Rising fees have turned youth sports into a high‑cost gamble for Bay Area families, pushing many kids out of play and into stretched nonprofits. Local groups and cities are fighting back with free programs and new fields.

A 23-year-old Vallejo man was arraigned June 12 on a murder charge tied to a May 11 street shooting. Authorities say video and an interagency operation led to his arrest in Vacaville.

NX Ventures has added a floor to a South Berkeley proposal across from Berkeley Bowl, raising the plan to 11 stories and 242 apartments with 30 below-market-rate units. The team says modular construction will speed delivery.

Oakland Roots filed plans to convert their Harbor Bay training campus into an 8,000-seat modular stadium; Alameda planners will review the filing on June 22.

Rocki's Chicken opened its first Bay Area location in downtown Oakley Saturday, landing a $50,000 city grant to help retrofit the Main Street storefront.

Four masked suspects pistol‑whipped an Uber driver outside the Oakland Marriott early Friday and fled with his wallet and phone. Police recovered a vehicle at a nearby gas station as the investigation continues.

Mosswood Meltdown expands its 2026 program: Iggy Pop and Bikini Kill headline, and organizers added six official late‑night afterparties at two downtown clubs. Tickets and VIP tiers are on sale now.

Morucci’s, the Walnut Creek sandwich legend, is reportedly eyeing a 2,584-sq-ft spot at 236 Golf Club Road in Pleasant Hill near Diablo Valley College.

Contra Costa posted a third interim update to its June 2 primary totals, adding mail ballots through the June 9 receipt deadline and more in‑person counts. Totals remain unofficial until the canvass is certified.

Workers found a body in brush at UC Berkeley's West Circle on June 12; UCPD and Berkeley Fire responded and the county coroner removed the body midday.

The state launched its first Mass Timber Coalition to turn restoration wood into building panels and spur in‑state manufacturing and jobs.

Oakland says repairs to a damaged pavement base and utility conflicts have pushed the Lakeshore protected bikeway into spring 2027, frustrating advocates and the Correia family.

A city‑commissioned study finds a handful of outside firms captured most construction dollars while Black‑owned businesses received a tiny share. Staff proposed a roadmap to change contracting rules.