds march across Golden Gate Bridge to protest gun violence
On Sunday, a colorful expression of support for stricter gun laws was held on San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
Mock funerals mark Bay Area protests over reduced transit funding
Public transit advocates are staging a last-ditch effort to get the state to support bus and train systems in the Bay Area to keep them from running out of money.
USGS report predicts rising sea levels threaten California's coast
As the Earth's ice melts and sea levels rise, cities along the coast are considering ways to hold back the rising waters. But a new government study predicts that many of California's most iconic beaches are in danger of disappearing.
Walnut Creek Memorial Day ceremony focuses on Korean War veterans
Memorial Day commemorations were held around the Bay Area on Monday, but the event in Walnut Creek put a special focus on those who fought in the Korean War.