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.

Fire crews found a minimally burned dog after a bridge-side blaze in Fremont; police say the cause of death is unclear and Animal Services is seeking tips.

Alameda County pledged $53M in Home Together awards to create 900+ permanently affordable homes across the county, including hundreds of units for people experiencing homelessness.

Kitava is opening a Walnut Creek outpost at the former Little Pear site, with co‑founder Bryan Tublin aiming for a late spring 2026 debut. The chain will bring gluten‑free, plant‑forward bowls and salads to downtown.

An Oakland man was stopped at San Quentin when police served a murder warrant linking him to a May 2022 killing, authorities report. He now faces murder, robbery and gun charges.

Nardi has opened on Telegraph Ave., serving Ethiopian and Eritrean breakfasts — enkulal firfir, genfo, dulet and a sharable Nardi special are on the morning menu.

Two Uptown Oakland buildings — Telegraph Arts and The Moran — are headed for foreclosure after construction‑era loans defaulted, with lender proceedings slated this spring.