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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Oakland: Recent triple homicide was over $10 marijuana deal, police say

A ten-dollar marijuana dispute in an Oakland liquor store triggered a Jan. 3 shooting that killed three people and produced arrests and murder charges.
#black-history-month
fromFuncheap
4 days ago
Humor

FREE Oakland Black History Comedy Night 2026 (Final Weekend)

Black History Month Comedy Festival runs Fridays and Saturdays at Fluid510 in Uptown Oakland through March 7, hosted by Bryant Hicks, featuring rising Black comedians.
fromFuncheap
4 weeks ago
SF music

SF's Free "Black History Month" Celebration at Thrive City (2026)

A Black History Month celebration in Thrive City features live performances by Queen Iminah, The Prospect Band, and Veotis Latchinson, plus crafts and Jamerikan Jerk.
#comedy
#alysa-liu
#black-joy-parade
US news
fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

Oakland man sentenced over fentanyl pill lab

A fentanyl dealer pleaded guilty and got six years after an undercover sting found large fentanyl quantities, a pill press, cash, and a firearm.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 days ago

Driver injured after SF police collide with car while in pursuit of another vehicle

Two SFPD officers crashed during a pursuit of a stolen vehicle; a driver was hospitalized and the suspect's car was later found abandoned in Oakland.
#speakeasy-comedy
#human-trafficking
Video games
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Plus Arcade Party + Black Joy Parade Afterparty (Oakland)

High-energy afterparty blending hip hop, gaming, cosplay, and Bay Area vibes following Black Joy Parade at Plus Arcade in Oakland.
#vehicle-theft
fromsfist.com
1 week ago
US politics

Someone Stole Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's Car, It Was Recovered the Next Day in Vallejo

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
US politics

Someone Stole Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's Car, It Was Recovered the Next Day in Vallejo

US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

More human remains found in Oakland

Dismembered lower limbs were found in Oakland's Fruitvale; authorities are testing to determine identity, cause of death, and links to earlier remains discovered Feb. 1.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Four arrested in connection with Oakland armed robbery

Four men were arrested after an armed robbery; officers tracked their vehicle onto the Bay Bridge and stopped them with CHP and San Francisco police.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Man laying outside Oakland firehouse struck by fire department vehicle responding to blaze

A man believed to be unhoused and possibly sleeping outside East Oakland Fire Station 20 was struck by a responding fire department pickup and hospitalized.
Public health
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Oakland Nonprofit Debuts Mobile Clinic for Exploited Youth, Hosts Town Hall With Local Leaders

Dream Youth Clinic launched a mobile clinic and hosted a youth town hall to provide reproductive care and amplify survivors' demands for prevention, education, support.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

I am not fit for society,' Oakland man once allegedly warned police. Now he's facing a murder charge

Jeffrey McMaster Jr., a repeat offender with prior sexual and violent convictions, is accused of fatally beating neighbor Leslie Marshall in an Oakland residential hotel.
#robbery
Humor
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

Oakland's People of Color Comedy Night features Bay Area diverse comedians, weekly shows, 70+ minute performances, and dining at Mesa Maguey with mezcal-focused Oaxacan cuisine.
#restaurant-closures
#homicide
Food & drink
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

The Athletic Club Oakland abruptly closes, though there's a ray of hope

Athletic Club Oakland, an eight-year-old sports bar, permanently closed, citing lingering COVID-19 impacts and the exodus of major local sports franchises.
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

The Athletic Club Oakland abruptly closes, though there's a ray of hope

"I'm sorry we couldn't keep it going longer - god knows we've tried," said co-owner Miles Palliser. "Thank you for everything you've done for us; it's been a wonderful ride. We've opened a few businesses over the years, and we've had to close a couple. And I don't know if any of them have hurt as much as this one."
East Bay food
#steph-curry
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

Oakland's famous tostada is back. Cenaduria Elvira is opening near Jack London Square

