Woman Murdered, Son Sought By Investigators
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:53:02 GMT

A woman was found murdered in San Rafael Monday morning and police began looking for her son, who was considered a "person of interest" in the case.

SR24 Cruises Into Oakland
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:24:32 GMT

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Night Owl: Oakland's Franklin Square Wine Bar closes
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:15:39 GMT

On Valentine's Day, couples cozied up at the Franklin Square Wine Bar for a romantic night out, not suspecting that a day later the diminutive enoteca would shut down.

Man slain on rough Oakland block
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:07:44 GMT

The most recent shooting occurred at 5:40 a.m. this morning, when a man was found dead from gunshot wounds on the 800 block of Mead Avenue.

Victim in stable condition after Saturday night shooting in Oakland
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:38:10 GMT

A victim was in stable condition Saturday night after being shot in East Oakland, according to police.

Oakland gets green taxis
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:21:36 GMT

That bright green Friendly Cab taxi that just sped by you isn't just green on the outside.

Lumber yard burning in central Walnut Creek
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:12:27 GMT

Fire crews are battling a three-alarm fire at Piedmont Lumber in central Walnut Creek this afternoon.

Oakland Mother Arraigned on Charges She Murdered Her 2-Year-Old Daughter
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:44:15 GMT

A 19-year-old pregnant woman was arraigned Friday on a murder charge for the death of her 2-year-old daughter in Oakland on Tuesday.

Oakland firefighters quickly extinguish one-alarm house fire
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:11:50 GMT

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire that damaged a home in Oakland early this morning, a dispatcher with the Oakland Fire Department said.

Calif. GOP hopes to turn momentum into votes
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:46:18 GMT

California Republicans are hoping the political tide has finally turned in their favor after years of fractious infighting, lack of direction and a dwindling bank account that has hampered campaigns.

Bay Area poetry 'Olympics' trials start tonight in Oakland
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:44:07 GMT

This week hundreds of young poets, ages 13 to 19, are preparing to compete in what some would consider the Bay Areaa s version of Olympic trials for poetry.

Mother charged with murder in suffocation of 2-year-old daughter
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:31:53 GMT

The young mother accused in the suffocation death of her 2-year-old child was charged with murder Friday by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office and is being held without bail.

Motorcyclist and 8-year-old daughter injured in Oakland collision
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:49:49 GMT

A 35-year old motorcyclist and his 8-year-old daughter, who was a passenger on the back of the bike, were injured Thursday afternoon when their cycle was hit by a minivan in Oakland's Laurel District, police said.

CityWise: Oakland proposal would divert funding for voter education
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:35:26 GMT

Oakland City Council members Ignacio De La Fuente and Rebecca Kaplan have proposed redirecting $225,000 earmarked for public campaign financing to educate voters on Oakland's new voting system.

Will rivals be foils for a canny Jerry Brown?
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:22:14 GMT

So far, the most interesting thing about the formal entry of Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown into the run for governor has been the reaction of the two megabucks Republicans now vying so avidly and expensively to be his November rival.

Debra Saunders: Can Meg Whitman govern?
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:16:28 GMT

If Whitman remains true to her background, she would bring a creative yet methodical approach to governing that the Schwarzenegger administration lacks It took me five months to get my first interview with former eBay CEO and California GOP gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman, and when I did, it was after a press event where the news reporters were ...

Oakland woman dies after being hit in Berkeley by suspected DUI driver
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:03:05 GMT

An Oakland man was arrested on a DUI charge after he struck and killed a 58-year-old Oakland woman crossing a street in Berkeley Wednesday night, police said.

Mother arrested in death of her two-year-old girl
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:03 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif., a " A 19-year-old Oakland woman is being held on suspicion of murder in the suffocation death of her two-year-old daughter.Oakland police say Tiffany Lopez was arrested after her daughter, Kamilah Russell, died after being taken to a hospital around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.Investigators say Lopez claimed that she had accidentally sat on ...

Man, 33, shot to death on North Oakland street
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:02:23 GMT

Dontay Lane of Oakland was found on the sidewalk on the 800 block of 59th Street near Martin Luther King Jr.

Rally crowds converge in downtown Oakland; protesters clash with police in Davis
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:37:00 GMT

Some teachers leafleted parents before school and gathered after school at Fremont Boulevard and Mowry Avenue.