The Athletics’ investment group has joined West Oakland residents and environmentalists to press regulators over Radius Recycling after a 2023 shredder blaze. The dispute has moved into courtrooms and the State Capitol.

Low‑wealth California districts asked a judge to pause remaining Prop 2 modernization money, saying the state's matching system funnels aid to property‑rich districts. The injunction could slow new approvals and pressure Sacramento to rewrite the formula.

Sunny Sunday pushes inland highs near 79°F while the coast stays cooler. Small‑craft and gale warnings affect coastal waters; check before you go.

A woman was killed and four people were shot inside a downtown Oakland bar early Saturday. Police say no suspect information has been released and are asking for video and tips.

A 37-year-old Oakland man accepted a five-year plea after prosecutors said he kidnapped and trafficked two minors. Sentencing is set for March 26, 2026.

Sunny and unusually warm Saturday in Oakland; highs near 79°F inland and cool breezes at the water.

State cleanup grants cleared polluted lots so developers can build more than 200 affordable Bay Area homes, officials say.

Pleasanton police are searching for a masked suspect after multiple home break-ins that left a teen pepper‑sprayed and a couple assaulted.

Rob Bonta led a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a comment opposing a Census Bureau test that would include a citizenship question. The AGs say the changes could depress responses in immigrant communities and jeopardize the 2030 count.

A Honduran national extradited to the U.S. was sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to distributing roughly 690 grams of fentanyl in the Bay Area.

Sunny, dry weekend in Oakland with highs into the upper 70s and gusty north winds along the coast through Saturday.

Alli Li is turning the former Friends and Family into There/There, a bar-focused queer hangout with affordable drinks and community programming opening in May.

Centurium Capital, Luckin’s backer, reportedly bought Blue Bottle’s café business from Nestlé for under $400M — a steep discount to earlier valuations.