AAA study finds many California drivers view speeding as safer than following speed limits
A new study by AAA finds that many California drivers believe keeping up with traffic is safer than…
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…
In 2 years, Oakland’s new innovative traffic safety program has completed only 3 projects
Two years ago, the city of Oakland created an innovative program to speed up street safety improvements: The…
2 dead in Fruitvale crash; OPD officer and suspected driver in hospital
Around 11:15 a.m. yesterday, a man driving a large stolen van, with two passengers inside, collided with an…
Berkeley makes road safety upgrades after crashes kill pedestrians
A makeshift sign, put up after 67-year-old Roderick Nared was fatally struck by a car, asks motorists to…
Injured cyclist gets $512,000 from Oakland in pothole settlement
The payouts over Oakland’s bad roads continue apace. In a closed session of the City Council on April…
Berkeley crime fell in 2025, car crashes down as well
Berkeley and UCPD police officers, February 2022. Credit: Kelly Sullivan 2025 was a safer year for Berkeleyans than…
New Oakland speed cameras send 70K warnings in first month
The speed cameras are working. That’s according to an Oakland Department of Transportation staffer who briefed the Bicycle…
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…
OakDOT goes after tens of millions of dollars in road safety grants
For the last eight years, the city’s transportation department has found a way to dramatically increase its budget…
Man who crashed scooter at UC Berkeley has died
A Berkeley man has died more than a month after he suffered a head injury when he crashed…