An Oakland councilmember’s middle finger goes viral
One Oakland councilmember’s hand gesture at a meeting Tuesday has made national headlines, gone viral on social media,…
West Oakland is one step closer to having a Costco, ‘millions’ per year in sales tax revenue
In the East Bay, a proposed Costco Warehouse is one step closer to becoming a reality, but it’s…
Sunken boats will get pulled from Oakland estuary
Dozens of sunken or abandoned boats polluting the Oakland estuary will soon be lifted out of the waters…
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…
Oakland approves $2M Flock surveillance camera plan
Oakland police will continue using a mass surveillance network of nearly 300 cameras to track vehicles throughout the…
Oakland watchdog dismisses Ken Houston’s complaint against senior city staffer
Several weeks ago, Councilmember Ken Houston publicly announced he’d filed an ethics complaint against Josh Rowan, a high-ranking…
Is the TSA sharing OAK passenger data with ICE?
The federal agency that handles security at American airports is handing data about all passengers to Immigration and…
Flock surveillance cameras coming to Oakland City Council
A controversial surveillance camera proposal has returned from the dead. The Oakland Police Department is again proposing a…
Oakland homeless camp policy tabled again — but debate rages on
Controversial changes to Oakland’s rules governing how it manages homeless camps were tabled again on Tuesday by the…
Feud between Oakland councilmember and city staffer escalates into ethics complaints
District 7 Councilmember Ken Houston is known for his colorful comments at council meetings. But Houston set a…
A business tax break for 2027 might land on Oakland’s June ballot — here’s what’s in it
OAKLANDERS MAY HAVE the chance to decide the fate of a business tax break proposal in June if…
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…