CROCKETT — Nearly five years after a fiery explosion at an East Bay fuel facility shut down one of the Bay Area’s busiest freeways and forced nearby communities to shelter …
HERCULES — The Rodeo-Hercules Fire District could be dissolved in under a year — a change enthusiastically backed by district firefighters but protested by some residents — after the special …
OAKLAND — Despite a devastating fire late last month that destroyed a popular East Bay bookstore, community supporters are already celebrating the store’s spirit through pop-up events, neighborhood book pickups …
BAY POINT — Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings Friday evening as crews halted the forward progress of a brush fire burning between Bay Point and Concord. The Point Fire …
HERCULES — Despite some calls to let voters decide the fate of the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District’s independence, the agency’s board is beginning the process of being absorbed by the Contra …
In yet another sign of instability across California’s home insurance market, Allstate is seeking to raise policyholders’ premiums by an average of 34%. The insurance giant, the sixth largest provider …
Seven wildfires began Monday and Tuesday across Northern California as warm temperatures and dry lightning strikes combined for dangerous conditions early in the year’s fire season. The dry lightning strikes …
OAKLAND — A three-alarm fire Tuesday afternoon in the Eastlake district nearly destroyed a vacant home plagued by squatters and past fires and heavily damaged a second, occupied house, authorities …
OAKLAND — Amid new legal troubles, the owner of Horn Barbecue said Thursday that he will not reopen the popular restaurant at its West Oakland location, weeks after being approved …
OAKLAND — Just before the pandemic helped plunge the city into financial crisis, Oakland voters did what they usually do at the ballot box: approve a new tax, this one …