Kamala Harris steps down from Senate days before becoming vice president
Vice President-elect and Oakland native Kamala Harris resigned Monday from her seat representing California in the U.S. Senate ahead of Inauguration Day later ...
Alameda County Superior Court extends eviction stay, allows some in-person traffic court appearances
Alameda County Superior Court officials on Tuesday announced actions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, including extending the ...
Crews extinguish multiple small fires at illegal dumping site near Oakland Coliseum
Firefighters extinguished multiple trash fires and a small structure fire Tuesday evening near the Oakland ...
Man dies from multiple gunshot wounds in 30-round shooting incident
A man died and another person was wounded in a shooting Monday afternoon in San Leandro, police ...
Police make arrests after traffic stop turns up catalytic converters, saws, meth
Two Oakland men were arrested after a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon turned up four catalytic converters, El ...
Separate Oakland fires break out in residential hotel unit, shed
A woman was displaced, and a shed burned in separate one-alarm fires in Oakland on Monday, fire officials said Tuesday.
Late Monday morning, a ...
Webster Tube to close for three nights of maintenance work
Caltrans has scheduled a full overnight closure of the Webster Tube connecting Alameda and Oakland for Monday, ...
Annual Black Holiday Expo welcomes shoppers before shutdown
Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce is hosting its third annual Black Holiday Expo Sunday, in conjunction ...
Oakland enrichment program suspends school-age indoor recreation
Oakland’s Town Camp Enrichment Program is being suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, city officials announced Thursday.
The ...
Woman dies in Hillside Street shooting
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman Saturday night in East Oakland.
The shooting was reported ...
Celica driver dies after I-880 big-rig collision
The driver of a Toyota Celica died Friday morning after his car was hit by a big-rig in the middle lanes of northbound ...
Search continues for missing 18-year-old Oakland man
Police in Oakland are asking the public’s help in finding a young man who was reported missing ...
Challenger concedes race to Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan
The main challenger to Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan’s next term on the council has conceded ...
Incumbent concedes Oakland District 3 seat to housing activist Carroll Fife
Oakland City Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney has conceded the District 3 council race to Carroll Fife, who ...
Five people escape burning building in East Oakland
Five people escaped unharmed from a burning building Tuesday morning in East Oakland, a fire official said.
The ...
Oakland turns up to celebrate election results
People filled the streets of Oakland Saturday morning in reaction to major news outlets projecting Joe Biden and Oakland native Kamala Harris as ...
Local leaders show love for Bay Area native Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, President-elect Joe Biden
"A Trump campaign punctuated by racism and misogyny will end with a Black woman in the White ...
Police warn of ‘extremely dangerous’ armed caravans of thieves striking cities across nation
Roving armed caravans of thieves are targeting businesses in Oakland, police Chief Susan Manheimer said at a ...
Cross-bay voters split on measures to lower voting age
Sixteen and 17-year-old students in Oakland schools will have a voice when it comes time to elect ...
Organizers plan around Covid-19 with Oakland’s Community Day of Thanks meals
Oakland’s annual community Thanksgiving dinner is going to look a lot different this year because of the ...
Oakland firefighters contain blaze in red-tagged building
A red-tagged building burned in a one-alarm fire Saturday morning near Kaiser Permanente Oakland.
The blaze at the building on 38th Street between Broadway ...
Oakland hills fire ‘largely confined’ to two structures
Two structures and some vegetation is on fire Tuesday morning in the Oakland hills, fire officials said.
Fire ...
Police arrest 57-year-old man accused of painting swastika on Oakland synagogue
A suspect was arrested and charged with multiple counts of vandalism for allegedly defacing Temple Sinai last ...
Thousands come together for Latinx tech professionals digital conference
The nation’s largest digital conference for Latinos in technology kicked off Tuesday in Oakland — aiming to ...
Oakland’s independent Redistricting Commission holds first meeting
Oakland’s inaugural Redistricting Commission will meet for the first time Wednesday evening to start the process for ...
Police seek suspect in attempted sexual assault of 70-year-old woman
Oakland police are asking for help in finding a suspect who allegedly tried to sexually assault a 70-year-old woman on Friday morning.
Around 7:50 ...
Group bids on city’s Coliseum share, hopes to launch first majority African American-owned NFL team
A group of African American businessmen and investors announced Friday that they’ve made a $92.5 million bid ...
Oakland police investigate fatal shooting of teen boy
Police in Oakland are investigating a shooting that killed a 17-year-old boy Monday night in East Oakland.
Around ...
From balls to ballots: Oakland Arena to host voting center
The Oakland Arena — formerly known as Oracle Arena — will serve as an accessible voting location ...
Victim in critical but stable condition after seemingly random BART stabbing
A 69-year-old man stabbed on a BART train Friday morning remained in critical but stable condition on ...
Crews contain five-alarm Oakland Chinatown building fire
Fire officials said a fifth alarm commercial building fire Wednesday morning in Oakland’s Chinatown has been contained as of 10:10 a.m.
An alert was ...
Vehicle strikes, kills man who ran across I-880 lanes
A man was struck and killed in a collision on Interstate Highway 880 Monday evening in Oakland, ...
Oakland opens additional respite centers to escape unhealthy air quality
Two additional respite centers opened Saturday in Oakland for residents seeking relief from unhealthy air smothering the ...
Employee stable after stabbing incident in customer dispute
An employee at a business in Oakland was stabbed Monday morning following a dispute with two customers, ...
Warriors to host polling locations at facilities across three cities
The Golden State Warriors announced Friday that the team’s Oakland facility and the Santa Cruz Warriors’ Kaiser ...
Coroner identifies Antioch, Oakland victims who died in fiery solo crash
The Contra Costa County coroner’s office has identified two 18-year-old women and a 47-year-old man who died in a crash off of Interstate ...
