Smith sayid the street design has in effect eliminated sideshows at that intersection. Of course, the squeaky wheel gets the ...

A fast-moving vegetation fire in the Oakland Hills on Saturday night offered a sobering warning on the eve of the city’s peak summer fire season, coming as financial problems cause continued ...

Fire crews remained overnight at the scene of a large vegetation blaze in Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Oakland on Saturday night, but the blaze was contained, Fire Chief Damon Covington said.

The fire broke out just after 9 p.m. in the area of Skyline Boulevard and Grass Valley Road. Crews managed to stop progress of the fire about an hour later. Firefighters will remain on scene overnight ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Thirty-one years after the Oakland firestorm tore through the city's northern hillside, residents are concerned the same mistakes are happening again. "At the time of the fire ...