The celebration of life for the legendary leadoff man was an exhilarating affair: "He was a legend here in Oakland, ...

They have the top job and can hire and fire police chiefs and city administrators, but they're not the "strong mayors" some ...

It was 35 years ago that Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop, met as fellow students at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. They’d ...

Gregory’s Gourmet Desserts, a beloved underground bakery in Oakland, has gained widespread recognition after a viral video ...

Safety is a concern for many students at Northeastern University in Oakland. Some like the idea of university having its own police force. "Oakland is not safe and it would be nice to have the extra ...

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) brings together collections of art, history and natural science under one roof to tell the extraordinary stories of California and its people. OMCA's ...

The Wildcats have now given up more than 1.2 points per possession in 5 of their last 9 power-conference games. Since that ...

(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Housed in Oakland’s former main library ... Jr. “Aren’t there any other famous Black people?” he asked his grandmother, Carolyn. Carolyn recalls being ...

We have a whole lot of other things that we have to be dealing with," said Adams. According to Adams, the indictments are a "disruption" and Oakland has to get through it. "Even with some of the ...

The rate at the Oakland Fire Department is 1.07 ... have driven some of the state’s worst fires and humbled even the best firefighting efforts, grounding aircraft and frustrating containment ...