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

Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...

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

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

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

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

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

Top California Democrats say they’ve averted a worst-case scenario for struggling Bay Area transit agencies — but only for ...

Pontiac schools will have a balanced budget heading into next year. The school board approved their 2025-26 budget on June 23 ...

Students attending Oakland University in the fall will be paying more for housing and tuition thanks to a budget approval by ...

The Oakland University Board of Trustees approved a $318,060,735 budget for the 2025-26, along with a tuition increase, according to a release from the university. The tuition rate for in-state ...