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Pedestrian killed in Newark collision
A 65-year-old pedestrian died in a traffic collision Friday evening in Newark on Thornton Avenue.Read More
Update: How Bay Area cities, counties, transit agencies are preparing for power outage
PG&E has confirmed a massive Public Safety Power Shutoff that could begin as early as midnight Wednesday and last up to five days in portions of 34 counties across...Read More
Thieves steal Uhaul with 50 bikes, gear belonging to East Oakland nonprofit
A fleet of 50 bicycles belonging to a bike education nonprofit were stolen from a school in Alameda on Wednesday. Cycles of Change, a nonprofit based in East Oakland,...Read More
Police arrest woman accused of dragging victim in purse robbery
A woman who allegedly dragged another woman along the ground while trying to wrest away the victim’s purse was arrested Thursday by San Leandro police. The robbery in progress...Read More
Coast Guard commander faces charges for importing addictive narcotic
A U.S. Coast Guard commander has been charged with illegally importing a controlled substance into the U.S. from other countries, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. James Heyward Silcox III, 41,...Read More
Judge dismisses three Ghost Ship trial jurors
People gathered Monday afternoon in front of an Alameda County courthouse waiting for a “major announcement” in the trial against Derick Almena and Max Harris in connection with the...Read More
After weeks in Alameda, ‘Allie’ the whale heads out to the Bay
A humpback whale that had been splashing around Alameda for more than three weeks seems to have moved into the harsher waters of the Bay, a Marine Mammal Center...Read More
Sickly humpback whale finds food, protection in Alameda cove
A humpback whale that has been circling the waters near Alameda for a week appears to be unhealthy, a Marine Mammal Center spokesman said Monday. The Marin Headlands-based center...Read More
Mission Bay ferries to serve Warriors fans, not workers, until 2021
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Bay Area ferry service providers announced a plan to operate a temporary ferry service terminal during the 2019-20 Warriors season.Read More
Alameda voters approve housing, homeless services for vacant office space
A majority of voters in Alameda's special election Tuesday decided to convert several vacant office buildings on McKay Avenue.Read More
East Bay legislators aim proposed tax increase at wealthiest corporations
Democratic East Bay lawmakers hope to address income inequality and fund education by increasing the tax rate by 2 percent on the top 0.2 percent of corporations that do...Read More
Authorities determine ‘suspicious device’ not a threat
Police in Alameda closed Hibbard Street between Paru and Grand streets Monday morning while they investigated a suspicious device, but deputies from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office responded to...Read More
New Ferry Building gates built to handle sea level rise, earthquakes
Gate F, located just south of the Ferry Building, opened for business serving passengers on the new Richmond ferry.Read More
Giants earlier start times bump ferry fares for night games
San Francisco Giants fans this season could soon have to shell out more cash to take the ferry service.Read More
Kamala Harris unfurls historic White House bid
It had to happen in Oakland; the progressive hometown where Kamala Harris set out to make history. Read More
25 minutes. Three robberies. 18 years in prison.
An ex-felon was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in state prison for robbing three businesses in Alameda at gunpoint.Read More
Restaurant owner’s assets seized in wage theft case
The owners of a Bay Area restaurant chain have had $1.7 million in assets seized to help pay back 56 employees who were allegedly victims of wage theft while...Read More
Jurors hear closing arguments in Oakland strangulation trial
An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday that a 26-year-old man should be convicted of murder for the strangulation death of his uncle outside an Oakland restaurant in...Read More