Oakland officials are looking to take money from insurance and other programs to reopen two fire stations closed last month.

City workers in Oakland held a rally in front of city hall Tuesday after about 100 pink slips were sent out to employees who ...

Safety is a concern for many students at Northeastern University in Oakland. In a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, ...

Did you feel it? Multiple earthquakes shook the Bay Area Thursday. They were recorded near Hayward, the USGS reported.

Former congressmember Barbara Lee told a crowd of supporters that she’s ready to lead Oakland as her mayoral campaign kicked ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend, and two Oakland-based businessmen were in federal court this week on ...

Now Taylor’s challenge may be finding an identity for his campaign against a progressive heavyweight — former U.S. Rep.

The ex-mayor, her romantic partner Andre Jones and father-son business duo David and Andy Duong are accused of coordinating a ...

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