Oakland council committee rejects Flock surveillance camera expansion
The Oakland Police Department’s push to sign a new deal with a Georgia-based company to operate surveillance cameras…
Oakland police hit with lawsuit for sharing license plate camera data with feds
The Oakland Police Department has repeatedly broken the law by sharing sensitive surveillance data with federal authorities, according…
Oakland mayor announces interim police chief
OPD’s second in command will step up to serve as Oakland’s top cop while the city conducts a…
Oakland Mayor Lee met with Southwest’s CEO days after city dismissed lawsuit against airline
Five days after Oakland’s City Council voted to drop a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, the Oakland airport’s biggest…
Defense in ex-Oakland mayor bribery, corruption case challenges credibility of key witness
A defendant in the federal bribery and corruption case surrounding former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is trying to…
Fire Department debates safe street advocates on Oakland road design
The Oakland Fire Department is mandated by state law to adopt an updated fire code every three years…
Poll finds Oakland voters support Mayor Barbara Lee, want more cops
Most Oakland voters want to see more police, more surveillance, and fewer homeless encampments, according to a recent…
Oakland City Council kills lawsuit against Southwest Airlines
Last year, the Oakland City Attorney sued Southwest Airlines for allegedly depriving some of its thousands of workers…
Oakland’s ‘tortious interference’ bankrupted a coal company. Now the city could owe millions.
Oakland is on the hook for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in damages after a federal bankruptcy…
State Budget Revision Boosts City’s Funding For Community Responders
Zennie AbrahamCEO, Zennie62Media Argent Materials, the Oakland business that turns old concrete and asphalt into new construction products,…
Oakland leaders urge calm as possible Trump immigration crackdown looms over region
Less than an hour after President Donald Trump called off an immigration enforcement surge in San Francisco, Oakland…
Oakland hires former Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan
Rebecca Kaplan has found a new job, and it’s in the same building as her last one. The…