OPD officers found to have botched internal affairs case sue city
In April 2023, Alameda County prosecutors made headlines when they charged Oakland homicide detective Phong Tran with bribing…
What did Oakland get after dismissing lawsuit against Southwest? Fewer flights
Last October, the Oakland City Council voted to drop a major lawsuit against Southwest Airlines. The City Attorney…
Family of man killed in Oakland police ‘ghost chase’ will get $17M settlement
More than four years after one of the most violent collisions in Oakland’s epidemic of traffic violence left…
Crappy roads and sidewalks have cost Oakland $55 million
The city has been paying for generations of neglect. That’s the conclusion The Oaklandside has reached after reviewing…
2 months of broken elevators prompts Oakland to sue major landlord
Oakland is suing a prominent Bay Area landlord, alleging the company failed to fix two broken elevators for…
City oversight of major East Oakland landlord extended
The city will continue oversight of a prominent landlord found to have rented dangerous and illegal residential units…
Oakland’s illegal dumping strategy isn’t working. A new report explains why
One year ago, as a team of city officials was walking through West Oakland, they noticed two men…
Homeless shelter owner will get $1.6M from Oakland in settlement
Oakland will give $1.6 million to the owner of a property used as a city homeless shelter and…
Police oversight board needs more resources and authority, Oakland auditor says
Oakland’s police commission is understaffed, which is undermining the city’s efforts to reform the police department and complete…
Pothole crash claimant settles for $400K with Oakland
The Oakland City Council approved a monetary settlement on February 19 with a man who sustained serious injuries…
Oakland might not owe coal company hundreds of millions after new court ruling
Things were looking bleak for Oakland last month after a Kentucky bankruptcy judge ruled that Oakland interfered with…
Oakland’s trash collector sues city for breach of contract
As Oakland celebrated Halloween last Friday, the city received an unpleasant treat: a lawsuit from its garbage collector.…