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.

A drone tracked five suspected drug traffickers onto a Muni bus in SoMa before police raided four Oakland homes. The searches turned up narcotics, guns, body armor and cash.

An 18-year-old woman was wounded at Antioch’s Sycamore Square Shopping Center after gunfire erupted Sunday. Police found 26 shell casings and believe she was not the intended target.

California lawmakers are weighing 30-day retention limits, tighter access rules and audits for automated license plate reader data already used across the Bay Area.

JPMorgan Chase is putting nearly $200 million behind a new Dogpatch apartment project and another $15 million into a middle-income housing fund.

A Martinez assemblymember’s long-settled family property fight is back under scrutiny after doctors rejected claims that her mother had dementia.