How an East Oakland soccer org boosts teens’ low grades, self-confidence
OAKLAND — There are shared languages that transcend what is written down or spoken aloud. Young people seem…
Students get hands-on lessons about Santa Clara Valley’s past at History Park
Today’s elementary school students in Silicon Valley are much more familiar with harvesting crops in Minecraft than they…
Controversial Oakland marine terminal gets permits as city loses ‘coal war’
OAKLAND — City officials have granted permits to an East Bay developer seeking to build a large marine…
Judge orders new trial in decade-old murder case, as scrutiny of Oakland detective grows
OAKLAND — An Alameda County judge this month overturned another decade-old murder conviction that was secured with the…
Man sitting in vehicle on Oakland street shot multiple times – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — A 31-year-old man was shot multiple times Tuesday night as he sat in his parked vehicle…
For a transit agency on the brink, BART disruptions hit at perilous time
First came a systemwide BART meltdown in mid-May that ground every train to a stop. Just weeks later,…
San Jose’s Parents Helping Parents aids families touched by disability
Thu Buu Vien didn’t know just what to do. Her 2-year-old son Hien had just been diagnosed with…
After California lawsuits, Trump administration pauses plan to divert billions of dollars from homeless housing
The Trump administration has temporarily paused plans to divert billions of dollars in homelessness spending away from permanent…
Oakland to pave roads with bond money, despite city’s credit rating decline
OAKLAND — Mayor Barbara Lee said Tuesday that $334 million in new bond sales reflect the city’s improving…
For a transit agency on the brink, BART disruptions hit at perilous time
First came a systemwide BART meltdown in mid-May that ground every train to a stop. Just weeks later,…
Magnitude 2.9 earthquake rattles houses around Piedmont, Oakland
A minor earthquake struck Piedmont on Monday afternoon, hours after a swarm of rattlers to the east in…
Magnitude 2.9 earthquake rattles houses around Piedmont, Oakland
A minor earthquake struck Piedmont on Monday afternoon, hours after a swarm of rattlers to the east in…