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Crime & Emergencies in ...
William Brumfield, once known as Richard Thorne, ran an insular Berkeley cult for decades before his 2026 arrest.
Community & Society in ...
The free 37th annual festival spans Franklin Street with three stages, lion dances, and a ping-pong tournament at the Shoong Family Chinese Cultural Center.
A stolen firearm and property were recovered after a Crime Reduction Team, aided from the air, cornered three suspects near 90th and Birch.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Tyree McCary's rent-free studio at The Charles is one small sign of a bond-funded housing wave sweeping San Jose and Oakland.
A driver found the unconscious rider in the bike lane near Stanley Boulevard; police still don't know what caused the crash.
A student was wheeled out on a stretcher with gauze around his head as two boys left campus in handcuffs, witnesses say.
NX Ventures missed payments on the 1974 Shattuck Avenue site, where a planned 28-story tower has yet to break ground.
Alexander Drejes was last seen in Richmond on Tuesday evening before Mill Valley police requested a four-county search.
Retail & Industry in ...
Elite Armory wants nine shooting lanes in a former carpet store, but neighbors near North Main Street aren't sold on the noise study.
The 17-year-old vanished on foot near NewPark Mall Wednesday afternoon. Newark police confirmed he was found safe within a day.
Politics & Govt in ...
Residents have taped, spray-painted, and turned away 23 leftover cameras as Flock blows past its removal deadline.
A loaded gun turned up in the getaway car after Flock cameras helped track two armed suspects from Crow Canyon Road into Oakland.
Alex Goodwin Jr. was gunned down outside his grandmother's South Berkeley home. A decade later, a $50,000 reward still hasn't cracked the case.
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