Officials say an Alaska Airlines flight en route from San Jose to Honolulu was forced to make an emergency landing in Oakland shortly after takeoff after the crew reported a possible bird strike.
BART and its unions are contining contract negotiations but if a deal is not reached, BART workers could go on strike. There are 400,000 daily BART passengers who would be affected by a potential strike.
Former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will be in Oakland tonight to kick off a week of events benefiting Habitat for Humanity.