Mayor Quan Unveils Ambitious Plan To Help Oakland Kids
he newly sworn-in Jean Quan wants to enlist a mentor for each of the 2,000 children she described as most at-risk in Oakland.
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he newly sworn-in Jean Quan wants to enlist a mentor for each of the 2,000 children she described as most at-risk in Oakland.
An Oakland native who narrowly won the race to lead the city was sworn in as its 49th mayor late Monday morning in a ceremony at the Fox Theater.
Despite recent headlines, the homicide rate in Oakland dropped in 2010 for the fourth year in a row. There were 95 murders in Oakland last year - 15 fewer than in 2009.
Police still have no suspect in the Oakland New Year's Eve shooting that claimed the life of a musically inclined 17-year-old boy in his own driveway.
Michael Bush rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown and the short-handed Oakland Raiders beat playoff-bound Kansas City 31-10 Sunday to gain a unique NFL distinction.
Oakland police said two people are dead and five hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a violent 6-hour period that began Friday evening and ran through early Saturday.
One person was killed in a collision early Friday morning on Interstate Highway 880 that closed an on-ramp near the Oakland Coliseum for more than an hour.
Police are investigating a solo car crash that killed one man late Thursday night in Oakland
Authorities say a San Leandro police officer fatally shot a woman after a car chase that ended in a crash in Oakland.
Police are searching for clues in the death of a former stripper whose nude body was found in the Oakland hills at the entrance to a bike trail.
The Bay Area's three largest cities all saw drops in violent crime in 2010, but the trend is most notable in San Jose, which is aiming to close the year with the lowest number of homicides in more than two decades.
Four defensive standouts and one of the leagues all-time great punters will represent the Bay Area at the Pro Bowl in Honolulu on January 30th.
Monta Ellis' right ankle was hurting and his shot wasn't falling. That's normally trouble for Golden State.
Police spokeswoman Holly Joshi said more than half a dozen people who have gone to different Oakland neighborhoods expecting to complete car sales since April have been robbed at gunpoint.
Thanks to the generosity of strangers, a family in Oakland has been reunited with both of its furriest, yappiest members just in time for Christmas.
Longtime Oakland City Councilman and two-time mayoral candidate Ignacio De La Fuente was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Thursday night.
Fines for parking meter violations in Oakland will increase by $3 on Jan. 3.
A schnauzer that was found beaten and shot with a pellet gun on the streets of Oakland last week returned home Thursday and is expected to recover.
A 46-year-old Napa County man has been convicted of cocaine distribution as part of a smuggling operation that prosecutors say ran large amounts of the drug through Oakland International Airport.
A 28-year-old Oakland man was shot to death in East Oakland on Tuesday afternoon, according to police spokesman Jeff Thomason.
This week's Jefferson Award winners have helped hundreds of adults improve their reading skills to take the next step toward higher education.
The city of Oakland's plan to license medical marijuana production and processing plants has been put on hold.
Oakland City Attorney John Russo announced Wednesday that he has filed lawsuits against three hotel owners that he alleges have allowed their businesses to be used as centers of prostitution.
Oakland firefighters rescued a man who was trapped under a train near Jack London Square Wednesday morning, a fire dispatcher said.
Oakland police are investigating the killing of a woman who had her throat slit and was shot several times.
