Oakland to use street barriers to curb sex work in known hotspot
The Brief Oakland plans to install temporary barriers on side streets off International Boulevard to disrupt sex work…
Sideshow participants can be fined in Oakland. Why has the city never done this?
As crime soared in 2023, Oakland leaders zeroed in on a visible nuisance: sideshows. In past years, residents…
Which Oakland councilmember had the best voting record in 2025?
From streets getting paved to firefighters getting paid, countless aspects of city life, big and small, can be…
Oakland is struggling to hire city workers
It takes a lot of workers to pave Oakland’s roads, respond to fires, staff the libraries, among many…
Oakland demands hospitals continue services
Oakland hospitals must continue providing gender-affirming healthcare in the face of restrictions and threats from the Trump administration,…
Overtime at OPD is now much harder to greenlight, following investigation by Oaklandside
Interim Police Chief James Beere has ordered significant changes to OPD’s overtime policies aimed at improving checks and…
Barbara Lee has yet to confirm she’s running for mayor — but she’s raised $31,000
Oakland residents voted last April for a new mayor. In just a few months, they’ll get to do…
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts reopens in Oakland after $100M makeover, after 20 year absence
It was a double-header celebration to mark the grand opening of the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the…
‘We want to change behavior’: Oakland speed cameras go live as 5-year safety pilot begins
Drivers in Oakland were warned Friday to slow down or face the consequences as the city rolled out…
Oakland plans to send cops to the Super Bowl and World Cup
Next month, the Oakland Police Department will dispatch a team of officers to Santa Clara County to protect…
Big changes to Oakland City Council meeting rules — not everyone’s happy
If you want to weigh in on major legislation in Oakland at public meetings in the future, be…
Oakland leaders reluctantly extend security contract again
Tempers flared on Tuesday as the City Council grudgingly agreed to extend a contract with a security company…