Elvira Varela is opening her first brick-and-mortar restaurant in Jack London Square on Feb. 21 after running a popular East Oakland backyard food operation since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Games
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

We tried curling, and you can, too, at this dedicated Bay Area rink

Curling is an accessible, strategic winter sport gaining local interest through a volunteer-run, world-class dedicated facility offering beginner instruction and community leagues in Oakland.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Two wounded in Oakland drive-by shooting

Two men, ages 21 and 33, were wounded in an early-morning East Oakland drive-by; both stable, investigation ongoing; police seek information and video.
California
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Possible Active Shooter Situation In Oakland's Pill Hill Neighborhood

An armed suspect reportedly barricaded inside a Pill Hill apartment after multiple ShotSpotter detections prompted police to lock down Summit/29th area; no injuries reported.
Education
fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

A new contract for OUSD support staff raises the district's lowest salaries

OUSD support staff secured a tentative contract granting a 16% raise over two years and a $25-an-hour minimum wage.
Relationships
fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

Falling in love in The Town: How 6 Oakland couples met in real life

Oakland serves as a central backdrop where diverse couples meet, build families, and sustain enduring romantic connections.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Police in standoff with possible Oakland shooting suspect

Oakland police engaged in a standoff with a possible shooting suspect barricaded in a Pill Hill apartment after gunshot detection alerts; no injuries reported.
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Free Grand Lake Theater Movie Night: Oscar-Nominated "The Alabama Solution" (Oakland)

Local nonprofit For The People presents a free special screening of Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution, a gripping inside look at how incarcerated men risk everything to expose injustice-using footage captured behind prison walls. The screening will be followed by a conversation with justice leaders focused on solutions. Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
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2 weeks ago

Oakland man charged with attempting to murder suspects in a gang-related killing

Oakland police charged Shaka Fagans with attempted murder for a 2022 shooting linked to a 2021 gang-related killing; arrests were made and weapons charges dropped.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Man shot in Oakland's Uptown district during fight

A 34-year-old Vallejo man was shot multiple times during a fight in Oakland's Uptown district and is in critical but stable condition.
Social justice
fromKqed
2 weeks ago

Snap Judgment: Jen Angel | KQED

Oakland bakery owner Jen Angel was killed in a smash-and-grab; her community pursued restorative justice for the accused, which they say she would have wanted.
US politics
fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

Another police oversight shake-up, this time on the panel that picks Oakland's police commissioners

City Council President Kevin Jenkins removed Rickisha Herron from the Police Commission Selection Panel, sparking claims of retaliation amid disputes over commissioner reappointments.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

A battle over who runs parking in Oakland

Oakland plans to move most parking division staff from the Department of Transportation to the Finance Department, shifting enforcement and collections responsibilities.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

In fatal crash, Oakland police pulled driver from burning car, then determined he was drunk

Travon Troupe, 39, of Hayward, allegedly drove drunk through a red light at Foothill Boulevard and 68th Avenue in Oakland, smashing into a big rig that had the right of way. The July 13, 2020 crash caused a fire, and Oakland police said they only realized Troupe was drunk after pulling him out of his burning car, where flames were spreading to the driver's seat.
California
US news
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Oakland Police Chief Who Quit Just Took New Job as Fremont Chief of Police

Floyd Mitchell resigned as Oakland police chief after 17 months and has been hired as Fremont's police chief with similar pay and fewer oversight constraints.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

With murder trial looming, 3 take deals in killing of ex-San Jose cop who worked as KRON4 security guard

Three alleged gang members agreed to decades-long prison terms for a robbery that resulted in the 2021 killing of San Jose police Officer Kevin Nishita.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Bicyclist dies from injuries suffered in December Oakland collision with car

A bicyclist hit by a turning Toyota Prius in Oakland's Chinatown on Dec. 27 died Jan. 11; investigation continues and authorities seek witnesses and video.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Oakland man charged with beating woman to death while on probation for attacking roommate

