Monica Jackson, 38, of Richmond, was charged with human trafficking of a minor after two girls aged 15 and 17 identified her as coercing them into sex work in Oakland. Jackson pleaded not guilty and w…
Gwyneth Paltrow's new Goop Kitchen in Oakland faces backlash from the Arab Resource and Organizing Center over her appearance in a promotional video for a luxury Israeli development near Gaza, amid th…
Oakland's 2009 lawsuit shuttered two hotels used for sex trafficking along 'The Blade,' but only one was transformed into commercial storefronts. The other, on East 12th Street, reopened and remains a…
Sene Malepeai, 29, avoided jail and a criminal conviction after completing a diversion program for her role in a robbery crew that targeted Asian women in the Bay Area. She pleaded guilty to wire frau…
The San Jose City Council approved a proposal to place ranked-choice voting for special elections on the 2028 primary ballot, aiming to cut costs by eliminating runoff elections. The measure, which wo…
The Everett family, founders of the Bay Area barbecue chain Everett & Jones, trace their roots from Alabama to Oakland, where they have maintained a cultural fixture through family tradition and commu…
The San Jose City Council is expected to approve extending parking meter hours in downtown from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and raising rates to $4 per hour for most spaces near garages, generating an estimated …
Oakland launched Oaktown Thursdays, a free monthly street festival in Latham Square, to boost downtown foot traffic and support local businesses. The event, organized by Fluid510 and others, features …
A Richmond hotel, SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western, has defaulted on an $11.6 million loan from First Technology Credit Union, facing foreclosure unless repaid in full. The hotel's owners, Nupen Pa…
The Clorox Building, a landmark Oakland office tower, has been foreclosed after its owners, KKR and TMG Partners, returned the property to lender Heitman Capital Management. The foreclosure, valued at…
The Garden of Memory experimental-music festival celebrates its 30th anniversary on the Summer Solstice at Oakland's Chapel of the Chimes, a columbarium designed by Julia Morgan. Dozens of experimenta…
Fresno native and acclaimed pitmaster Matt Horn's barbecue restaurant in Fresno closed within months of opening, with a notice to vacate posted on the door. The closure follows unpaid wage claims, a f…
Federal prosecutors released a detailed account of a 2026 mass shooting at Oakland's EZ Lounge, alleging that Jarvis Toussaint, 38, shot and killed Markise Martin, 25, after a confrontation, while Mar…
California faces a moral crossroads as AI-driven wealth concentration mirrors the industrial revolution's excesses, prompting debates over a billionaire tax and Pope Leo XIV's call for ethical AI guar…
President Trump used the Defense Production Act to send $75 million to an Oakland coal terminal, forcing taxpayers to bail out a fuel that cannot compete with cheaper natural gas, wind, and solar, acc…
A 22-year-old Oakland woman has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the November 2025 death of a good Samaritan on Interstate 880. Gianni Destiny Robinson allegedly str…
Oakland voters rejected Measure E, a parcel tax expected to generate $34 million annually, with only 44% approval after new election results released Friday. The measure, which would have added $192 t…
President Donald Trump allocated $700 million in public money for the coal industry on Thursday, invoking a Cold War-era law to bolster energy production amid rising demand from AI data centers and co…
The Fay apartment tower in downtown San Jose opened two years ago with fewer than one parking spot for every three units, and the building now sits 60% vacant — a sign that California's 2022 law elimi…
Tesla Inc. settled several workers' claims alleging pervasive anti-Black racism at its Fremont, California plant, according to a court filing Wednesday, averting a series of trials set to begin this w…