California AG Rob Bonta co-led a multistate amicus brief calling the federal "no-bond" policy inhumane and illegal and asking courts to restore bond hearings. The filing joins state attorneys general and advocates in a national push for due process.

Volunteers began collecting signatures in Oakland for the Connect Bay Area campaign, which backers say could raise nearly $1 billion a year to avert steep transit cuts. Officials and unions turned out to launch the drive.

Hundreds of East Bay high school students marched onto Hesperian Boulevard in San Leandro Wednesday to protest ICE and briefly blocked traffic near Bayfair.

The Oakland Police raided an unlicensed smoke shop, seizing illegal items like drugs and an assault weapon, and arresting one individual. The operation was supported by the Prop 56 Grant.

A BMW M4 and a semi-truck collided in Fremont; one hospitalized, the truck driver unharmed. Police are investigating the cause, with no impairment suspected. Witnesses are encouraged to contact authorities.

A former Hastings law student was sentenced to seven years after being convicted of striking a man with her car outside a Lake Merritt bar. The victim sustained serious brain injuries and supporters attended the hearing.

A fight at Livermore High School during a basketball game led to a 17-year-old losing consciousness. Suspects fled, and no gun was found despite rumors. Police are investigating and seeking tips.

Oakland police say they seized roughly a dozen firearms, high-capacity magazines and ammunition from a West Oakland home after an assault. The haul renews debates over magazine bans and enforcement.

California’s attorney general has launched a statewide sweep into “surveillance pricing,” asking retailers, grocers and hotels to explain whether they use personal data to set individual prices. The inquiry will examine disclosures and pricing experiments under the CCPA.

An officer dispatched for a welfare check in Leona Canyon Park pursued and detained an individual with outstanding warrants totaling $417,500, including assault and firearm charges.

Nearly 300,000 California students were identified as homeless in 2024–25 while targeted school funding is tiny and one‑time pandemic aid has run out.

Sunset Development wants to convert Bishop Ranch into a walkable neighborhood with roughly 8,400 homes; several projects — including AvalonBay and Eden Housing — are already moving forward.

Amazon will eliminate about 16,000 corporate roles and give most U.S. staff 90 days to seek internal positions. The cuts follow October layoffs and could touch Bay Area teams.