Bay Area

Oakland woman transforms city's landscape, one tree at a time

Garvin Thomas, NBC Bay Area

OAKLAND - When Kemba Shakur moved to Oakland in the mid 1990's she joked that some state prisons had better landscaping than her block. Kemba would know. She worked for years as a guard at the prison in Soledad...

Wrongly convicted man released; 'truly happy' after 14 years in prison

Lisa Fernandez and Kris Sanchez, NBC Bay Area

NBC Bay Area - Johnny Williams spent 14 years in prison for an attempted rape he never committed. On Friday, a judge overturned his conviction. And on Tuesday, the 37-year-old Williams spoke publicly for the first time.

New doc examines woes of Oakland ER

Dr. Tyeese Gaines

theGRIO REPORT - A new documentary out today, “The Waiting Room,” exposes the woes of the health care system through the backdrop of an emergency department waiting room...

In-N-Out burger slapped with discrimination lawsuit

theGrio

BAY AREA - A class action law suit was filed in Alameda County this week alleging that the popular In-N-Out burger chain discriminates against people of color...