‘Living nightmare’: Oakland activists, tenants demand action on housing code violations
AROUND 50 PEOPLE gathered at Oakland City Hall on Tuesday to demand that the city address code infractions…
Oakland wants to become a film hub again. City leaders are betting $750,000 on it
Two years after its creation, Oakland’s Film Incentive Program finally has funding. As part of the City Council’s…
Oakland City Council approves mid-cycle budget after tense meeting
The Oakland City Council voted to approve their mid-cycle budget with a 6-2 vote after tense exchanges had…
Oakland council members propose one-time amendments to fund failed Measure E goals
Four members of Oakland’s City Council gathered in Frank Ogawa Plaza for a news conference on Thursday, introducing…
Oakland approves police contract with Israeli company that does business with ICE
Oakland leaders approved a $140,000 contract last week between OPD and an Israeli surveillance company, Cellebrite, which provides…
Mayor Barbara Lee Proclaims April 9 as ‘100 Black Men of the Bay Area Day’
By Edward Henderson When Aurelle Garner stepped out of her car one summer evening and saw a group…
$1 million fine for a property owner who cut trees in Oakland?
The weedy Claremont Avenue hillside lot looks like any other undeveloped land in Oakland. But as recently as…
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…
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…
Oakland councilmember asked city contractor to fund her nonprofit
Partygoers gathered to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in a Jack London Square event hall in…
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…