Oakland Police arrested an individual with a loaded "ghost gun" on Sunnyside Street, underscoring efforts to combat gun violence and unregistered firearms.

Mayor Barbara Lee’s two police commission nominees cleared a committee hurdle and head to City Council on Jan. 20. The picks arrive as Oakland navigates long-running federal oversight and selection disputes.

San Mateo County confirmed an unvaccinated adult with measles after international travel; investigators are tracing contacts and no further symptomatic cases have been reported.

A new two‑loan option pairs an FHA/VA mortgage with National Homebuyers Fund down‑payment help, potentially letting some Bay Area buyers purchase with little or no cash.

Caltrans' study of a 70-year ban on heavy trucks on I-580 has reignited a rift in Oakland. Neighbors warn pollution and safety risks would shift if big rigs return to the route.

Rob Bonta joined four state attorneys general in suing to block a federal freeze on more than $10 billion in child‑care and family assistance funding. The coalition says the move is unlawful and threatens services families rely on.

Teni East is moving to 3770 Piedmont Ave in March, expanding its kitchen, adding a patio and launching a bar program.

Neighborhood and small‑business groups sued to pause San Francisco's Family Zoning plan, arguing the rezoning lacked adequate environmental review and risks displacement.

A Chronicle review shows San Francisco’s Drug Court is increasingly taking defendants charged with violent felonies, prompting a fight over treatment capacity and public safety.

Morgan Stanley paid about $110.3M for a 291,100‑sq‑ft two‑building campus at 44100–44200 Osgood Road in Fremont, public records show.

A Mercy Housing development at 1633 Valencia is nearly finished, bringing 145 supportive studios for seniors and on-site services in early 2026.

Kilroy Realty reports 300,000 square feet of new leasing at their South San Francisco life science complex, with UCSF securing a significant lease and a genomic sequencing foundry moving in.

OpenAI is in talks to sublease a major block of space at Dropbox's Mission Bay headquarters, a move that would push its local footprint near 1 million square feet.