California Cops have to treat marijuana in your car differently after new California Supreme Court ruling By Nigel Duara | January 29, 2026 If you can’t easily consume it, having marijuana in your car does not give California police the right to search the vehicle.
health California state employees alarmed by demand to prove their citizenship By Khari Johnson | CalMatters | January 29, 2026 Public health agency leaders said in a memo that verification is necessary to receive federal funding.
Bay Area The Blotter | Resident accuses housecleaner of theft By Damin Esper | January 27, 2026 No evidence found to back up accusation.
City Local leaders attend ribbon-cutting for new city dispatch center By Photos by Julie Reichle | January 27, 2026 The $3.1 million, 18-month project, was completed on budget and leveraged $2.1 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.
Bay Area California Democrats urge government shutdown after federal agents kill Minnesota nurse By Maya C. Miller | CalMatters | January 26, 2026 Leaders introduced bills to hold federal agents accountable.
Bay Area Second ICE-linked killing in Minneapolis ignites protests across Bay Area By Pete Young | Bay City News | January 25, 2026 Thousands gather across the region as local leaders condemn ICE's actions.
City The Blotter | Police pursuit of armed carjacking suspects ends in crash at El Cerrito Ave. By Damin Esper | January 20, 2026 Witness reports seeing 11 police vehicles in pursuit of a white sedan that had been carjacked in Oakland earlier in the day.
California California’s newest ICE center has 1,400 detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla saw there By Wendy Fry | CalMatters | January 20, 2026 The newest and largest ICE detention center in the state is a former prison in Kern County.
Bay Area ‘We want to change behavior’: Oakland speed cameras go live as 5-year safety pilot begins By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | January 18, 2026 The cameras have been installed in the 8% of the city’s streets that account for 60% of its severe and fatal collisions.
Bay Area Looking out for ICE, California parents, teachers help students get to school By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | January 16, 2026 School staff in Oakland and other districts say patrols outside schools have boosted attendance and mental health.