Wrecked and abandoned boats litter the shoreline or sink below the surface at Oakland Estuary, and nonprofits have been fighting for years to clean up the mess.
A bus bridge is in place Tuesday for VTA riders after an overhead wire snapped, halting light rail service at six Orange Line stations. A spokesperson says the electrical problems could take one or two days to fix.
Police are investigating a series of stabbings at several locations throughout East Oakland on Monday evening that left one person dead and four others injured. A suspect was arrested shortly after the attacks.
A mountain lion cub who was rescued in the Santa Monica Mountains after being abandoned by his mother at just three weeks old is recovering well after a life-changing surgery.