Oakland is crisscrossed by many miles of freeways that cost the city lost development opportunities and tax revenue, a researcher found. Credit: Amir Aziz/The Oaklandside Oakland doesn’t look the way ...

Charlene Wang is trying to set up a survivor support fund while fining buyers. Nate Adams wants to focus on prevention and ...

Some residents railed against the AI industry at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, where the 45-day pause was unanimously ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is running for a full term in this year’s election. Compared to the crowded special election in ...

For Trevor and Arielle, an Oakland couple raising a 1-year-old on two busy schedules, that small hesitation also carried real ...

Oakland councilmembers Unger, Ramachandran and Wang are among the current and former elected officials calling for Young to ...

Barbara Lee and Libby Schaaf say Oakland’s mayor ought to be more like a CEO. Supervisor Nate Miley and former Councilmember ...

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A judge refused to order the government to hand over tax returns for Mario Juarez. Defense attorneys claim Juarez may have ...

Parent LeAna Powell and teacher Alexandra Williams are both challenging school board vice-president Valarie Bachelor, who is ...

In the annual address, the mayor touted progress on illegal dumping, housing, and crime. Workers rallied outside.

Most election years, crowds of candidates compete for a handful of seats on the Oakland City Council and for the job of ...