Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
Voters in Oakland recalled former mayor Sheng Thao in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.
Editorial: As Oakland finances teeter, elect Barbara Lee for mayor, Charlene Wang for council
Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not ...
’Enough is enough’: Oakland community marches in honor of slain teen
As the sun set Friday in East Oakland, dozens of community members gathered in the street in front of St. Louis Bertrand Catholic Church for a vigil and march around the neighborhood, just days after ...
16-year-old arrested in connection with fatal shooting of Bay Area teen
LATEST March 20, 9:38 a.m. A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Derbing Jose Alvarado Gonzalez, a 15-year-old college prep student killed in East Oakland on Monday, ...