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The City Council passed a new encampment policy giving Oakland more power to tow RVs and close camps. Our public safety ...

With Oakland’s legal defenses exhausted, a coalition is strategizing a new way to stop construction of a coal export terminal ...

A San Francisco Chronicle analysis of U.C. admissions data and high school demographics showed Skyline punching above its ...

Councilmember Ken Houston displays a before-and-after image of an encampment closed in his district at Tuesday's council meeting. Credit: Natalie Orenstein/The Oaklandside Our reporting is free for ...

Known as “Popeye” on the Berkeley High campus, where he was the rare athlete to letter in four sports, he later traveled the ...

In December, Oakland announced the hiring of Dr. Jason Lester to lead the Human Services Department, which oversees homelessness services and programs for seniors, disabled residents, and children. In ...

FOB West, Tita Becca's, Butter's Burgers, Leña, GA.RA, and La Cocinita Nica are some of the East Bay restaurants to recently ...

Women in vibrant traditional attires, elders soaking in the sun, and dance performances marked the Cambodian new year at ...

AfterGlow Chorus is a fun-loving ensemble of experienced, highly-skilled singers from a variety of musical backgrounds. They'll be performing a Prince tribute, "Purple Reign," later this month. Credit ...

A new bar opened in the former beloved Starline Social Club space (which was, briefly, A Capella). The West Oakland bar and ...