A misdemeanor case has surfaced a troubling pattern in Alameda County juries, which often fail to reflect the community’s ...

The City Council and unions are banking on voters approving the $34 million measure for police, fire, and other services.

State Senator Jesse Arreguín’s bill aims to make it harder for people caught trashing Oakland’s streets to ignore fines.

Gus's, The Barbary, The Athletic Club, and Xocolate's Rockridge shop were some of the food businesses to shutter recently.

Mayor Lee’s homelessness office has issued a bold report. But funding is short, and there’s a different plan already on the ...

Chang, the hip hop historian and cultural critic, has written a vivid history of the martial arts legend and his worlds. He ...

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Volunteer-run neighborhood councils are improvising solutions a year after the city eliminated the Neighborhood Services Division.

On "1 Umbrella," ALLBLACK, 22nd Jim, Lil Bean, ZayBang and Lil Yee deliver a raw, authentic collaboration about life in the ...

The city added 18 speed cameras on January 14 as part of a mult-city statewide pilot. Fines start in mid-March.

Two former staff members took over Small Change in Temescal at the start of the year, and refreshed the concept with an eye ...