California Legalized 80,000-Pound Driverless Trucks Using a Rule Built for Fixing Typos. The Teamsters Just Called That Bluff.
No self-driving semi has crashed on a California freeway. None has even been allowed to try. That is…
Oakland extends court oversight of local real estate empire’s properties through 2029
Court oversight of more than 150 Oakland residential properties owned by Dodg Corp. and affiliated landlords has been…
An Oakland bank was hit twice within 6 days. Police say it was the same armed robber
A 67-year-old man accused of robbing an Oakland bank twice in less than a week has been charged…
Oakland man found guilty for torturing girlfriend, Oakland artist Zoe Nika Reidy Watts, to death
An Alameda County jury convicted a man of torturing and killing his girlfriend in Oakland in 2024, prosecutors…
2 men freed from Death Row sue Alameda County for $572M
Two men who were freed last year from state prison over prosecutorial misconduct have now filed suit against…
Former Berkeley police accountability director sues city after dismissal | City Government
Hansel Aguilar, the former Berkeley Director of Police Accountability, sued the city of Berkeley and Mayor Adena Ishii…
State sues Oakland school district over its response to antisemitism complaints
State education officials are suing the Oakland Unified School District over claims that it has failed to address…
Former student sues Berkeley school district after alleged police brutality incident | Communities
A former Berkeley Technology Academy student and his mother are suing the Berkeley Unified School District and the…
DA backs off plan to drop charges against Oakland homicide investigator
Alameda County prosecutors planned to dismiss all but one of the charges filed against a veteran Oakland homicide…
California Fights Back Against Trump Administration, Rules Immigrants Can Keep Truck Licenses
A tentative ruling out of Alameda County Superior Court handed a significant, if temporary, victory to thousands of…
2 men sentenced for 2022 killing of divinity student on Telegraph Avenue | Crime and Safety
On Feb. 5, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Rozlynn Silvaggio sentenced two men for the fatal shooting of…
UC Berkeley settles with Israeli visiting professor after $60,000 discrimination lawsuit | Campus
The UC Board of Regents settled a discrimination lawsuit filed earlier this year by UC Berkeley visiting dance…