Oakland police make arrests, impound cars after sideshow

Oakland police arrested three people, recovered two firearms, and impounded three vehicles in response to an illegal sideshow that officers say turned violent over the weekend.

John Madden's son speaks ahead of dad's memorial

NFL legend and Bay Area native John Madden will be honored Monday night in Oakland at a public memorial. His son, Mike Madden, spoke about his dad before the big event.

Bay Area restaurants and florists ready for busy Valentine's Day

With Valentine's Day approaching, Bay Area florists are working overtime, and many restaurants are booking up. Restaurants say they are hoping for a busy long weekend of dining, with Valentine's Day falling on a Monday.

West Oakland grocery store's closure leaves void, concerns of food desert

Neighbors say the West Oakland neighborhood will be worse off without its only full-size grocery store in the area for the last 40 years. Community Foods Market closes for good Sunday.

California assemblymember proposes bill mandating businesses require employees get vaccinated

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) is among California lawmakers introducing legislation to mandate all businesses require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She says this is the way out of the pandemic's perpetual uncertainly that has persisted for nearly two years. 

Former Air Force sergeant pleads guilty in shooting of Oakland federal officer

A former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant pleaded guilty Friday in the shooting death of a Federal Protective Service officer and wounding of a second security officer in Oakland in 2020.

State bill aims to give OUSD $10M without required obligation to close schools

Mia Bonta's bill would send OUSD about $10 million that was in the prior year's state budget, without an obligation to close or consolidate its schools, as is now required.

Alameda County coroner working through backlog of autopsies

At the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau, tucked in a eucalyptus grove in the Oakland hills, there's now a backlog of autopsies.

600 families in Oakland now receive $500 a month in guaranteed income

Access to a total of $9,000 — which Oakland families can use however they’d like — is life-changing and a bridge away from debt-inducing cycles.

Oakland reaches 78 degrees in February: Experts worry about fire danger, water supply

Record high temperatures in parts of the Bay Area made mid-February feel like mid-summer, as people sported short sleeves and shorts instead of raincoats and boots.

City, state, labor leaders reject OUSD plan for school consolidation

City, state, and labor leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon at Oakland City Hall to speak out against the decision by the Oakland school board to close, merge or reduce grades for 11 schools, a decision rejected by many in the community. 

When can California school children take off their masks?

With most of the Bay Area announcing that vaccinated people can take off their masks indoors at work and at the gym next week, the next pressing question is: What about schools? 

Oakland educator released from hospital after hunger strike

Moses Omolade, an administrator at Westlake Middle School, has not eaten since last Monday. He, along with Maurice Andre Sanchez, a choir teacher, went on a hunger strike to protest the Oakland school closures.

Oakland school board votes to close or merge nearly a dozen schools

The Oakland Unified District school board early Wednesday morning voted to close or merge nearly a dozen schools over the next two years, despite community objections and even a hunger strike by two teachers not to do so.

Starving for a cause: Oakland educators on day 8 of hunger strike to oppose school closures

A school administrator and a teacher haven't eaten since last Monday night, when the Oakland Unified School District presented a plan to close or consolidate 16 schools, beginning in June.