The Oakland Police Department's Crime Reduction Team arrested three for possessing loaded firearms, some unserialized or stolen, during a recent operation in East Oakland.

Antioch Police launched an investigation into a suspicious death after finding an unresponsive person on L Street, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

University Park at 1709 Shattuck was reclaimed by its lender at a trustee sale that valued the building at $25M — far below the $34M paid in 2020.

Inspections and a private report flagged mold, flooding and failing heaters at Evans Manor in Berkeley, leaving dozens of low-cost student tenants displaced and worried. City and co-op reviews are underway.

Magnum filed court papers accusing former Ben & Jerry’s chair Anuradha Mittal of misconduct and says the independent board has shrunk to two members amid an audit of the charity.

An Oakland father says his Cybertruck's rear door swung open on a Highway 24 ramp with his infant inside. Service records and a repurchase offer now raise fresh safety questions.

A proposed California ballot initiative would reclassify rideshare apps as common carriers and require annual fingerprint checks plus monthly public reporting of sexual misconduct. Backers call it a safety fix; critics warn it could shrink the driver pool.

A 24‑year‑old driver was shot in the leg in East Oakland in an apparent road‑rage incident. Oakland police are asking for any video or tips that could identify the van that fled the scene.

Officers patrolling the MLK Regional Shoreline found a loaded Glock 27 and knives on the Bay Trail; one person was arrested and booked at Santa Rita Jail.

Contra Costa County faces a potential loss of healthcare coverage for 93,000 residents and a $300 million funding shortfall due to federal and state policy changes.

Two East Contra Costa men were arrested and charged with kidnapping and a violent home invasion after a July 22, 2024 incident in Antioch. Court records and surveillance tied the suspects to the scenes.

A 70-year-old Oakland man is accused of barricading his 60-year-old roommate in her bedroom over a money dispute, court filings say.

Oakland officers released a suspected illegal dumper after a call from Councilmember Ken Houston — a move that clashes with the city charter’s no‑contact rules.