Oakland's official bird among those threatened with removal of downtown trees
A plan to develop 64 units of affordable housing in downtown Oakland will dislodge a large colony of black-crowned night herons, the city's official bird.
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A plan to develop 64 units of affordable housing in downtown Oakland will dislodge a large colony of black-crowned night herons, the city's official bird.
911 service in Oakland has been fully restored after police said copper wire theft and damaged fiber optic lines led to an outage that began Wednesday night and continued for over 24 hours.
Emergency calls in the City of Oakland are being answered by Alameda County after the city's 911 system went down Wednesday night.
All Tied Up Academy, an Oakland non-profit that provides mentorship for youth of color, debuted a podcast studio at McClymonds High School named after Lo'Eshe Lacy, a student whose life was cut short by gun violence in 1997.
A man suspected in a robbery last month at a San Leandro CVS store along with an assault against a store worker was arrested over the weekend, police said Wednesday.
Fire crews stopped the forward progress of a fire that broke out in the hills above the UC Berkeley campus Tuesday morning.
An elderly California couple has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in connection with the deadly shooting of their son-in-law, a New York Times executive, attorneys said.
The city has posted notices warning residents that RVs parked along 75th Avenue and Hawley Street will be removed starting this week.
A driver going the wrong way on Interstate Highway 680 in Concord overnight crashed with another vehicle overnight, leaving two people dead and closing all northbound lanes for hours.
The good news for families hoping to break out the cozier part of their wardrobes: Cooler weather is on the way, with temperatures expected to drop significantly over the next several days. Rain is also in the forecast.
For decades, the neighborhood has been without a place to buy healthy food, and now, as ground is broken for a new store, residents say it will become a community focal point.
Neighbors and business owners fear a troubled property that once housed one of Oakland's largest homeless encampments is sliding back into familiar territory.
Oakland has recorded 41 homicides so far this year, putting the city on track for its fewest killings in nearly 60 years, according to Police Chief James Beere.
Events began in Oakland on Thursday to mark 60 years since the founding of the Black Panther Party.
Two people and their dog were displaced from their Dublin home early Thurday when a fire in the garage spread to a large portion of the house, authorities said.
