The Grammy-winning Oakland native visited her alma mater over the weekend and performed "Folded" for students and neighbors during a community celebration.

Ripon Fire is asking property owners to approve a Prop. 218 assessment to hire firefighters and staff an engine that’s stayed empty since 2014 as crews run thin.

Vallejo police say a man on post‑release supervision fled a March 1 traffic stop; officers later found him hiding in Ford Alley and recovered an unserialized handgun.

Berkeley police's Special Response Team arrested a 22‑year‑old in a South Berkeley sweep tied to a Dec. 29 San Pablo shooting that left one man dead. The operation used flash‑bangs and armored support.

Mayor Barbara Lee wants to cut Oakland’s street homelessness by half in five years using prevention, new interim beds and Measure W funds. The plan’s price tag and politics complicate delivery.

Kenyonna Farr, 37, was found unresponsive at Santa Rita Jail after being cleared to return from a hospital. Autopsy and toxicology tests are pending.

Sunny Saturday in Oakland with highs near 77°F; a multi-day heat wave will push temps into the 80s and 90s next week.

Mayor Kevin Wilk’s Mayor’s Minute rounds up arts and parks news: Lost in Yonkers at the Lesher Center, the Heather Farm groundbreaking and a free Family Art Day.

Doug Martin’s family says they sent his brain to Boston University for CTE testing as coroner and local agencies continue to probe his Oct. 18 in-custody death.

Alameda police say they will monitor two unpermitted "beach takeover" gatherings at Crown Memorial State Beach this Sunday and Tuesday and urge parents to discourage participation.

A 23-year-old Oakland man was sentenced to eight years after pleading no contest to sexually abusing a 12-year-old. Authorities say he was found with the girl in a parked car in the Oakland hills.

A landlord affidavit, a January court petition and a rival complaint have put Rep. Eric Swalwell’s Livermore address at the center of the governor’s primary fight. The legal tangle raises questions about who gets to decide eligibility before June 2, 2026.

Saint Mary's looks like a lock, Santa Clara has surged and Cal and Stanford are fighting for the Bay Area’s possible third NCAA bid on Selection Sunday.