From Oakland to LA, California cities saw their lowest homicide rates in decades. It’s not clear why – The Mercury News
For the second year in a row, Gov. Gavin Newsom is celebrating California’s declining homicide rate while using…
East Coast investors buy restaurant properties in South Bay, East Bay
SAN JOSE — East Coast real estate investors who seek to own small-business properties have bought several restaurant…
Three Oakland office towers are seized by lender in speedy foreclosure
OAKLAND — Three high-profile office towers in downtown Oakland have been seized through a foreclosure due to a…
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts reopens
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Children’s Fairyland puppets Karl the Elf and Quercus kicked off the opening festivities…
Health care workers join Oakland vigil to protest ICE fatal shooting of Minneapolis ICU nurse – The Mercury News
Registered nurse Silvia Lu was working the day shift at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland when she…
Assemblyman Matt Haney proposes law to quell ICE ‘reign of terror’
As the country reels from another fatal shooting by immigration authorities over the weekend in Minnesota, a Bay…
Health care workers join Oakland vigil to protest ICE fatal shooting of Minneapolis ICU nurse – East Bay Times
Registered nurse Silvia Lu was working the day shift at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland when she…
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts reopens
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Children’s Fairyland puppets Karl the Elf and Quercus kicked off the opening festivities…
How do animals know it’s safe to eat mushrooms in Sunnyvale yard?
DEAR JOAN: Recently I noticed mushrooms growing at the base of one of the juniper trees in the…
California ranks among worst states to retire. Here’s why
Maureen Spranza marked her retirement with a party in August 2024. By December of 2025, the 60-year-old was…
An iconic performing arts venue is back open. Can Oakland keep it alive?
OAKLAND — It was crunch time before one of the East Bay’s most iconic landmarks, the Henry J.…
Upzoning plans in Berkeley could come at a major cost, shop owners warn – Silicon Valley
BERKELEY — As Bay Area cities grapple with the need to add more housing in their urban cores…