A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute points to a deeper problem: Oakland's public safety issues are directly tied to its ongoing budget crisis.

OAKLAND — Town voters approved the purchase of new police body cameras and artificial intelligence-powered software that its ...

OAKLAND ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS joined the Anti Police-Terror Project at City Hall to demand the reinstatement of the city’s ...

“As simply as I can put it, the arts will not get by without this position,” said Cat Brooks, the Oakland artist, activist ...

The city successfully avoided layoffs or fire station closures, but may again need to confront deep spending cuts in a year or two.

When a school district runs out of money — like Oakland Unified did in 2003 — the state steps in and provides an emergency ...

The Oakland Unified School District regained complete local control from the state of California on Tuesday, but the district still faces an estimated $30 ...

Several community groups are calling out the OUSD trustees over concerns of transparency, leadership and financial management.

On Friday, the university trustees approved a budget for the 2025-26 school year that included a 9% increase in on-campus ...