Skyrocketing COVID-19 Cases In Oakland Traced To Large Parties, Gatherings At Lake Merritt
East Oakland residents are being urged to avoid social gatherings because they are leading to a surge in COVID-19 cases, city leaders said Friday.
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East Oakland residents are being urged to avoid social gatherings because they are leading to a surge in COVID-19 cases, city leaders said Friday.
Oakland city councilmembers resolved on Thursday to put a measure to strengthen the police commission before voters in Noveber.
Amid calls for police budget cuts, Oakland police plan to hire momre dispatchers, improve their dispatch center's technology and seek more funding for the center, all to improve public safety.
Castlemont High student Jasin Saunders graduated from one of the toughest high schools in Oakland after he turned his academic record around with help from a special mentor.
Oakland's cannabis businesses want more police protection after two workers were shot, one fatally, and industry advocates said Wednesday that police are starting to step up but need to do more.
In a late night vote Tuesday, the Oakland City Council were deadlocked on whether to slash millions from the police budget with Mayor Libby Schaaf casting the deciding vote, hours after vandals sent her a message loud and clear.
In a late night vote Tuesday, the Oakland City Council were deadlocked on whether to slash millions from the police budget with Mayor Libby Schaaf casting the deciding vote, hours after vandals sent her a message loud and clear.
An employee of a cannabis business was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire at the business late Friday night.
Police in Oakland are investigating the early Tuesday morning vandalism of Mayor Libby Schaaf's home that included splatters of red paint and sidewalk graffiti that appeared to be messages related to the Black Lives Matter movement.
An early morning blaze erupted outside an Oakland four-plex Tuesday, quickly spreading into the building, sending firefighters and residents scrambling for safety.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Oakland Police Department on Monday both rejected a call by President Trump to possibly send Department of Homeland Security officers to the East Bay city.
Some veteran civil rights leaders in the Bay Area fear the Black Lives Matter movement lacks focus and, at times, has undermined its own message.
The Community Foods Market on San Pablo Avenue in West Oakland will be closes starting Monday morning, for at least 72 hours, after a store employee tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, the market's CEO said.
The city of Oakland has reached a $32.7 million settlement of the lawsuits filed over the disastrous Ghost Ship warehouse fire in 2016.
A recent uptick in gun violence in Oakland may be due to civil unrest, gangs and conflicting groups among other reasons, police said Thursday.
An Oakland Zoo official said that the zoo might be able to open in a couple of weeks or even sooner after Alameda County supervisors voted Tuesday to support a COVID-19 variance attestation.
A community in Oakland is rallying behind an ornery turkey whose foul behavior is making his days numbered.
The Oakland Athletics are on the cusp of starting the shortened 60-game season and ready to chase another playoff berth, knowing those mighty Astros likely stand in the way.
There has been a spike in gunfire on the streets of Oakland since March with more than 180 assaults with a gun in the city within the first six months of 2020, according to the Oakland Police Department.
In the heart of downtown Oakland, Children's Fairyland is an oasis of childhood fantasies, believed to have inspired Walt Disney to build Disneyland. However, the pending financial ruin from being shut down for months is a shocking reality.
Warriors team captain Steph Curry has rallied Dub Nation to help a Super Fan keep at risk of losing his iconic home.
The Oakland Unified School District announced Friday that the 2020-2021 school year would begin in one month with all students in distance learning before returning to classrooms in phases.
Some renters in Oakland say their building owners are putting their health at risk. investors want to tour their apartments. The tenants are now determined to block them.
Over the next few days, several Bay Area districts are going to be rolling out their plans for what the next school year might look like. Will students go to class? Maybe some, not all? Whatever it looks like, the implications for families are huge and the stakes are very high. So who makes the call?
The A's worked out again at the Oakland Coliseum Tuesday, but pitcher Jesus Luzardo remained home in Florida after testing positive for COVID-19, according to reports.
