Oakland’s violence intervention academy will be modeled after Urban Peace Institute’s peace academy, which was established in ...

Paul Pierce talks about his childhood growing up in Oakland and Inglewood and how he escaped the prevalent gang culture.

The city of Oakland has issued hundreds of tickets to abandoned vehicles that were reported stolen, creating a problem for both the victims of the crime and the city, according to an Alameda County ...

Mayor Barbara Lee said Oakland "is on the move" in her first State of the City speech Tuesday, touting progress made during her four-and-a-half months in office - and reiterated her defiance towards ...

On Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee delivered her first State of the City address amid a host of problems usually only seen ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee touted on Tuesday the progress already made on her 10-point plan for improving "the town" in the ...