Bloomberg's new feature revisits the 2023 stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee and how investigators zeroed in on Emeryville consultant Nima Momeni. The reporting reframes early assumptions about motive and who the attacker was.

The City Manager’s budget plan would cut 138 positions and shrink police patrol teams, with a possible fire station closure on the table unless voters OK a sales tax.

An equipment failure between 19th Street and MacArthur snarled BART service Tuesday evening; AC Transit buses were offered as alternatives.

A 206,000‑square‑foot Edgewater Park Plaza near Oakland International Airport is headed to a foreclosure auction after a notice of default flagged nearly $1M in unpaid rent.

PopUp Bagels is converting Lafayette's former Taco Bell into its first Bay Area shop this fall, promising hot whole bagels and rotating schmears.

Oracle will buy up to 2.8 GW of Bloom Energy fuel-cell power for its AI data centers; 1.2 GW is already under contract and deployment is underway.

Lucid named Silvio Napoli as CEO and secured roughly $750M from the PIF and Uber while pricing a $300M offering as it pushes midsize models and robotaxis. The company reaffirmed 2026 production guidance but flagged heavy losses.

A plea deal freed Leland Moore after he pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2021 killing of Harold Jackson, with credit for time served. Defense lawyers say key testimony was fabricated.

AB 2624 would extend Safe at Home‑style confidentiality to immigration‑support workers and makes malicious publication of their personal data a civil and criminal offense. Supporters call it protection; critics say it could chill watchdog reporting.

The 10‑story Hill Castle tower at 1431 Jackson sold in late March for $6.95M — far below prior county valuations — highlighting distress in downtown Oakland’s rental market.

The Contra Costa College Foundation paid off small unpaid balances for nearly 200 Spring 2026 graduates, clearing holds that kept diplomas and transcripts from being released.

Federal prosecutors say a San Ramon man used gaming platforms and chat apps to try to coerce at least nine children; the FBI is seeking other potential victims.

Valley Link would link Dublin‑Pleasanton BART to ACE at Vasco Road, aiming to ease I‑580 congestion and give Tri‑Valley commuters a rail alternative.