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In a quiet neighborhood in Oakland, a backyard was abuzz with young people answering an urgent call to action.
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In a quiet neighborhood in Oakland, a backyard was abuzz with young people answering an urgent call to action.
An investigation is underway after a woman was shot and killed Friday morning near the Oakland Adult & Career Education Center, officials said.
A man who was convicted in a series of attacks targeting elderly victims in Oakland's Chinatown during the COVID-19 pandemic has been charged in connection with a series of new attacks, prosecutors said.
James Beere, a 29-year veteran of the Oakland Police Department, was sworn in as chief of police Wednesday as the department seeks stability amid years of turmoil.
Police Chief James Beere speaks during his swearing-in ceremony at Oakland City Hall on Wednesday. Beere, a 29-year veteran of the department, has been serving as interim chief since late last year.
The Oakland Roots soccer team faces a Wednesday deadline to pay more than $1 million in debt to the Coliseum authority, or their upcoming match will be canceled. Drew Andre reports.
In the city of Oakland, the high cost of housing has reached a crisis level, and it's forcing many African American residents out of the city.
A nonprofit plans to turn the property into affordable housing through a rarely used county land-sale program.
John Ramos reports.
A suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with the assault and robbery of Oakland At-Large City Councilmember Rowena Brown, authorities said.
With the first day of school approaching, the district announced it would implement a full phone ban to curb the negative impacts of cell phones in its schools.
A group of visionaries are working to rebuild a historic Oakland landmark known as the "Gingerbread Firehouse" after a fire broke out at the 99-year old structure Tuesday night.
An Oakland woman's nonprofit has been providing free diapers to families in the Bay Area for the last 17 years. Lisa Truong has made it her mission to give moms easy access to this parenting necessity.
A man suspected in an assault in East Oakland was arrested Tuesday, following an investigation that also led to the seizure of homemade firearms, according to police.
A Honduran national convicted in connection with drug sales in East Oakland and San Francisco's Tenderloin has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Oakland councilmember Ken Houston has proposed a $409,000 severance payout to a former city administrator, who resigned in May of this year after texts were released in which he spoke inappropriately about female colleagues' physical appearance.
A Union City woman was arrested for alleged illegal alcohol sales at Lake Merritt in Oakland, police said Tuesday, including an alleged sale to an underage decoy.
Police in Oakland have released surveillance footage as they search for a suspect in a deadly shooting in East Oakland late last year.
A group of street vendors in Oakland say that in the past few months, enforcement actions against them have become increasingly aggressive.
A group of street vendors in Oakland say that in the past few months, enforcement actions against them have become increasingly aggressive. John Ramos reports.
City leaders in Oakland voted to approve a $125 million deal to sell their share of the Oakland Coliseum complex, a deal that would include revenue from future events.
Police officers shot and killed an armed suspect in the parking lot of a strip mall in East Oakland on Monday afternoon, the deoartment said. Anne Makovec reports.
Oakland Police Chief James Beere said the shooting happened after the California Highway Patrol requested assistance with an armed suspect.
Oakland police officers shot and killed an armed suspect in the parking lot of a strip mall on Monday afternoon, the department said.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and city officials held a briefing Monday on a proposed deal to sell their share of the Oakland Coliseum complex, a deal that would include revenue from future events.
