Oakland eases rules on sweeping homeless encampments
The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted to make it easier to sweep homeless encampments and move RVs parked in the city without always having to offer shelter. Kenny Choi reports.
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The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted to make it easier to sweep homeless encampments and move RVs parked in the city without always having to offer shelter. Kenny Choi reports.
Amy Hillyard, a mother of two and owner of Farley's coffee shops in Oakland and San Francisco, has been missing since March 25 and was last seen around 2 p.m. near the 500 block of Radnor Road in Oakland.
Eastbound traffic is flowing again through the Caldecott Tunnel after a crash and vehicle fire Thursday afternoon.
The Oakland Fire Department said the fire damaged four units and that smoke and water damage affected about a dozen other units. No people were injured, but a resident's cat died in the fire.
An Oakland woman teaches people how to stitch together their own stories of activism and belonging.
A judge in Alameda County on Tuesday sentenced three men convicted in the 2021 killing of Bay Area police sergeant and security guard Kevin Nishita to decades in prison.
All lanes of southbound Interstate 880 in Oakland are open Tuesday afternoon, following a fuel spill involving a truck, authorities said.
Oakland Fire said nearly 30 firefighters responded to the scene and were able to get a handle on the fire by 1:20 a.m. No one was injured, and the extent of the damage was not yet known.
Oakland Blooms is the theme for this First Fridays event in Oakland. While there was a good crowd on Telegraph Avenue, some vendors, like Kai Smalls, said they noticed a difference after the fatal shooting in March.
Homeless advocates are accusing Oakland of breaking promises to some of their most vulnerable neighbors after the city shut down a tiny home shelter near what used to be one of the city's largest encampments. Kenny Choi reports.
As Bay Area schools struggle to hold onto good teachers who are getting priced out of the communities where they work, an Oakland nonprofit has bought an apartment building to rent to educators, which could be a model for the nation. Kevin Ko reports.
Police in Oakland on Wednesday released data that showed declines in crime during the first three months of 2026.
Oakland Interim Police Chief James Beere, Interim Assistant Police Chief Casey Johnson and Mayor Barbara Lee speak at a press conference on Wednesday about data showing drops in crime, including violent crimes, during the first quarter of 2026.
The Mandela House residents said they were told they would get help to find a permanent place to live. But after a year, out of about 100 people, they said only one or two found housing. And now they said they're being told they will all have to leave.
Family and friends of an Oakland business owner reported missing last week held a candlelight vigil Sunday night in the hope of bringing her back home.
The Oakland Police Department is searching for a business owner who was reported missing and is believed to be at-risk.
An early-morning arson fire that severely damaged a business in Oakland was put out before it spread to a beloved Mexican restaurant in the city's Fruitvale District, authorities said.
At least four people have been arrested as part of a crackdown into illegal dirt bike riding in Oakland, authorities said.
Ninety years ago, an Oakland library official recommended that a branch in a predominantly Black neighborhood be closed with the words, "This is not a reading neighborhood." Now, a new branch is being proposed to correct a historical wrong.
An Oakland Fire Department dispatcher was honored on Friday in a ceremony where she met the parents of a baby she calmly helped deliver over the phone when the mother unexpectedly went into labor.
Oakland Fire Department dispatcher Monica Rios was honored on Friday for helping parents deliver a baby over the phone last month when mom unexpectedly went into labor.
Voters in Alameda County may decide on a proposal later this year that would raise the county's minimum wage to $30 an hour, nearly double the state's current minimum wage.
All lanes of southbound Interstate 880 in Oakland are open following an early Monday morning crash involving an overturned big-rig and other vehicles.
The City of Oakland began issuing citations for speeding using cameras on Sunday, and it has neighbors divided.
Starting on Sunday, Oakland will begin ticketing speeding drivers through a new network of speed cameras throughout the city. Kenny Choi reports.
