Oakland to host Bay Area's only official Super Bowl watch party

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced on Monday that her city will host the Bay Area's only official NFL Super Bowl watch party when the game is played on Feb. 8. 

Hundreds demand accountability for Oakland's illegal dumping 'crisis'

Frustrated Oakland residents packed a town hall meeting Monday night, calling the city’s ongoing struggle with illegal dumping a "city-wide health crisis" and demanding that local leaders move beyond simple cleanups toward legislation to hold those responsible accountable. 

Mayor Barbara Lee on Oakland’s Super Bowl fan zone
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Mayor Barbara Lee, talks Oakland’s official Super Bowl watch party. BAHC Live! Fan Zone is a free, family-friendly event happening on Super Bowl Sunday, February 8, from 11AM to 6PM, featuring local food vendors, live music, and drinks.

Beloved Oakland football coach John Beam remembered for legacy far beyond the field

Family, former players, and community leaders gathered in Oakland to honor John Beam, the longtime Laney College football coach whose mentorship shaped lives well beyond football.

Bay Area vigils held for Minnesota woman shot and killed by ICE agent

Community members gathered in Oakland and San Jose on Friday night to honor the memory of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman shot and killed by a federal immigration agent earlier this week.

Nightmare for Oakland couple whose home overrun by strangers

An Oakland couple said Friday that they're still cleaning up and taking stock after their home was overrun by strangers who compromised a home-sharing account, allowing them to use drugs, have sex and even steal their car.

1 killed in shooting near Oakland flea market

A popular Oakland flea market was the scene of a deadly shooting on Friday after a person was fatally shot in a parking lot, authorities said.

DA charges man with murder in Oakland's 1st homicide of 2026

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged a man with murder in Oakland's first homicide of 2026.

Oakland woman breaks neck in unsolved hit-and-run

An Oakland family is demanding answers after a hit-and-run crash left their loved one fighting for her life.

Demonstrators gather in Oakland, SF to protest woman's fatal shooting by ICE

Dozens of protesters gathered in Oakland Wednesday night to demonstrate against the shooting death of a woman at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis earlier in the day. 

Inauspicious start to 2026: 5 killed in Oakland as new year rolls in

Three separate shootings occurred in Oakland over the course of four days killed five people. Police have yet to disclose much about the deaths, although in one of the cases, a suspect has been arrested.

North Oakland barbershop owner arrested in deadly shooting

North Oakland barbershop owner Wesley Broach, 35, was arrested on suspicion of murder in a New Year’s Day shooting, police said.

Historic boxing ring, used by George Foreman, damaged after car crashes into Oakland gym

The owner of an Oakland boxing club is assessing the damage after a car crashed into his business early New Year’s Day, damaging a historic boxing ring once used by heavyweight champion George Foreman.