Keith Asberry has been sentenced to 75 years to life after he was found guilty for kidnapping, robbery, rape and other felonies connected to two attacks that occurred seven years apart in Be… Read More

The shooting left 43-year-old Karen Dalton dead and four others injured, including her 11-year-old daughter. BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — A Sacramento man was sentenced Friday after shooting… Read More

Advocates and policymakers gathered outside San Jose City Hall on Friday morning to push the state government to preserve funding for victims services organizations after a projected $700 mi… Read More

1 SACRAMENTO — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $1.9 billion to support transportation infrastructure projects that play a starring role in powering the w… Read More

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Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is suing Farmers Insurance over an alleged “widespread scheme” to underinsure homes across California. Price has accused Farmers… Read More

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2 Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Sues Farmers Insurance and Other Home Insurance Companies Alleging Widespread Scheme to Underinsure Homes in California  OAKLAND… Read More

OAKLAND — A 29-year-old woman has been freed from jail despite a pending murder case against her, after her lawyer accused the victim of sexual assault and argued that the lone witness… Read More

Pam Price sues Farmers Insurance Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has sued several companies within Farmers Insurance Group. OAKLAND, Calif. – Alameda Count… Read More

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. – San Leandro police arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection with a deadly stabbing inside a Safeway store, authorities said. The stabbing happened on April 2 at a… Read More

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Board should revisitcharter school vote The Alameda County Board of Education’s denial of Hayward Colle… Read More

Several agencies were looking Monday for a man and his dog who went missing while on a hike in an East Bay Regional Park. Authorities are searching for missing hiker Alex Stecher and his dog… Read More

Mike Barbanica, an Antioch city councilman and local businessman, has won the endorsement of California State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, in his bid for Contra Costa County Board of Supervi… Read More

ANTIOCH — A man’s death earlier this week in Antioch is being investigated as a homicide, according to authorities. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Frem… Read More

BERKELEY, Calif. – Tents, flags, signs calling for an end to the Gaza war, and other messages on the sidewalk were gone Friday afternoon, after UC Berkeley officials called on law enfo… Read More

Zūm electric school buses charging at the Oakland Unified School District depot. (Courtesy of Zūm) By Todd Woody | Bloomberg In an industrial corner of Oakland, wedged betwe… Read More

Alameda County voters will decide in November whether to recall District Attorney Pamela Price, after the county’s supervisors opted against spending up to $20 million this summer on s… Read More

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ALAMEDA, Calif. – An Alameda County jury on Monday found a Pleasanton boyfriend guilty of second-degree murder after dismembering his girlfriend and disposing of her body on an Alameda… Read More

SAN LORENZO — Two women are dead and a person of interest is in custody following a shooting earlier this month at a home in San Lorenzo, according to authorities. Related Articles Cr… Read More

Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, a decorated Korean War combat Marine who beat celebrity Shirley Temple to win a seat in Congress representing the Peninsula and South Bay in the late 19… Read More

The very bumpy ride for the Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price recall has begun, as the County Board of Supervisors have accepted the Certificate of Sufficiency, bu… Read More

OAKLAND —  Six months after the Alameda County District Attorney announced her office was working through “jurisdictional issues” to bring a second murder case against… Read More

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Investigators arrested a Mill Valley School District teacher on Tuesday on allegations of child molestation. Darren Smith, 55, of Fairfax was booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion o… Read More

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Keep DA Priceto preserve reform Re: “DA Price to face recall election” (Page A1, April 17). We ne… Read More

BERKELEY, Calif. – A jury found a man guilty of kidnapping and the sexual assault of a teen in 2008 and first-degree burglary and assault in 2015. Prosecutors say both crimes happened… Read More

Here's an op-ed we wrote on the "recall roulette" that has been played in Alameda, with the clerk using a mix of both county and state rules (following Measure B) in the recall effort agains… Read More

RICHMOND — Ivan Gutzalenko was struggling to breathe in March 2021 as two Richmond police officers restrained him after stopping him for allegedly being intoxicated and bleeding from h… Read More

From mariachi and margaritas to foods and festivals, here’s all the ways to get your fiesta on and celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the Bay Area! Cinco de Mayo Car Show: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May… Read More

DAVIS – Delaine Eastin, the first woman to serve as California’s superintendent of public instruction, has died. She was 76. Related Articles Obituaries | Glide Me… Read More

PLEASANTON, Calif. (KGO) — Two people have pleaded no contest to killing a Home Depot security guard in April of last year. David Guillory and Benicia Knapps were shoplifting from the… Read More

Some more follow-up articles on the Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price recall.The campaign is pushing for a special election to take place before the November general election, though th… Read More

ALAMEDA, Calif. – There were mixed emotions Friday on the third anniversary of the death of Mario Gonzalez in Alameda police custody, just a day after Alameda County prosecutors announ… Read More

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) — Nearly three years after 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez died in custody, Alameda police officers are facing charges. The Alameda County District Attorney’s O… Read More

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced her office’s public accountability unit has filed charges against three Alameda police officers f… Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A coalition backed by retailers like Walmart and Target announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters thi… Read More

ALAMEDA During the weekend of the full moon in February, 48 photographers were loosed upon this island for 48 hours, each assigned to document their assigned 1/48th of Alameda. The results o… Read More

article SAN PABLO, Calif. – A body that was found in the Oakland-Alameda estuary last September has been identified as that of a woman who was killed by her son-in-law, San Pablo pol… Read More

SAN PABLO, Calif. – The discovery of one of two bodies in a San Pablo double-murder investigation could change the trajectory of the case, but the location of the remains of the other… Read More

It looks like the recall is a go in Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, though let's expect a bumpy ride ahead. Alameda County Registrar of Voters announc… Read More

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Growing and selling marijuana on the black market remains a lucrative business in California — long after voters approved recreational pot sales and use in 2016. But state enforcement… Read More

Alameda police are continuing to investigate a Dec. 31 car crash that claimed the life of a 66-year-old man. (File)) One person died and two people were injured following a two-vehicl… Read More

From festivals and fairs to nature experiences, animal encounters and sustainability speakers, here are all the ways to celebrate Earth Day in the Bay Area this April. Related Articles Ente… Read More

This season will be the A’s last in Oakland, after all. The team announced Thursday morning that it will play from 2025 through 2027 in the Sacramento area at the home of the Giants&rs… Read More

A former Alameda County sheriff’s deputy on Friday was ordered to stand trial on murder charges in a double-murder case that has become a recent flashpoint in the debate over District… Read More

An Alameda County man pleaded guilty Thursday to selling millions of dollars in counterfeit parts for U.S. nuclear submarines, missiles and aircraft laser systems, according to the U.S. Depa… Read More

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price came under fire Wednesday for her office’s last-second bid to drop a key sentencing enhancement against a former sheriff’s deputy ac… Read More