BAAQMD's preliminary report pins Richmond's Chevron refinery at 37-in-a-million cancer risk. Chevron calls the modeling worst-case and outdated.

The deal averts a California trial and forces nighttime blocks and daily limits for teen accounts nationwide.

Charlie Laufer's Otis Avenue stand topped its $3,600 goal, drawing Alameda's mayor and police officers bearing stickers.

Karan Gupta paid a lifelong friend a six-figure salary for a job he never showed up for, pocketing kickbacks along the way.

Cantonese-speaking seniors at Southlake Tower rallied over a break-in and water that turns scalding without warning.

Police found the suspect's abandoned car on Larkspur Drive, but the driver was already gone. Speed and alcohol may be factors.

A pre-dawn box truck crash spilled diesel and sand across a key Oakland connector, backing up traffic all the way to Richmond.

State attorneys say a new law already fixes what a Jewish advocacy lawsuit demands. A December hearing will decide if that argument holds.

The reggaeton superstar sang for a patient and delivered a Lego set after her two-night Santa Clara concerts.

Rescuers battled rust and depth to free the trapped kitten at Ferry Point before a dispatcher took him home.

Owner Dale Dryer, who was born into the shop and swept its floors as a kid, says he's leaving with mixed emotions before its August 31 close.

A third of Deep East Oakland residents surveyed didn't even know the 748-acre shoreline park existed near them.

The 14-year-old was last seen on Renwick Street before family feared she'd headed to Los Angeles.