Oakland Tribune

In Berkeley, California Governor Jerry Brown addressed the safety concerns over the new span of the Bay Bridge before addressing UC Berkeley's newest political science graduates. More »Brown: Bay Bridge 'not going to open unless it's ready'

The names of two men killed in shootings that happened 14 hours apart Sunday in West and East Oakland were released by police Monday. Motives have not yet been determined and no arrests have been made … More »Oakland: Couple in car shot today; two Sunday homicides investigated

Electronics stolen from home on St. James Drive, police say More »Piedmont: Burglar confronts residents, confines them to bedrooms

The girl, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown through the back window of an SUV that flipped twice Monday morning on the Richmond Parkway at Hilltop Drive. More »Richmond: 5-year-old girl dies after SUV flips

Oakland Police say a 19-year-old man was fatally shot about 6:30 p.m. in the 2900 block of West Street. The killing was the second in the city in 14 hours. No suspect or motive were known in either ki … More »Two Oakland homicides in a day

In a report released Thursday, the Transportation Agency for Monterey County says converting the outdated two-lane Highway 156 into a nearby four-lane toll road between Highways 1 and 101 could be mostly … More »Toll road between Highway101 and Monterey Peninsula? Highway 156 stretch a candidate

Beefed-up security in response to last month's Boston Marathon bombings didn't deter tens of thousands from reveling in San Francisco's most spirited footrace Sunday. More »Bay to Breakers: Just a thin shadow of Boston attack

El Cerrito resident named Special Education Administrator of the Year by statewide organization More »West Contra Costa special ed administrator honored for his work

Congresswoman Jackie Speier wants an independent, bipartisan commission to probe the IRS scandal; also, district attorneys meet with Attorney General Kamala Harris seeking ways to curb gun violence. More »Political Blotter: Speier calls for independent IRS probe

A historical society member is passionate about preserving the city's stock of significant buildings. More »El Cerrito asked to consider preservation issues

A professor at Merritt College in Oakland started a club, Altazor, to help his students transfer from community colleges to a four-year universities. Many were accepted to a UC campus. More »Transfer club at Oakland's Merritt College helps students navigate path to universities

It's unclear what role now-disgraced former Supervisor George Shirakawa's visit to the San Diego offices of Rural/Metro had on the company winning Santa Clara County's lucrative ambulance contract, but … More »Shirakawa's decisive vote in ambulance deal prompts Santa Clara County scrutiny

Alameda County Higher Education Week events urge hundreds of high school seniors to look at community college as an opportunity to pursue their higher education goals. More »East Bay high school seniors without plans told college is still in reach

The Bay Area, which would stage most events in San Francisco but play the 50th Super Bowl in the 49ers' new Santa Clara stadium, is the heavy favorite to be awarded the game after Florida's legislature … More »Super Bowl vote: 49ers, Bay Area prepare for NFL's decision Tuesday

Month on month, crime is up in our hot spot. With one murder, seven robberies, one shooting and seven residential burglaries, every category saw an increase since the last Neighborhood Crime Prevention … More »Oakland Effect: Police say Melrose and 50th is latest crime 'hot spot'

Actress Angelina Jolie's brave disclosure about her preventive double mastectomy is empowering to women with good insurance and financial means. But lower income women won't have easy access to the same … More »Drummond: Many women can't copy Angelina Jolie

It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials … More »$590 million Powerball jackpot: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, the keynote speaker for the 2013 UC Berkeley commencement, tells students: Happiness = Smiles -- Frowns. More »UC Berkeley commencement: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives graduates a happiness equation

As the Powerball jackpot soared to a record $600 million on Friday -- and likely to rocket even higher before Saturday's drawing -- thousands of Bay Area hopefuls streamed into liquor stores, gas stations … More »Powerball jackpot lures hopefuls around the Bay Area

A Japanese restaurant in Burlingame that offers exotic meats may have been bitten off more than it can chew. Mokutanya charcoal grill recently added African lion to the menu as a promotional item, and … More »Burlingame Japanese restaurant skewered for serving lion meat

Five years after being fired amid accusations that she tipped off her nephew to an impending police raid, former Oakland City Administrator Deborah Edgerly is back in the thick of city business. SEIU, … More »Citywise: Deborah Edgerly returns to Oakland City Hall as union consultant

A man who tried to drive away from an Alameda County's Sheriff's Office deputy was shot by the deputy late Thursday night near westbound Interstate 580 in Castro Valley, an agency spokesman said. More »Castro Valley: Man in critical condition after shooting by deputy near I-580

The Port of Oakland has temporarily ceased operations after the death of a longshoreman who drove his truck into the bay near TraPac Terminal on Friday afternoon, a port spokesman said. The man, who was … More »Longshoreman killed when truck plunges into the bay