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San Francisco, Oakland add more than 10,000 construction jobs
Construction employment grew in the San Francisco and Oakland metropolitan areas over the past year.Read More
Ghost Ship prosecution gives closing statement to packed courtroom, overflow
An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors Monday that criminal negligence on the part of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris was a substantial...Read More
Woman walking on Bay Bridge with knife in custody, delays persist
Traffic was almost backed up to the Interstate Highway 980 interchange in Oakland Sunday evening after all westbound lanes of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge were closed for about...Read More
Kaiser strike vote begins Monday amid charge execs ‘thriving’ at worker, patient expense
Kaiser Permanente workers will begin voting Monday on whether to authorize a massive strike that would affect Kaiser facilities nationwide, according to the Service Employees International Union, one of...Read More
A night of fireworks ends in 5-4 A’s win
The A’s long-ball game has finally returned to the Oakland Coliseum. Read More
Police investigate East Oakland homicide
A man was found fatally shot Friday night in East Oakland, according to police. Police responded shortly before 11 a.m. to reports of a shooting in the 10100 block...Read More
Fire officials, ATF investigate latest in string of construction fires
A fire burned an Oakland warehouse Thursday night that was in the process of being converted into apartments, the latest in a string of destructive fires at construction sites....Read More
Early morning East Oakland shooting leaves one dead
One person was fatally shot early Friday in East Oakland, according to police. The shooting occurred about 3 a.m. in the 10000 block of Bancroft Avenue. The victim was...Read More
Bridge toll hikes add $9.3 million for commuter parking projects
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Wednesday committed $9.3 million from bridge tolls for new commuter parking projects in Alameda County, according to the agency. Bridge tolls were raised $1...Read More
Person struck by BART train at Lake Merritt station
A person has been struck by a train at BART’s Lake Merritt station in Oakland Wednesday evening, BART officials said. As of 5:37 p.m. the Lake Merritt station was...Read More
Oakland mayor says city’s homelessness increase ‘no surprise’
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said on Tuesday that she’s not shocked by the results of a new count that shows that her city’s homeless population increased by 47 percent...Read More
Police shut down I-880 lanes, arrest four suspected thieves
Hayward police stopped a car in Oakland Monday morning to arrest suspects in a theft from a Hayward mall, prompting lane closures on Interstate Highway 880. Four people suspected...Read More
Octopus Literary Salon hosts fundraiser to relocate from Uptown
A daylong benefit on Sunday to help an Oakland literary salon will feature 100 readers and 12 music acts over the space of 12 hours. The Octopus Literary Salon...Read More