2 Port Of Oakland Terminals Closed Over Explosion Risk
Two marine terminals at the Port of Oakland have been shut down over concerns that refrigerated containers serviced in Vietnam may combust after being powered up.
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Two marine terminals at the Port of Oakland have been shut down over concerns that refrigerated containers serviced in Vietnam may combust after being powered up.
A state appeals court has upheld an Alameda County Superior Court judge's injunction restricting the activities of 15 alleged members of the North Side Oakland gang within a section of the northern part of the city.
Occupy Oakland protesters said Monday that their plans for a general strike on Wednesday include marching on the Port of Oakland and shutting it down.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has officially responded to a group of Oakland residents seeking to recall her saying she's ignoring public safety as the city's most pressing issue.
Parents in Oakland are weighing their options after the school board voted last week to shut down five elementary schools.
The KCBS and Chronicle Insider explains why San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is in no hurry to crackdown on the Occupy SF tents along the Embarcadero.
Oakland city officials said they plan to return first aid and medical supplies taken from the Occupy Oakland encampment by police last week.
The cause of former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis' death has been determined to have been heart failure.
A website claiming to be the official site of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan appeared recently, mimicking the official Oakland website almost entirely.
Caltrans officials just celebrated a major milestone in the construction of the new Eastern span of the Bay Bridge, but the next step will involve some commuter delays.
Michael Moore addressed hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters in front of Oakland's City Hall, saying events over the past week have helped change the national discussion about the movement.
Oakland's acting police chief defended the use of force this week during Occupy Oakland protests as national criticism mounted over his and Mayor Jean Quan's actions in breaking up protester encampments.
A crowd of at least 1,000 people, many holding candles, attended a vigil Thursday for the Iraq War veteran who suffered a fractured skull during a clash between demonstrators and police.
Mayor Jean Quan released a written statement Thursday night addressing "Occupy Oakland" demonstrators, after being booed as she tried to speak to protesters.
Following a violent clash between Occupy Oakland protesters and police earlier this week, a new round of protests in Oakland could be a bellwether on whether police have agitated or suppressed the movement, according to some analysts.
The Iraq War veteran who was critically injured in a clash between police and Occupy Oakland protesters earlier this week was upgraded to fair condition on Thursday, doctors said.
The Oakland school board approved a plan to close five elementary schools and consolidate several other closes during a raucous public meeting Wednesday night.
The second of two California brothers convicted of the Thanksgiving killings of three Oakland family members has been sentenced to life in prison.
Protesters gathered at Frank Ogawa Plaza again Wednesday evening, looking to reclaim the site of the "Occupy Oakland" encampment.
Oakland voters appeared unhappy with Mayor Jean Quan on her overall job performance and her handling of the Occupy Oakland protests, according to a KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll.
Speaking at a news conference at City Hall that was packed with reporters, Quan said, "We saw some of the best of the city and some of the worst."
The music of a Super Mario video game drifts through the rooms of the Pediatric Oncology unit at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. It's a welcome sound to parents Matt and Dana Croghan, who are all too familiar with what it's like for young patients here.
Oakland's school board was set to meet Wednesday to consider a proposal by Superintendent Tony Smith to close five elementary schools to save $2.2 million a year and use those funds to improve other schools.
A Marine who had served two tours of duty in Iraq was critically injured during an altercation between police and protesters on the streets of Oakland Tuesday night.
Sen. Barbara Boxer was in Oakland Tuesday to promote a new transportation bill and to push for a revamped piece of the jobs bill that was recently voted down by Republicans.
