Cal’s athletic spending topped $165 million in 2024-25, producing a $24M shortfall despite record donations and one‑time payments.

An 18-year-old agreed to a six-year prison term after pleading no contest to assault in an El Cerrito trail attack; sentencing is set for March 11, 2026.

An Oakland mother is pressing for answers after her 12-year-old was struck and dragged under a car on Christmas; the driver fled and no arrest has been announced.

A man was found shot and killed Monday night on Bethel Island's Dutch Slough Road. Contra Costa homicide detectives have opened an investigation and are asking for tips.

California and 14 other states sued HHS and the CDC over a January decision that stripped seven vaccines from the universal childhood schedule, calling the move unlawful and not science-based.

A 43-year-old man is in critical condition after a shooting Monday in Antioch. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Rain moves through the Bay Area Tuesday, heaviest in the North Bay. Expect slick roads and possible nuisance flooding.

Park police and county deputies say they used a drone to monitor a wanted vehicle and arrested a suspect at Arrowhead Marsh without incident.

County says six of 15 audit fixes are done. Auditors and lawmakers say the county must show the records.

BART halted Transbay Tube service after a communications failure. Trains are turning back at Embarcadero and West Oakland as bus bridges are arranged.

Patchy fog clears to a mild afternoon in Oakland; rain returns late Monday night into Tuesday. Expect slick roads, ponding and small‑craft advisories in northern waters.

A traffic stop in Vallejo last Wednesday turned up a loaded unserialized handgun and suspected drug‑sale materials; a convicted felon was booked, police say.

Depositions in a wrongful-death case portray long‑standing safety gaps at Deer Valley High after a 2020 parking‑lot shooting that killed a 16‑year‑old. The district says it has taken steps, but questions remain.