Oakland

Oakland invites resident applications for police oversight commission

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is encouraging residents to apply for the city's police commission, which she called the most powerful…

3 years ago

Chabot Space & Science Center partners with NASA to enhance education programs

More of NASA is coming to Oakland thanks to a new partnership between the Chabot Space & Science Center and…

3 years ago

Family demands answers for man’s death in Alameda police custody

Father and caretaker Mario Gonzalez died in Alameda police custody Monday morning and his family is demanding answers about the…

3 years ago

Recent shootings push Oakland’s 2021 homicide count to 41

A male victim was shot and killed Sunday night in East Oakland, the latest among dozens of homicides this year…

3 years ago

State ad campaign hopes to ease vaccination fears in Black communities

The state's Department of Public Health has launched an advertising campaign intended to encourage the Black and African American communities…

3 years ago

Stray bullet from freeway shooting injures woman in nearby apartment

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a freeway shooting early Friday that injured a resident inside an Oakland apartment building…

3 years ago

SF launches guaranteed monthly income program for struggling artists

San Francisco launched a six-month guaranteed income pilot program Thursday that will give monthly $1,000 payments to approximately 130 local…

3 years ago

Community groups partner with Umoja Health in Saturday Oakland vaccine drive

Community groups and faith-based organizations have partnered with the organization Umoja Health Bay Area to offer free Covid-19 vaccinations in…

3 years ago

Assemblyman makes another run at speed enforcement camera bill

Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) will try his luck again at legislating the use of automated speed enforcement cameras in…

3 years ago

Driver injures three Oakland police officers

Two Oakland police officers are in stable condition at a local hospital Thursday afternoon after they were struck by a…

3 years ago

Derick Almena gets ‘slap on the wrist’ for 36 Ghost Ship Fire deaths

Monday marked the end of a long road in the case of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire where 36 people…

3 years ago

Oakland City Council appoints Asha Reed on as permanent city clerk

The Oakland City Council has appointed as city clerk the person who has filled the role the past eight months.…

3 years ago

Shooting near church leaves one dead in East Oakland

An Oakland man died following a shooting last week in the eastern part of his hometown, police said Tuesday. Officers…

3 years ago

Oakland police resume sideshow crackdowns

The Oakland Police Department will resuming its enforcement of illegal sideshows throughout the city this weekend, it was announced Friday.…

3 years ago

Police investigate Mosswood Park encampment death as homicide

A person found dead in a tent Sunday evening in Oakland's Mosswood Park had reportedly suffered traumatic injuries, police said…

3 years ago

AC Transit bridges service during BART Oakland Airport Connector line shutdown

BART's Oakland Airport Connector line is down Monday morning due to an electrical problem, according to the transit agency. BART…

3 years ago

Coliseum vaccination appointments open Sunday, site opens Tuesday

Appointments opened on Sunday for Covid-19 vaccinations at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum site for eligible Alameda County residents, officials announced.…

3 years ago

City to hire police liaisons to serve non-English speaking communities in Chinatown, Fruitvale

Oakland's new police chief announced with the mayor the city's plans to create two new positions to build connections with…

3 years ago

Amid calls for police reform, task force invites public input in ‘reimagining public safety’

Oakland city officials are seeking public input on improving public safety through the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, which was…

3 years ago

Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood suffers ‘devastating’ loss in community center fire

A busy community center in Oakland's Eastlake neighborhood that serves thousands of meals every week to people in need was…

3 years ago

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