Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee broke a tie vote by the City Council to send her proposal to strengthen mayoral powers to the November ballot. The measure would grant the mayor veto power over city policies…
SpaceX agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, minting four MIT classmates in their mid-20s as multibillionaires. Each co-founder owns about 9% of Cursor, wort…
A letter writer warns that California's state-mandated upzoning, which forces cities to add thousands of new housing units without ensuring adequate evacuation routes, is creating deadly wildfire risk…
Hundreds of Pittsburg residents packed city hall Monday night to oppose a previously approved data center, citing environmental concerns and lack of transparency. The project, approved in 2024, is the…
The Trump administration posted a White House webpage referring to immigrants as 'aliens and extraterrestrials,' drawing condemnation from readers who call it dehumanizing. Other letters criticize Elo…
An Alameda County judge ordered the release of a teenager charged with killing three men and injuring several others when his Chevrolet Avalanche plowed into a crowd in East Oakland last month, citing…
Pixar's 'Toy Story 5' shifts focus to cowgirl Jessie as she navigates an existential crisis in a tech-dominated world, exploring themes of balance and connection. The film, directed by Andrew Stanton …
Federal authorities charged German Klarian Hinojosa, a suspected member of a transnational organized crime group, with bank burglary for a $134,000 ATM theft at a San Francisco credit union. Police tr…
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…
Vice President JD Vance appeared on ABC's 'The View' to promote his faith memoir but faced sharp questioning on Jeffrey Epstein, the economy, and immigration. The interview marked a rare Trump adminis…
California Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco has introduced AB 1821, which would allow government agencies to charge steep fees for public records requests and sue requesters deemed malicious. Critics arg…
Thomas Friedman argues that all parties in the latest Middle East conflict—Israel, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the United States—are losers, with Hamas starting the war on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel's r…
Andrew Giuliani, appointed by President Donald Trump to lead the White House Task Force for the 2026 World Cup, visited Levi's Stadium to oversee security preparations, including new drone defenses. H…
A 27-year-old camp counselor, Quaylin Wesley, was charged with eight felony counts for allegedly sexually molesting an 11-year-old girl at a summer camp on the UC Berkeley campus. The incidents occurr…
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…
The Justice Department is investigating California First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom for tax-related conduct, a probe that began last year based on whistleblower reports. Governor Gavin Newsom has acc…
Taylor Swift has commissioned a massive stage for her wedding to Travis Kelce, reportedly set for Madison Square Garden next month. The stage is being built at a Pennsylvania warehouse with help from …
Tom Holland confirmed in an Esquire interview that he and Zendaya have already married, revealing his relatives attended the ceremony. The admission follows earlier hints from Zendaya's stylist Law Ro…
Jose Antunez, 35, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and other felonies after a stolen SUV he was driving crashed into an Oakland police vehicle, killing two passengers and injuring an officer. A…
Samantha Victoria Garver and her boyfriend Sergio Vincent Mena pleaded guilty on Monday to charges related to the 2023 abuse death of Garver's 14-month-old son, Henry Wheatley Brown. Garver admitted t…