The area’s council member said placing a shelter near the neighborhood’s “vulnerable residents” would amount to ...

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.

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

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

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

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

KRON4's Dan Kerman reports. Read more: <a ...

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 ...

Emmanuel Singh believes that his business, Couchdate, belongs in Downtown Oakland. But following a series of disputes with the city and a shooting in Frank Ogawa Plaza during which a bullet ricocheted ...

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

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.