Oakland Tribune

The decision will determine if the mayoral election is in June or November Full Story »

The increase, to be discussed Jan. 14, would cost ratepayers about $6 per month. Full Story »

ANTIOCH — A man forced an Antioch Middle School sixth-grader into a bathroom stall Monday and touched him inappropriately, his mother and school district officials said. Full Story »

Once the home of three small schools, West Oakland's McClymonds campus soon could house just one high school again. Full Story »

MTC administrators endorse plan to shift $35 million in federal funds to reduce AC Transit service cuts Full Story »

Hayward-based Injex to eliminate nearly all jobs, may close entirely Full Story »

Union: District, teachers to move one step closer to possible strike Full Story »

n Police say suspects were driving 30-50 miles per hour above posted speed limit Full Story »

Sunnyvale man says punishment is too harsh for a first offense. Full Story »

Two men arrested on charges of racing down a San Jose street and killing a 20-year-old former cheerleader in October were taken back into custody Tuesday after a judge increased their bail more than sevenfold to $750,000. Full Story »

A two-night bazaar will feature crafts, food, music -- and a beer's debut. Full Story »

Motorists now paying below $3 a gallon as dollar drops, supplies grow Full Story »

Homeless crowd into emergency shelters; volunteers check on the elderly. Full Story »

A lawyer is pressing the retailer for more information about a probe at its Walnut Creek store. Full Story »

National Parks Service officers have searched 85 percent of Death Valley by air without any luck Full Story »

Judge tells convicted killer that he 'had absolutely no right to end their lives and take them away from their children" Full Story »

TRACY — A Web site that helps workers rate their bosses for other job seekers has named a Tracy human resources director one of the nation's 25 worst bosses of 2009. Full Story »

OAKLAND — A day after a police released a surveillance picture of a man wanted in an armed ATM robbery, the suspect turned himself into police this afternoon. Full Story »

All safe after white powder arrives at the sheriff's office in Oakland and at two sites in Hayward. Full Story »

A rash of recent crimes may be linked, police say. Full Story »

What started as a search for stolen property at a West Oakland house ended with police unearthing an indoor grow of 300 marijuana plants with a street value of at least $105,000, investigators said. Full Story »

Bay Area Air Quality Management District issues Spare the Air alert banning wood fires on Wednesday Full Story »

Singer meets royalty. Plus: Robert Downey Jr. at "Sherlock Holmes" premiere; Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant at "Meet the Morgans" premiere; and Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz at "Lovely Bones" premiere. Full Story »

SUDDENLY Bank of America is rolling in cash. So much so that it has decided to pay back the federal government's $45 billion bailout as soon as its bank tellers finish counting and rolling all the pennies. Full Story »

Two men arrested on charges of racing down a San Jose street and killing a 20-year-old former cheerleader in October are back in custody today after a judge increased their bail sevenfold to $750,000. Full Story »