A new regional analysis shows poverty rising across the Bay Area even as AI wealth swells. Residents, food banks and city leaders are scrambling to fill the gap.

The Oakland Police Department's "Guns to Gardens" buyback event led to the collection of 58 firearms, including assault rifles and ghost guns, in exchange for gift cards and garden tools.

AG Rob Bonta filed to defend AB 2867 and back the Cassirer family’s bid to reclaim a Pissarro painting looted during the Holocaust.

Berkeley startup Magnetic Tides says its kilohertz brain‑stimulation method boosted cortical excitability in early testing, won FDA Breakthrough status and is enrolling patients in trials. Early safety signals are encouraging but larger clinical studies are next.

A state fact‑finding panel met in closed session Tuesday, moving Richmond teachers and the district closer to a possible walkout in early December.

Murder charges have been filed against Cedric Irving Jr. for the death of Laney College's athletic director John Beam, with the potential for a 50-year sentence if convicted.

That massive white blimp drifting past Alcatraz yesterday wasn't advertising anything—it's Google co-founder Sergey Brin's latest attempt to revolutionize disaster relief with a 400-foot electric airship. Hoodline staff caught the behemoth tracing a deliberate path from the Golden Gate to the Bay Bridge, part of expanded test flights that have Silicon Valley asking whether this floating giant might actually deliver on its humanitarian promises.

The Port of Oakland reported increased cargo flow in October, with a small rise in twenty-foot equivalent units moved, indicating stability despite the ongoing challenges in the global shipping industry.

A shooting on Bissell Avenue in Richmond left one adult dead, with police alerted by a ShotSpotter system and investigating the incident, urging community assistance.

Brentwood police seized an illegal AR-style pistol during a routine traffic stop, leading to the arrest of Jason Ramirez on gun-related charges. The incident highlights efforts to combat gun violence and the issue with untraceable "ghost guns."

John Beam, an Oakland athletic director and former football coach, was fatally shot on campus. Suspect Cedric Irving Jr. was arrested in the ongoing investigation.

A UC Berkeley student is in critical condition after nearly drowning at an off-campus fraternity pool. Police are investigating the incident at Alpha Delta Phi. Both the fraternity and university are cooperating and offering support services.

In Vacaville, citizens helped police apprehend a suspected robber, Jyryn Austin-Andrews, who crashed a stolen car and fled on foot with $2,000 from a Walgreens robbery.