Jeffrey McMaster Jr., a previously convicted violent offender, is charged with murdering 49-year-old Leslie Marshall after a hotel beating captured on camera.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
3 weeks ago

Oakland schools on state vaccination watch list

California is auditing hundreds of schools due to low vaccination rates and reporting gaps, with measles rising nationally and high noncompliance in Oakland.
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Man walking in Oakland roadway dies after being hit by a vehicle

OAKLAND - A 72-year-old man police said was walking in a traffic lane in North Oakland died Sunday evening after he was struck by a vehicle. The coroner's bureau identified the man Monday as Billy Grant, who lived in another part of Oakland. The fatal collision happened about 6:29 p.m. Sunday in the 6000 block of Claremont Avenue. Police said Grant for unknown reasons was walking in the southbound lane of traffic when a car driving southbound struck him. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
California
US politics
fromThe Oaklandside
3 weeks ago

'We are not aliens': Students from a dozen Oakland schools walk out to protest ICE

Hundreds of Oakland students staged a walkout and march protesting ICE enforcement and deportations, chanting and converging in Fruitvale Plaza with signs and flags.
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee signs historic orders to create 'ICE-free zones'

The first executive order signed by Lee will restrict federal immigration agents from using property owned or controlled by Oakland for processing, operations and ICE activities. This order closely mirrors legislation approved by Alameda County that bars federal immigration agents from using county property for enforcement activities.
US politics
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

Man Charged With Attempted Murder Over Bizarre Car Chase That Almost Killed SFPD Officer in Oakland

An SFPD officer assigned to Oakland was nearly killed on the job Tuesday, in an eventful car chase that featured a murder attempt, a wrong-way chase on I-580, and Oakland Police opening fire for reasons even they can't explain. A San Francisco Police Department officer can occasionally be assigned to work in Oakland. One SFPD officer had such duty Tuesday, with SFPD's Community Violence Reduction Team.
San Francisco
Film
fromKqed
1 month ago

Music and All That Jazz at This Year's Noir City Film Festival | KQED

Noir City festival in Oakland showcases classic and unconventional noir films with live jazz performances and spotlights unexpected entries like Elvis's King Creole.
East Bay food
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Winky Dinky Dogs opens in Oakland's former Original Kasper's triangle

Winky Dinky Dogs opened a second Oakland location in Temescal, revitalizing a historic Kasper's Hot Dogs building and selling high-volume gourmet hot dogs.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Winky Dinky Dogs opens in Oakland's former Original Kasper's triangle

This is not your average hot-dog stand. You know what this is? This is Winky Dinky Dog! This line from the classic 1980s comedy Hollywood Shuffle has become reality in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. On Jan. 24, Winky Dinky Dogs opened its long-awaited spot at Telegraph Avenue and 46th Street, turning a historic and curiously shaped building into a dispensary for hot dogs, fried ribs, gumbo and wangs.
East Bay food
Humor
fromFuncheap
3 weeks ago

Last Tuesdays Comedy at The Layover | Oakland

Laugh City is a free monthly stand-up comedy show in Oakland every last Tuesday at 8 pm at The Layover (1517 Franklin St); RSVP requested; 21+.
#bakery-closure
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago
East Bay real estate

After 30 years, It's All Good Bakery suddenly goes dark

Family-owned Oakland bakery It's All Good permanently closed after 30 years.
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago
East Bay (California)

After 30 years, It's All Good Bakery suddenly goes dark

It's All Good bakery in Oakland permanently closed after 30 years; redevelopment plans triggered a required environmental review due to the site's Black Panther historical significance.
San Francisco
fromKqed
1 month ago

Oakland's Speed Cameras Are Now Issuing Warnings, Fines Coming Soon | KQED

Oakland will issue $0 warning citations from automated speed cameras at 18 high-injury corridor locations for 60 days before fines begin, with statutory privacy protections.
fromABC7 San Francisco
10 years ago

