The annual one-day festival at Lake Merritt uplifts Oakland culture while raising awareness of social justice issues ...

Candace Reese Walters, a former Department of Violence Prevention employee, accused her boss, former Violence Prevention Chief Guillermo Cespedes, of sexual harassment.

The School,” about Oakland’s Hintil Ku’u Ca preschool, premieres this month. The film documents the school’s origins in the Red Power Movement and community efforts to keep it open.

Although Pierre Pierre hasn't paid rent in a year, the Tribune Tower’s owner wants the fine-dining restaurant to get current ...

The city agreed to pay an attorney $207,000 and improve its procedures for handling elections and public records.

Continuing the dual role risks undermining “voter confidence,” says committee created by the Alameda County Elections ...

Oakland is a big, diverse, and complicated city, and it’s foolhardy to generalize about its residents. But the 2025 mayor’s race was decided by voters who split along an old line of difference that ...

Additionally, AI can empower startups to expand operations by complementing their existing workforce. For instance, an e-commerce startup can use AI to efficiently manage inventory, process orders and ...

Miya Saika Chen, a former staffer for Nikki Fortunato Bas, will be Lee’s right-hand person in the mayor’s office.

Now, after roughly eight months hosting pop-ups and catering in the interim, the Understory team has a new space to call home ...

Oakland’s new two-year budget proposes a lot of cuts, but not when it comes to police overtime. The budget announced by ...

Grinage worked for decades to strengthen civilian police oversight in Oakland, culminating in 2016 with creation of the ...