California's new court filing claims chemical giants tried to bury forever-chemical liabilities inside a spun-off company with the fewest assets.

The nearly 50-year-old Lincoln Rec Center, once down to four bathroom stalls, is being rebuilt triple its size with a solar microgrid.

Oakland's $5.5 million top sale led a week where four of the ten priciest homes were actually located in Piedmont.

Panoramic Hill residents call Cal's stadium concert push "bad planning," citing fire evacuation fears in Berkeley.

A jury convicted David Denton of arson for torching a Berkeley Hillel mezuzah; sentencing looms Sept. 3.

The new $102.5 million campus opens as Dublin Unified still works to rebuild trust after March's four-day teacher strike.

The Aug. 8 fair in Oakland's Laurel district includes a Guinean bongo set, Punjabi bhangra, and a California beer garden.

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.