A family-run Burmese concept from Benicia and Concord plans an outpost at Old Oakland's Swan's Market, adding tea-leaf salad and palata to the market lineup.

A Bay Area-backed plan called the California Renewal Project would seed an endowment-style political fund to bankroll centrist, pro-growth candidates across the state.

Genomic surveys show scarlet monkeyflower evolved drought‑tolerant genes during California’s 2012–2015 megadrought, helping some populations recover — a rare example of evolutionary rescue.

Save Mart says its Lucky supermarket at 1750 Fulton St., a short walk from USF, will close on Sept. 11, 2026. The move is expected to be permanent and will affect 48 workers.

A Ninth Circuit panel ruled the dormant Commerce Clause doesn't apply to state cannabis markets, protecting local residency and equity rules and widening a circuit split.

Two city panels backed a master plan to remake Cubberley, proposing theaters, a wellness center, courts and structured parking; funding still hinges on voters.

A city committee asked staff to draft a siting policy to prevent clustering of tiny‑home villages and other interim shelters after a rapid expansion left some neighborhoods without beds.

A ticket bought at an Arco AM/PM in Brentwood matched four numbers plus the Powerball and paid $36,646 in the March 11 drawing, per lottery officials.

Two men were wounded Wednesday evening in a North Oakland Market Street shooting; police say a masked gunman fled and are asking the public for video and tips.

Oakland won a roughly $4.4M federal lead‑hazard grant that will fund abatement in about 50 low‑income homes and money to expand contractor capacity, with work aimed to start this fall.

County staff outlined a five‑year paving plan and a potential $70M bond to speed repairs on Lower Chiles Valley, Devlin Road and other rural stretches.

BART reports 23 arrests and 17 citations after a focused enforcement sweep in Oakland. The agency also carried out dozens of welfare checks as part of the operation.

Fintech Ramp signed an 82,000-square-foot lease at 235 Second St., set to quadruple its San Francisco footprint after its valuation jumped in 2025.