Piedmont girl with rare disease creates mural to inspire others

A Piedmont girl saw her dream come true this past weekend. A mural she created while fighting a deadly disease was unveiled at Jack London Square.

Oakland names its 1st street after Native American

The Native American Health Center commemorated the renaming of 31st Avenue in Oakland to Waukazoo Way.

Man injured in East Oakland drive-by shooting

A man was seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting in an east Oakland neighborhood, Oakland police investigators said Saturday evening.

Man killed in Oakland drive-by shooting
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The shooting occurred in the 7400 block of Weld Street at approximately 5:37 p.m. Saturday, police said.

Toddler killed in broad daylight freeway shooting on I-880 in Oakland

A toddler died after being shot while traveling in a car on I-880 in Oakland Saturday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said. 

Child struck and killed by stray bullet in Oakland freeway shooting
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A toddler died after being shot while traveling in a car on I-880 in Oakland Saturday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.?

Oakland Tech students protest sex assaults

Oakland Tech students say they're protesting sexual assaults on campus and the lack of school enforcement.

Supply chain crisis at California ports could sink holiday gifts

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked an online shopping surge, causing a supply chain crisis and bottleneck at California's ports. It is all threatening the holiday shopping season.

As Oakland expands guaranteed income program, early recipients call it success

One of the largest guaranteed income pilots in the country was launched in Oakland in June. The first phase includes 300 eligible families from East Oakland. Over the next 18 months, they'll receive $500 a month, no strings attached. Two families spoke to us about what it means.

Oakland woman, 54, dies after driver hits her electric scooter

Police are looking for the driver and the vehicle, described as a four-door gray sedan, which failed to stop after striking Michelle Marbley, who suffered a severe head injury due to the collision.

Oakland to provide tiny-home shelters in vacant lot ahead of winter weather, heat included

Many of the residents of a tent encampment on East 12th Street near the Alameda County Courthouse, will soon be moving right next door into what the city is calling Lakeview Village.

Large-scale tiny home village to open by Lake Merritt

The city calls it the first large-scale tiny home village with space for 65 people on the largest parcel of city-owned land near Lake Merritt, in District 2.

Day of the Dead celebration returns to Oakland's Fruitvale district

Organizers asked attendees to wear masks, while offering a number of services and entertainment. The pop-ups offered both Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccines.

Decades later, a new look for Black Panthers and their legacy

It once would have been unthinkable for a city to erect a monument to Huey P. Newton, the Black Panther Party co-founder who was feared and hated by many Americans. Members of the party were dismissed as racist, gun-toting militants.

Mom questions use of force in son's shooting by former Oakland cop

Desoni Gardner's mother said her son was wrong to rob Ersie Joyner and that he's “already been held accountable.” But she questions whether use of deadly force was necessary.