Newsom issues California school staff requirements for vaccine or COVID testing

The new rules are technically not a vaccine mandate - because people who don't want to be vaccinated, can still continue to work with those negative COVID tests.

Six months into job, Oakland police chief grappling with gun violence

"I believe that we've made some changes that I think are really good for the city, good for the department, and reflect positively on this progressive city and department," said Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong.

Oakland school officials say district workers required to get COVID vaccine or test weekly

Just one day after the first day of school, Oakland school officials announced district staff, contractors and volunteers are now required to get the COVID-19 vaccination or to be tested weekly starting September 7. 

Oakland community leaders demand Newsom declare state of emergency over violent crime

Oakland community leaders on Tuesday called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help quell an ongoing spree of violent crime in Chinatown and across the city.

Residents in Oakland Upper Rockridge neighborhood clash over proposed BLM mural

A deeply polarizing battle has been brewing in Oakland’s Upper Rockridge neighborhood over proposed plans for a permanent Black Lives Matter memorial mural along a popular stairway known as the Sunflower Path. 

Alameda County sheriff's deputy hit, dragged by car during arrest attempt

An Alameda County Sheriff's deputy was sent to the hospital with injuries to his back after being hit by a car while trying make an arrest in Oakland Monday morning. 

Oakland public school students return to school amid rising COVID-19 cases

Most of the 35,000 students in the Oakland Unified School District are going back to in-classroom learning on Monday. The school district continues to offer distance learning, but students who choose that option won't be guaranteed placement at their current school when they decide to come back to the classroom.

Someone set fire to homeless man's truck in Oakland after he shared his EDD woes

Hours after Sirmac Javius shared his painful experience of homelessness after he hasn't received an unemployment check for over a year to KTVU on Friday, someone set fire to his 2007 Chevrolet Silverado.

No vaccine requirement at Oakland Unified School District

School resumes in Oakland Monday, but some teachers say they don’t feel safe going back to the classroom.

East Oakland shooting leaves one person dead

An Oakland man shot during the night was pronounced dead Saturday morning at a local hospital.

Mentally ill and homeless: Oakland arrest highlights system’s flaws

A San Francisco Bay Area man who is homeless and bipolar allegedly threw a water bottle at California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The brief encounter highlighted the population Newsom says he is trying to help.

A's outfelder Ramón Laureano suspended 80 games after testing positive for Nandrolone

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano was suspended for 80 games without pay by the commissioner's office Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

California EDD pushes East Bay man into homelessness
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Cirmac Jarvius was working as an apprentice barber in East Oakland before the pandemic hit. When he lost his job, he turned to the California EDD for help. 14 months later, he's still waiting to receive his first payment. KTVU's Rob Roth reports.

Court ruling temporarily blocks Mills College merger with Northeastern

Mills College in Oakland has temporarily been blocked from moving forward with its plans to merge with Northeastern University in Boston after a trustee alleged the school was withholding information about the merger.

Oakland public schools prepared to reopen, even as COVID variant surges

With Oakland public schools set to reopen Monday, Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell says the school district is prepared, even as cases of the delta variant continue growing.