OOakland Read More Oakland homeless camp policy tabled again — but debate rages onDecember 3, 2025 Controversial changes to Oakland’s rules governing how it manages homeless camps were tabled again on Tuesday by the…
OOakland Read More Feud between Oakland councilmember and city staffer escalates into ethics complaintsNovember 25, 2025 District 7 Councilmember Ken Houston is known for his colorful comments at council meetings. But Houston set a…
OOakland Read More A business tax break for 2027 might land on Oakland’s June ballot — here’s what’s in itNovember 25, 2025 OAKLANDERS MAY HAVE the chance to decide the fate of a business tax break proposal in June if…
OOakland Read More Oakland might not owe coal company hundreds of millions after new court rulingNovember 25, 2025 Things were looking bleak for Oakland last month after a Kentucky bankruptcy judge ruled that Oakland interfered with…
OOakland Read More Oakland council committee rejects Flock surveillance camera expansionNovember 20, 2025 The Oakland Police Department’s push to sign a new deal with a Georgia-based company to operate surveillance cameras…
OOakland Read More Oakland police hit with lawsuit for sharing license plate camera data with fedsNovember 18, 2025 The Oakland Police Department has repeatedly broken the law by sharing sensitive surveillance data with federal authorities, according…
OOakland Read More Oakland mayor announces interim police chiefNovember 15, 2025 OPD’s second in command will step up to serve as Oakland’s top cop while the city conducts a…
OOakland Read More Oakland Mayor Lee met with Southwest’s CEO days after city dismissed lawsuit against airlineNovember 10, 2025 Five days after Oakland’s City Council voted to drop a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, the Oakland airport’s biggest…
OOakland Read More Defense in ex-Oakland mayor bribery, corruption case challenges credibility of key witnessNovember 7, 2025 A defendant in the federal bribery and corruption case surrounding former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is trying to…
OOakland Read More Fire Department debates safe street advocates on Oakland road designNovember 6, 2025 The Oakland Fire Department is mandated by state law to adopt an updated fire code every three years…
OOakland Read More Poll finds Oakland voters support Mayor Barbara Lee, want more copsOctober 30, 2025 Most Oakland voters want to see more police, more surveillance, and fewer homeless encampments, according to a recent…
OOakland Read More Oakland City Council kills lawsuit against Southwest AirlinesOctober 30, 2025 Last year, the Oakland City Attorney sued Southwest Airlines for allegedly depriving some of its thousands of workers…