Deontae Faison, a 35-year Black father of two, was trying to enjoy a picnic at the park in Oakland with a friend when he was […] ‘Get Down!’: Unhinged California Cops Draw Gun, Tase Black Man Over Expired Tags While White Woman On the Scene Who Owned the Vehicle Was Left Unbothered, Lawsuit Says

OAKLAND, Calif. - What should have been a quick walk home turned into a violent attack for an Oakland woman early Saturday morning. Amanda Raye, who declined to share her last name for safety reasons, is recovering at home after she suffered a concussion, cuts to her head, and other injuries. She said her attackers also pulled out a lot of her hair.

Oaklanders who frequent the waterfront paths along Lake Merritt are accustomed to seeing encampments and trash heaps. Last spring, though, they came upon a surprising sight. A small hand-built cabin suddenly appeared in a grassy clearing on the lake’s western shore, just a short walk from the swanky Lake Chalet restaurant. The structure looked as if it was made with permanence in mind. Sturdily built of measured wooden planks, with plexiglass windows and a corrugated steel roof, it was big enough to provide a dry, safe space for one occupant. Its minimalist, functional design attracted the attention of a steady stream of passersby, many who knocked on the door and came in for a closer look.

Halloween night is expected to be dry in most locations, with one exception.

HAYWARD, Calif. - A 25-year-old Hayward man was charged with allegedly fatally shooting his father, who was found disposed of in a Dumpster last week, according to prosecutors. A murder charge with an enhancement for use of a firearm, and an additional enhancement for great bodily injury, was filed against...

The 41-year-old man suspected in a Tuesday morning shooting in Paso Robles was allegedly stalking a female victim he knew from the Bay Area. Officers arrested Francisco Gutierrez shortly after neighbors reported the shooting. Amid concerns regarding Gutierrez, the unnamed female victim fled and drove to Paso Robles to escape....

ALAMEDA, Calif. - One East Bay homeowner is mixing Halloween with politics. Each year, Dan Balsam puts up an elaborate display,. But this year, he said he's focused on the election. And it's attracting a lot of attention. "This lets us be creative and express our political views, and entertain...

SAN FRANCISCO — The man who attacked the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was given a life sentence without the chance of parole on Tuesday after a separate state trial. He had been sentenced to 30 years in federal jail for the attack.

One week ago, we told you about fires that started in a Hayward community, originating in a homeless encampment. After seeing our report, another neighborhood just two miles away, is sharing similar concerns and speaking out over fires plaguing the area."I was in my bed, watching TV - next thing you know I heard an explosion," said one man who didn't want to be identified. He says the entire Hideaway Townhomes complex was shaking the night of September 13 when fire erupted behind a sound wall."It's nerve-wracking because you never know when it's going to happen and because of this...

If Californians vote to approve a rent control measure on the ballot, thousands of Berkeley tenants could immediately see new limits on how much their landlords can raise their rent each year.“Families who are living in units that aren’t right for them will have a chance to move without losing their affordability,” said Leah Simon-Weisberg, a longtime tenant lawyer and chair of the city’s rent board. “For some people, it will keep them housed.”That same scenario, in which the city could cap rent increases on single-family homes and apartments more than 20 years old and units with new tenants, is...

FREMONT, Calif. - A 3-year-old child was killed Monday morning in Fremont after being struck by a vehicle, according to police. At about 11:45 a.m., Fremont police began receiving multiple 911 calls about a vehicle and a pedestrian. Officers arrived to the area of Dunsmuir Common and Colleen Terrace and...

A scary trip across the Bay Bridge for a San Francisco man hit by what looked like a falling cable as he drove. San Francisco resident Preston Christopher said his trip started as a normal drive home across the Bay Bridge Monday afternoon when it turned scary. “I was coming...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Pleasanton couple who were robbed at gunpoint outside their home in 2021 said they were disheartened by how the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office reduced the charges against two of the suspects and never even told them about it, the husband and wife told the Weekly.

OAKLAND, Calif. - A rally held by recall supporters of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price turned chaotic on Tuesday and devolved into a public shouting match outside City Hall. Ray Bobbitt, chair of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, was seen disrupting the...

LOS ANGELES - A suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a man at the Victorville Galleria Mall earlier this month was arrested in the Bay Area, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Harold Philips Jr., 34, was arrested on an arrest warrant for murder in Santa...

A man was spotted attempting to ride San Francisco’s Muni Tuesday morning with a dead raccoon in tow. Passengers riding on the K through West Portal shrieked as the man tried to enter the train at West Portal & 14th Avenue station at around 8 a.m., according to an eyewitness. He was then spotted jumping onto a bench, holding the raccoon by its tail.

OAKLAND, Calif. - A man says he was kicked out of a coffee shop in North Oakland because he was wearing a Star of David hat. "You're being asked to leave. You're causing a disruption. This is a private business. You're being asked to leave," the owner of Jerusalem Coffee House at 54th Street and Telegraph Avenue told Jonathan Hirsch as Hirsch recorded the confrontation on Saturday afternoon.

In the Nima Momeni trial on Wednesday, the prosecution rolled out the grainy Nest camera footage they have had since early in the case, showing what appears to be the moment Momeni stabbed Bob Lee three times. The trial of Nima Momeni resumed Wednesday after a delay — the trial...

Officials in San Francisco are preparing to pay people $100 for every week they stay sober in a new initiative.

The Oakland Police Department is investigating a solo bicyclist collision that occurred just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday. The collision occurred in the 3500 block of Dwight Way near the overlook in the Oakland Hills. Officers responded to the area on reports of a serious injury collision involving a bicyclist. When...