The race for Oakland mayor has come to a close. Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has defeated former Oakland city council member Loren Taylor by a thin margin in Tuesday’s special election.

A decommissioned BART car that was rejected by the Athletics has found a new home with the Oakland Ballers and will be transformed into a concession stand, BART said on Thursday. BART said the ...

SAN LEANDRO — Two days after his 104th birthday, retired Oakland police Officer Toft Jessen was celebrated Thursday by dozens of Oakland police officers past and present, along with many others ...

A rendering of the Oakland A’s proposed new ballpark at Jack London Square. (Image courtesy of Bjarke Ingels Group) Momentum is building to construct a new baseball stadium at Oakland’s Charles P.

The team has been affiliates of the Washington Senators 1930-1959; Philadelphia Phillies 1960-1961, 1963-1965; Oakland A’s 1976-1977; Cleveland Indians 1978-1982; Seattle Mariners 1983-1987 ...

He’d have Santa Claus there, and nicely wrapped gifts. He treated his players to home games of the Oakland A’s. He brought them mementos from what was for many years the classic John Perry ...

The stadium is typically home to the Triple-A Giants affiliate but is playing host to A’s home games through 2027 while the team, formerly based in Oakland, awaits the construction of its new ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A person was shot and killed near two schools in Oakland Friday afternoon, police said. Police said officers arrived at the 8100 block of Fontaine Street near schools around 12 ...

Last month, Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins announced he had hired two deputy mayors. In a press release, the city described one of them, LaNiece Jones, as a “longtime strategist and community ...