In a sprawling complaint, a prosecutor claims the Alameda County DA’s office “extorts” welfare fraud defendants and badly ...

The Prescott Circus Theatre showcase, Fairyland’s ‘Mad Tea Party,' a magic show at the Sound Room, Ayo Brame at Yoshi's and ...

A new Southeast Asian restaurant has opened in Oakland’s San Antonio neighborhood. Jiams focuses on Mien, Laos, Thai, ...

Families will pay just $250 in rent through the joint program between the Oakland Housing Authority, UCSF, and Alameda ...

Myesha: As community manager, I support Oakland by connecting our neighbors, businesses and local leaders to the right ...

Initial election results show Loren Taylor with a thin lead on Barbara Lee in the vote count, but it’s way too early to tell who will win the heated race for Oakland mayor. The first two batches of ...

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 Oakland will crack down on ...

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

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

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

EZ’s Lounge, an unpermitted nightclub on 14th Street in downtown Oakland. A gang-related shooting at the club on March 7, 2026 left two people dead and five wounded, according to police. Credit: ...

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