The proposed Dublin venue could fit 12 basketball courts, but Pleasanton says it won't pay for a private facility amid a $7 million budget hole.

West Berkeley closes two blocks Aug. 29 for reduced-fee adoptions from more than 30 shelters and rescues.

El Cerrito's decades-old bar has sat unsold for eight months, even as its owners chip away at old Oakland debt.

Downtown Concord's Todos Santos Plaza market opens at 4 p.m. Thursday before Twist on Taylor's Swift tribute takes the stage at 6:30.

Police say cocaine and fentanyl were found inside the Montclair home where the Oakland boy was staying.

A 25-year-old Oakland plumber received a fully equipped work van and professional tools from the OK Program. The gift marks a full-circle moment for a former student who is now mentoring others.

Berkeley’s Hot Topic could soon join the corporate family behind Spencer’s and Spirit Halloween in a reported $350 million deal.

Outside Alameda County's Oakland offices, youth described pepper spray causing burning faces and lost bodily control.

An Alameda traffic stop over tags expired for 11 years led police to a massive haul of budder, meth, pills and drug-making equipment.

Oakland police are seeking help identifying a man wanted in connection with a July 20 burglary and assault. Investigators released a detailed description of his clothing and appearance.

An Oakland SambaFunk drummer has spent more than eight months in ICE detention after attending a San Francisco check-in. A policy reversal may offer a new path in his asylum case, but his next hearing remains uncertain.

Union City’s free National Night Out celebration brings food, music, school supplies and first responders to Union Landing Tuesday.

Kennedy High’s Richmond campus is off-limits to staff and families after preliminary vapor testing results prompted a district warning. The notice arrives just before teachers return and the new school year begins.