Former mayor says school and city leaders need to better consider impact of costly decisions that have long-term effects ...

Oakland voters will head to the polls to elect a new mayor following a recent recall — but the high-stakes mayoral race isn't ...

A high-ranking Oakland city official has been fired after a note she wrote last year that appeared to refer to black people ...

Now, the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, or AASEG, has received another year to square away its purchase of both the city’s half of the Coliseum and the other half that the county was ...

A man accused of attacking an Oakland police officer is facing several charges related to the assault, according to Alameda ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced statistics from a year-long operation of increased California Highway Patrol efforts ...

Public-employee labor unions such as SEIU 1021 and IFPTE Local 21 often spend big on the city’s elections, but the money has ...

Even a small fire in the Oakland hills is enough to bring up bad memories for many in the community, especially given the ...