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.

Robbery suspect shot and killed in Oakland gas station shootout identified

The man killed in last week's deadly gas-station shootout with a retired Oakland police captain was formally identified on Friday as 20-year-old Desoni Gardner, also known as Vallejo rapper Lil Theze. 

Padres hire Oakland Athletics's Bob Melvin as manager

The San Diego Padres have hired Bob Melvin away from the Oakland Athletics to be their new manager, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.

Family tragedy: Father ID's son who died in Oakland I-580 freeway shooting

Monnie Price Jr. died in the shooting on westbound I-580 near the Highway 13 split during the start of the evening rush-hour commute. His brother died in 2012.

Oakland Unified approves strict policy: No vaccine, no in-person school

Beginning in January, Oakland public school students aged 12 and older must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend classes in-person.

E-40 launches 'Goon With The Spoon' sausage and burrito line

Vallejo native and rapper, E-40 is now dabbling in the food industry. He has launched his own brand of sausages and burritos that are now available.

RAW VIDEO: Traffic snarled during I-580 deadly shooting investigation
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One person was killed in a shooting on westbound I-580 in Oakland Wednesday evening. The victim's vehicle crashed near the Seminary Avenue off-ramp. The victim's identity has not yet been released, and no arrests have been made.