The bond includes money for two new reservoirs. What do you think about the bond?
“Our highest responsibility is to protect Oaklanders from crime and the fear of crime,” Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent said.
The 'Cell Phone Kill Switch Bill' is meant to keep help keep smartphone owners from being mugged or robbed for their phones.
Taxpayers wishing to appeal the assessed value of their properties can do so by filing an Application for Changed Assessment in their county
Equipment problems gave BART riders a slow start to the morning commute.
Quan said, “Professional sports teams always have secondary plans” when they look ahead to the future.
Jean Quan filed papers in hopes of garnering a second four-year term.
Oakland's Moraga Avenue will be reduced to one lane through June 16, according to EBMUD officials.
The Burkhalter Park at 4062 Edwards Ave. in Oakland has a new playground.
Haseemah Diame, 48, is accused of striking the victim in the genitals with the hammer.
A tree trimmer hired by the post office is accused of running endangered birds and nests through a wood chipper. Five injured birds are at a wildlife rehabilitation center.
The endangered bird is suffering from lead poisoning.
With the economical benefits of legalized marijuana working for Colorado, is your state the next in line?
The 20 minute delay affected trains to San Francisco and the East Bay
A state official said Tuesday that 17 communities across the state, including some in the Bay Area, could run dry in 2-4 months, according to the Contra Costa Times. The warning comes as Bay Area water agencies consider water-use restrictions.
The chances of rain this week got a boost today when the National Weather Service raised the likelihood to 50 percent by late Wednesday.
Some hope of small relief from the drought was raised Saturday with a forecast for a slight chance of rain in the Bay Area on Thursday.
Joblessness fell last month in the Bay Area, including Alameda County, and in California as a whole, according to state data released today.
This season's 30th Spare the Air alert – tying the all-time record for a single season in the Bay Area – has been issued for Saturday by air quality officials because of expected hazardous levels of air pollution.
Some of the action involving East Bay legislators this past week in Washington and Sacramento
The National Weather Service Thrusday issued a Red Flag Warning of critical fire hazards in the East Bay hills and other high elevations around the Bay Area
New legislation has the potential to nearly double the number of arrests in rape cases, said Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, co-author of the bill with Assemblyman Rob Bonta and other lawmakers.
The elevated, driverless trains are scheduled to begin service this autumn. The trip is expected to take 9 minutes.
Paul Benoit, the top choice to replace retiring City Administrator Geoffrey Grote, is the city manager of Astoria, Oregon, and a former assistant city manager in Alameda.
People with heart or lung disease or asthma are particularly at risk due to the poor air conditions resulting from a drought.
It's the second day in a row a wood burning ban has been put into effect
Photo is evidence of just how serious the drought is in California
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its 28th alert of the 2013-14 winter season.
Declaration calls for conservation and management of state's water resources
Some of the items involving East Bay legislators this week in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its 2014 Lunar New Year stamp Wednesday in San Francisco at a ceremony with Mayor Ed Lee.