A California couple who had just taken their vows on Saturday were robbed right in front of god and everyone while taking photos in front of their old high school. In broad daylight and "in front of the flower girls." » 12/24/14 6:15pm 12/24/14 6:15pm

In order combat sex trafficking, a city in California is launching a new website to "pimp-shame" suspected criminals. » 7/02/14 11:30pm 7/02/14 11:30pm

This note, unearthed by The Bold Italic, is pretty much the most perfect passive-aggressive note one can receive in their mailbox from a neighbor. It's got everything: humor, pathos, an antichrist symbol left on a doorstep, and a screaming match with a poodle. It's basically a Stephen Sondheim musical waiting to… » 6/20/14 12:05pm 6/20/14 12:05pm

Last week security footage of a harrowing incident at Oakland High School in Oakland, California made the news. In the video, a student in a wheelchair is seen being beaten by a school security guard and then dumped out of his chair. Now new video has emerged that shows that two security guards abused Francisco… » 6/04/14 9:30pm 6/04/14 9:30pm

A third-grader was violently beaten at an Oakland, California school on Friday. Police state that the attacker, another child's mother, lured the girl into a bathroom and then hit her repeatedly with a hammer. Police also state that this was a targeted attack and that it was the result of a family feud. And as we all… » 6/01/14 5:07pm 6/01/14 5:07pm

Election officials say Jean Quan will become Oakland's first female mayor, and the first Asian-American woman to be mayor of a major U.S. city. The format of her election was a first as well. » 11/11/10 9:35am 11/11/10 9:35am

[Oakland, California; May 19, 1978. Image via AP] » 5/19/10 2:10pm 5/19/10 2:10pm

[Oakland, March 4. Image via Getty] » 3/05/10 9:10am 3/05/10 9:10am