California now posts the nation’s priciest gas; Bay Area averages sit in the high‑$5s as crude and local supply strains push pump prices up.

A Fremont man faces felony charges after detectives linked him to an April burglary of a vacant Burlingame Hills home, authorities say.

Fremont police say they shot a man after reports of an armed hostage inside an assisted‑living facility on Walnut Avenue; state investigators will review the shooting.

Federal agents arrested 25 people across the Bay Area during World Cup matches; investigators contacted dozens of victims and seized drones and firearms. Local task forces coordinated with federal partners.

OPD says a contextual video and supporting audio from the July 13 International Boulevard shooting will be released before the end of August.

Fremont councilors deferred a proposed half‑cent sales tax after polls slipped and staff warned a late campaign would be costly. The levy was projected to raise roughly $30–35M a year.

Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. was arrested after an illegal fireworks investigation, NBC Bay Area reports. The arrest comes amid a summer crackdown on pyrotechnics in the East Bay.

Tesla reached a confidential settlement with three Fremont workers alleging racism at the plant, but hundreds of related worker suits and state and federal actions remain active. The deal closes one piece of a much larger legal fight.

Therapists told supervisors that Kaiser’s e‑visit tool is triaging patients without clinician oversight. Kaiser says the tools do not make clinical decisions.

A federal jury found Simon Katz guilty of conspiracy to commit health‑care fraud tied to HealthNow Home Healthcare in Hayward.

A Mark Cuban-led fund has taken a minority stake in the Athletics, the fund’s first team investment. The deal arrives as the club moves toward a permanent Las Vegas home.

Two years after launching, Oakland’s community-led traffic-safety pilot has delivered only three temporary builds, leaving neighborhoods waiting for safer streets.

Oakland at-large Councilmember Rowena Brown was assaulted and robbed Saturday; her office says she is recovering and the suspect is in custody. The office thanked OPD and asked for privacy.