Two Homeland Security investigators served a subpoena at Cherryland Elementary; Hayward officials say the district accepted the subpoena but did not release records. The visit came after federal activity that prompted Oakland school lockdowns.

Bay Area issues Spare the Air Alerts for high wood smoke levels, banning solid fuel burning indoors and outdoors.

CHP officers in Oakland arrested a driver for suspected human trafficking and pimping after a routine traffic stop revealed indicators of exploitation.

An Emeryville man was sentenced to six years after pleading no contest to pimping in a scheme prosecutors say began with a fake modeling offer. Court records detail the deal.

Debate ensues in Fremont over a proposed 13-acre sports complex with a cricket field, raising concerns about noise and property damage while supporters cite the sport's growing local popularity.

UC Berkeley quietly closed its Multicultural Community Center this summer, student staff say, and administrators are now conducting a policy review while programs move elsewhere on campus.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey wants to pilot the Tenderloin’s midnight corner‑store curfew in SoMa after a new study showed big drops in late‑night drug incidents. Merchants warn the restriction punishes small businesses.

The Foster City Police Department arrested 81-year-old Patrick Galvani for a 1982 homicide of his estranged wife, citing recent developments in the case.

Judge Orrick ruled that the Trump administration cannot impose DEI and immigration-related conditions on federal disaster funding for Bay Area cities.

A bureaucratic error allowed Little Caesars to bypass Sebastopol's chain ban. Despite mixed local reactions, the city admitted the mistake but permits stand.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office conducted a DUI checkpoint, resulting in one DUI arrest, four traffic citations, and two towed vehicles, funded by the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Grant Program.

Matthew Malouf was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after attempting to attack a person with a hammer in Novato; bystander intervened, no injuries reported.

The Richmond Police detained juveniles with a BB gun, mistaken for a real firearm, highlighting the dangers of replica weapons in public. They were released after the situation was defused.