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Anti-Semitic flyers show up on hundreds of Berkeley doorsteps
The Berkeley Police Department and City Council released a joint statement on Monday afternoon condemning hateful messages left on the doorsteps of houses in the north Berkeley hills. According...Read More
OUSD offers paltry response to criticism over school closure, merger decision
Officials with the Oakland Unified School District issued a brief, two-sentence response Saturday to criticism from the teachers’ union and community members about the board’s decision Friday to uphold...Read More
Nearly 90 affordable apartments up for grabs in Berkeley housing lottery
City officials in Berkeley on Thursday announced households that make less than $88,000 have until next week to apply to live at one of 88 new permanently affordable apartments...Read More
Mom found drowned in Blackhawk swimming pool with four-year-old daughter identified
A woman who apparently drowned along with a young child Saturday in a swimming pool in the East Bay gated community of Blackhawk has been identified.Read More
Catalytic converter theft escalates into shootout after chase
A suspected catalytic converter theft in Concord early Thursday morning turned into a shootout that damaged the victim's vehicle. Read More
Oakland spa employee shot man at spa, then killed herself
A shooting that took place this week at a spa near Oakland's Lake Merritt is being investigated as an attempted murder and suicide.Read More
Two killed in International Boulevard hit-and-run crash
A teen and a young man died in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night in their hometown of Oakland.Read More
Driver crashes truck on Benicia Bridge, then jumps to their death
The California Highway Patrol said Sunday afternoon that a person crashed their truck then jumped off the Benicia-Martinez Bridge.Read More
Antioch man arrested after girlfriend, teen son found dead in home
Police said Sunday a 34-year-old man was arrested in Redwood City following the discovery of the bodies of his girlfriend and teen son in an Antioch residence.Read More
One person injured in fire at Pleasant Hill senior apartments
One person was hospitalized with smoke inhalation and burn injuries after a fire at a senior living facility in Pleasant Hill.Read More
Two men arrested after separate arson fires in Contra Costa County
Authorities arrested two men last week in apparent separate cases of arson in Contra Costa County.Read More
Person dies after being pinned between pickup truck and light pole
A person's death is under investigation after being found pinned between a truck and a pole Wednesday night.Read More
Alleged duck abuser arrested after being caught on video
A man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of animal cruelty after a video of him abusing ducks at a pond in the San Lorenzo Community Center Park. Read More
Suspicious package rendered safe at Oakland federal building
A suspicious person and a suspicious package were spotted Wednesday at the federal building in Oakland, prompting a partial evacuation.Read More
Natural gas banned in Contra Costa new construction
New homes and buildings in unincorporated Contra Costa County will be powered by electricity instead of natural gas, the county Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday.Read More
Thousands of Kaiser patients may have received less than full dose of Covid vaccine
Nearly 4,000 Kaiser patients may have received slightly less than the recommended dose of their Covid-19 vaccination last fall at Kaiser Permanente's Walnut Creek Medical Center.Read More
Escalated harassment of Planned Parenthood patients moves Walnut Creek to weigh buffer zone
The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday will again try taking up whether Planned Parenthood needs a buffer zone to protect employees and patients.Read More
154 acres of Mt. Diablo open space ‘forever protected’ under conservation agreement
Fifteen years in the making, the group Save Mount Diablo successfully bought a $1.04 million conservation easement to forever protect 154 acres of open space.Read More
Oakland police raid illegal casino, seize guns, cash, drugs
Police in Oakland shut down a third illegal gambling operation in seven months after executing a search warrant Wednesday. The operation took place in the 2300 block of East...Read More
Family of deceased author who wrote of sexual abuse by former priest sues Oakland Diocese
The family of a deceased man who said he was repeatedly sexually abused as a child by a Bay Area Roman Catholic priest is suing the Diocese of Oakland...Read More