Ex-law student gets 7 year sentence for hitting man with car in Oakland

The charges against Zato stem from an incident in which she plowed into 27-year-old James Roda of Oakland with her 1984 Mercedes-Benz while he was in the middle of 14th Street between Madison and Oak streets shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2013. Zato's lawyer, Megan Burns, said in her closing argument in November that Zato struck Roda under duress because she faced an imminent threat from a group of men who had beaten her and robbed her of her cellphone in front of the Oakland Public Library.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

San Francisco cop injured during Oakland traffic stop

Around 3:50 p.m., an officer assigned to the San Francisco Police Department's Community Violence Reduction Team tried to stop the suspect in the 800 block of 47th Street, SFPD said in a news release. The Oakland Police Department said the suspect was wanted for multiple felonies. The suspect attempted to flee and hit the officer with his vehicle, San Francisco police said. The officer was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
US news
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 weeks ago

LIVE: Police in pursuit of possible assault suspect in Oakland, reports say

San Francisco police officer struck by vehicle in alleged Oakland assault; suspect pursued and officer's condition remains unknown.
fromEast Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda
4 weeks ago

Oakland band digs into country-rock

Rut took piano lessons in grade school, but they didn't stick. He asked his parents for a guitar because he wanted to be Ace Frehley of KISS. When his guitar teacher told him the members of KISS "weren't real musicians," he stopped playing-until high school. "I found a friend who knew all the classic rock riffs. That's when I started hearing songs in my head," he said.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

He had no apparent connection to Oakland lingerie store owner. So why did he allegedly wait outside and kill him at 3 a.m.?

OAKLAND Police here have arrested a suspect in an ambush-style shooting that targeted two brothers who operated a late-night lingerie store in an area known for prostitution, according to jail records. But what authorities can't explain thus far is why it was so important for 30-year-old Christian Mendoza to wait in an alleyway on the 1600 block of Solano Way, then fire several shots into a Toyota Prius, killing 28-year-old Zinatullah Hedayet. The shooting happened around 3:15 a.m. on Dec. 19.
US news
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
4 weeks ago

Status of Oakland Coliseum deal will be aired out at joint city-county meeting

Oakland and Alameda County will hold a joint public meeting to coordinate disposition of their equal ownership interest in the Oakland Coliseum property.
Food & drink
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
4 weeks ago

Hot dog days return to iconic, triangular Temescal building

Winky Dinky Dogs reopened the iconic Kasper's building in Temescal, serving hot dogs, ribs, outdoor seating, and attracting crowds.
fromThe Mercury News
4 weeks ago

Three Oakland office towers are seized by lender in speedy foreclosure

Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, through an affiliate, took ownership of the three office towers in a streamlined foreclosure process, according to documents filed on Jan. 20 with the Alameda County Recorder's Office. The unpaid debt for the three office buildings totals $442.1 million, the financial titan's affiliate stated in the filing, which was a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the county records show. The original loan that Deutsche Bank provided to Starwood totaled $364.5 million, Alameda County real estate records show.
East Bay real estate
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts reopens in Oakland after $100M makeover, after 20 year absence

After a $100 million makeover, the center is back after being closed for nearly 20 years. Some big names already booked for this year, says CEO Terri Trotter. "Just coming up in the next few months, we have Mandy Patinkin, for our 'Princess Bride,' TV show and Broadway fans. Really excited for that. Kamala Harris. The Gypsy Kings," shares Trotter.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Oakland man charged with bombing occupied car

OAKLAND A 55-year-old man has been arrested and charged with setting off a bomb next to an occupied car and injuring a woman inside, court records show. Guy Igondjo, of Oakland, was charged with exploding a bomb causing bodily injury, having a destructive device, and assault with a deadly weapon. He was released from jail after posting $50,000, according to court records.
California
East Bay real estate
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

An iconic performing arts venue is back open. Can Oakland keep it alive?

Henry J. Kaiser Center in Oakland reopened after two decades following a $100 million renovation by Orton Development, restoring historic 19th-century architecture.
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