Oakland Creates Civilian Police Oversight Commission With Subpoena Powers
Oakland residents overwhelmingly approve a measure establishing an independent police commission to oversee the city's Police Department.
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Oakland residents overwhelmingly approve a measure establishing an independent police commission to oversee the city's Police Department.
Two suspects have been charged for getting into a gunfight outside a downtown Oakland nightclub early Saturday morning that wounded eight people, including themselves.
Oakland police are assessing vandalism on several businesses Wednesday morning after about 250 protesters marched through downtown in a protest over the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as U.S. president.
A protester taking part in a demonstration was hit by a car and seriously injured on eastbound state Highway 24 in Oakland Wednesday morning, CHP officers said.
Partial returns show three ballot measures to tax soda and other sugary drinks are leading in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Veteran's Day is later this week and the Coast Guard and the Raiders teamed up to help junior enlisted members cope with life in the military.
The mother and family of the baby reported abandoned to police Tuesday came forward hours later admitting that the story was false, authorities said.
The measures in San Francisco, Oakland and Albany would levy a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks, including energy, sweetened tea and sports drinks.
A 23-year-old Oakland woman has been charged with luring her friend to a wooded area in East Oakland where she was murdered and her body set ablaze.
Two suspects were charged with murder Monday for the brutal stabbing and burning death of a 21-year-old San Leandro woman who was an Alameda County sheriff's explorer.
As voters in three Bay Area counties get ready to decide on $3.5 billion bond Measure RR aimed at repairing and upgrading BART, on Monday supporters and detractors were making a last-minute effort to win the public over to their side.
A judge issued a filing ruling Monday granting the Oakland Public Ethics Commission's petition to compel Oakland City Council president Lynette Gibson McElhaney to turn over public records in an inquiry into whether she used her office for personal gain.
Latavius Murray ran for 114 yards and three touchdowns and the Oakland Raiders showed they were ready for prime time, beating the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos 30-20 on Sunday night.
Hundreds of furious residents of East Oakland let city leaders know it is time to end illegal dumping in their neighborhood.
Authorities in the East Bay confirmed Friday that a body found in a creek at an East Oakland park was that of a missing Alameda County Sheriff's Department volunteer and that two homicide suspects were in custody.
Police are investigating a body found in a creek outside a recreation center at an East Oakland park.
A crew was excavating a site in Oakland Thursday as part of an investigation into a 2004 homicide case.
A fire investigation team from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrived in Oakland Wednesday to help determine the cause of a five-alarm fire, ATF officials said.
A teenager was hospitalized after being tased by an Oakland police officer when a fight broke out at an East Bay bus stop.
A watchdog group that tracks what government workers are paid in California suggests that BART and others are handing out overtime pay like it's leftover Halloween candy.
Why is former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg investing $300,000 in a Bay Area school board race?
A new study finds that more than 70 percent of the roadways in the San Francisco-Oakland area are in poor condition, forcing local drivers to spend nearly $1,000 annually to repair their vehicles.
A BART promotion featuring Golden State Warriors Forward Draymond Green has prompted a complaint alleging unfair political practices.
The run kicks off on January 11th in Philadelphia with stops in San Jose and Oakland in February...
A landlord on Oakland's Housing Task Force is being blamed for being part of the city's housing crisis.
