As basketball fans from around the world flock to the Bay Area to enjoy NBA All-Star Weekend festivities, the city of Oakland ...

Oakland fire crews responded to a house fire on Sunday morning. The fire happened at a two-story home on the 1400 block of ...

The three adorable mountain lion cubs named Fern, Thistle and Spruce were believed to have been orphaned after their mother was killed by a car.

Safety is a concern for many students at Northeastern University in Oakland. In a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, submitted to the City of Oakland, the university is seeking to create and pay for ...

Every year, the group In Defense of Animals releases its list of North America’s 10 worst zoos for elephants.

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State Farm submitted a request for an emergency interim rate, which would have increased costs by 22% for some homeowners.

The all-day menu boasts a full coffee bar, fusion tacos, and enough kinds of chicken to represent the diverse tapestry of the ...

City Hall official: Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao pushed ... family’s flagship recycling business, California Waste Solutions. The FBI raided the home of San Leandro councilman Bryan Azevedo ...

Home to a famous jewelry designer since ... the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Oakland Museum of California, and the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco, among other institutions; it ...

Zendaya and Tom Holland have us deep in their web of love. The engaged couple were recently seen together at Zendaya’s family ...

City Hall official: Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao pushed to promote staffer courted by her alleged bribers California Waste ... owners of single-family homes were being charged a flat rate of ...