Oakland teachers union accuses Alameda county superintendent of trying hostile takeover of school district

The Oakland teacher's union, elected officials, and parents gathered Thursday in front of school district headquarters and accused the Alameda County superintendent of schools of trying to eventually run the Oakland Unified School District.

23-year-old becomes Oakland's 132nd homicide victim

Community members said Richard Rogers, 23, was a 2016 Bishop O'Dowd High School graduate, where he was a football player.

Some Oakland restaurants are adding a dining surcharge to feed the homeless

People who dine at some of Oakland's most popular restaurants are about to see an additional 1% fee on their bills. That money will go towards meals for those living on the street.

Oakland International High School on lockdown

An Oakland high school in the Temescal neighborhood was on lockdown Wednesday morning and there was police activity near 45th and Webster streets.

Oakland mayor asks governor for freeway cameras, license plate readers to deter crime

Cars driven recklessly at illegal sideshows. Roving caravans of robbers invading pharmacies, stores and marijuana dispensaries. Young victims killed in freeway shootings, like 2-year-old Jasper Wu and two teenage girls on a party bus.

City leaders hope more Oakland landlords will take federal housing vouchers

Landlords can receive a signing bonus up to $1,000 for each new unit leased to a voucher holder, from either a new or existing property owners, as well as a 'Speed Leasing Bonus' of $100 if they lease a unit by Dec. 31 through the Oakland Housing Authority.

114 year-old Berkeley woman, 110 year-old Oakland man make up the 'oldest living' in the state

It’s a distinction few can claim and most certainly one worth celebrating. Known as the oldest living person in California, Mila Mangold turned 114 years old last month, surrounded by residents and staff of her senior care home in El Cerrito.

Oakland sees 131 homicides, highest in last decade

A man found dead Monday morning in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood is the city's 131st homicide victim this year, marking the highest number of violent deaths in Oakland in a decade, police said.

Oakland police investigating shooting near MacArthur Boulevard

Oakland police are investigating a shooting that took place early Saturday morning in the area of Fisher Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland police department.

$8M in federal money coming to Oakland nonprofit to help children read

Reading Partners' tutoring program serves 16,000 students each year in grades K-4. In the East Bay, it's been helping more than 500 students at 14 schools in Oakland and San Lorenzo.

Public memorial service for slain TV news guard Kevin Nishita

The noon gathering at the San Jose Civic Center was large because of just how many people Kevin Nishita touched. He was a retired police officer, who worked in San Jose, Hayward and Colma as well as for the Oakland Housing Authority.

Kaiser employees get omicron at Wisconsin wedding

A group of fully vaccinated and boosted Kaiser employees are at home recovering from exposure to the omicron coronavirus variant.