Oakland Unified adopts student vaccine mandate

The Oakland Unified School District will now require vaccines for its students, following Los Angeles' lead and making it the first in Northern California to impose a student mandate.

Barricaded suspect surrenders after wounding Oakland police officer

An Oakland police officer was shot Wednesday morning by a man who also barricaded himself inside a home with a knife before surrendering, police said.

Bassitt to start for A's, 5 weeks after being hit in head

Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt is set to return to the mound, just over five weeks after being hospitalized when he was hit in the head by a 100 mph line drive.

Oakland City Council votes to approve additional police academy

As the police reform debate and a rising homicide rate have both loomed large in Oakland, the city council on Tuesday voted 6-2 to add a fifth police training academy to the four already planned and consider adding a sixth academy next year.

Victim of East Oakland homicide killed while feeding the homeless

Lisa Chavez says Robert Herron found a way to help others despite his own struggles. In her words, he was a success story with a sad ending. He was one of 100 people killed in Oakland this year.

Alameda County could close quarantine hotels for homeless by December without additional funding

Alameda County is poised in the coming months to close the hotels it has used over the last 18 months as isolation and quarantine facilities for homeless residents without additional funding, the director of the county's Health Care Services Agency said Tuesday.

Six adults displaced in Oakland fire

Oakland firefighters brought a two-alarm fire under control in about an hour on Tuesday. 

Housing projects offer hopeful glimmer in Oakland
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A federal housing initiative could bring 1,500 units to Oakland for people who are homeless in 16 months while the groundbreaking of an affordable housing project was celebrated in East Oakland.

Oakland could build 1,500 units for homeless through White House program

'House America' is a new initiative by the Biden administration that will build permanent housing for 1,500 people who are homeless in Oakland.

Oakland community leaders bring gifts, visit kids injured in high speed DUI crash

An Oakland family that suffered injuries in a horrific crash involving a suspected drunk driver earlier this month received a visit from community leaders who came bearing gifts. 

Grizzly Scouts member pleads guilty to conspiracy linked to federal guard's slaying

An alleged member of a right-wing militia pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a federal guard in Oakland more than a year ago.

Thieves targeting mail keys in East Bay USPS carrier robberies

Postal workers are outraged after a string of robberies in the East Bay. Since Saturday, three mail carriers have been robbed and there was one attempted robbery.

Oakland police searching for missing 23-year-old woman

Police in Oakland are looking for a missing at-risk 23-year-old woman last seen Wednesday afternoon. 

Black-owned Soul on a Roll food truck a success story for the formerly incarcerated

"Once you get a felony behind your last name, all opportunities go out the window," said one of the three co-owners of an Oakland food truck that is ready to roll. Their new small business is helping them defy the odds.

Black-owned Soul on a Roll food truck a success story for the formerly incarcerated
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Soul on a Roll is a food truck people in Oakland may soon be seeing all over town. And the three formerly-incarcerated people who own the truck, and do all the cooking are also on a roll.

Oakland police misconduct: Nine disciplined in fallout from now-deleted Instagram account

The City of Oakland confirms that personnel with Oakland Police Department have been disciplined for their use of a now-deleted Instagram account that contained racist and sexist material, officials say.