Oakland Mayor Quan Officially Announces Her Bid For Reelection
In a packed auditorium, family at her side Oakland Mayor Jean Quan officially announced she wants to run Oakland again.
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In a packed auditorium, family at her side Oakland Mayor Jean Quan officially announced she wants to run Oakland again.
A planned vote on a disputed agreement between the Oakland Athletics and officials from Oakland and Alameda County over an extended lease at O.co Coliseum was put off Friday when Oakland city council members boycotted the meeting in protest.
A man and three boys who led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle after a reported robbery in San Leandro were arrested on Wednesday and Thursday.
A 46-year-old woman who was fatally shot in East Oakland on Tuesday evening was the aunt of Oscar Grant III, an unarmed 22-year-old Hayward man who was killed by a BART police officer in 2009, according to an attorney for Grant's father.
A woman who carries the same name as the most famous female aviator is paying tribute to the original Amelia Earhart by circling the globe after departing from Oakland Thursday.
Despite challenges at home, William Varner finished at the top of his academy at Fremont High in Oakland with the help of martial arts.
Living around violence in the inner city is making children sick. Kids living in high crime areas have a higher rate of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than soldiers because they are living in "virtual combat zones", according to Dr. Howard Spivak of the Centers for Disease Control.
Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run double, slumping Brandon Moss had a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics jumped all over an ineffective Zack Wheeler in an 8-5 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.
Residents who woke up to their Oakland apartment building in flames early Wednesday morning credit the barking of a neighbor's dog for their safe escape.
An Oakland firefighter who was critically injured when a truck he was driving overturned during a training drill at Oakland International Airport on Tuesday is awake and breathing on his own Wednesday.
A woman was killed in a double shooting in East Oakland on Tuesday evening, police said.
Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at an apartment building that displaced 17 people in Oakland this morning.
An Oakland man was convicted Tuesday of voluntary manslaughter for fatally stabbing his sister's boyfriend during an argument over loud music last year.
An Oakland firefighter was critically injured when a truck he was driving overturned during a training drill on an Oakland International Airport tarmac Tuesday, city officials said.
One of the cars contained frozen meat and the other three contained wood products. No one was injured in the derailment.
A measure that would force smartphones sold in California to include a kill switch to try to stop the epidemic of phone thefts is now headed to the full state Assembly.
The Department of Motor Vehicles is holding a hearing on what immigrants in the country illegally will need to apply for driver's license starting next year.
A new grand jury report blames Oakland fire inspectors for failing to collect nearly a million dollars in fire hazard fines from homeowners during what could be one of the worst fire seasons in years.
A security guard seen in a video allegedly beating a wheelchair-bound student made an appearance in an Oakland court Monday to face that video evidence.
Two reputed gang members were convicted Monday of first-degree murder and other charges for a shooting in East Oakland three years ago that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy.
A plan by Berkeley's Mayor to establish a regional minimum wage is gaining support in the East Bay.
David Ortiz hit a leadoff home run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Sunday to avoid a four-game series sweep.
The Sears building on Broadway in Oakland has been sold and the company has no plans to stay there.
Some people in East Oakland said City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan used their community as a prop for political advancement, but did nothing to help them. Now, they're taking action to make sure she won't be their next mayor.
Two medical equipment supply company owners and an associate were sentenced in federal court in Oakland earlier this week to prison terms for their roles in a $1.6 million Medicare fraud concerning phony prescriptions for power wheelchairs.
