Oakland city councilmembers redirected $18 million proposed for police spending from the mayor’s budget to alternative methods of violence prevention when the council passed a $3.8 billion budget ...

Oakland nonprofits said the city sent letters informing them that their grants were being terminated. The letters come as the city grapples with ways to balance its budget. Community leaders are ...

Samuel Merritt University is gearing up for the biggest move in the health care school's 116-year history. Its new $240 million downtown Oakland campus will open in January, in one of the city's ...

As Oakland continues to grapple with concerns about public safety, a budget crisis and a beleaguered police department, community organizers launched a campaign this week to revive the idea of ...