Oakland approves contract with Flock Safety for license-plate cameras

After four hours of discussion, the Oakland City Council voted 7-1 on Tuesday night to approve a two-year contract with Flock Safety for license-plate cameras across the city.

Oakland to begin enforcing metered parking on Sundays in January

Oakland will begin charging for metered street parking on Sundays starting in January, a move city officials say will improve parking turnover, but that many business owners and residents oppose.

John Beam killing: Suspect passed background check to buy gun used in shooting

New information has emerged about how the suspect charged with killing Laney College Athletic Director John Beam obtained the weapon used in the case.

OUSD weighs deep budget cuts as district faces $100M deficit

Oakland school board members are weighing deep budget cuts as the district faces a $100 million deficit and the possibility of returning to state receivership if they fail to balance the books before the next school year.

Legendary coach John Beam honored with memorial walk at Laney College

The memorial was intended to reflect the journey that Beam traveled with generations of students during his time at Laney College.

List: Best Bay Area holiday light displays in 2025

Eager to find the best and brightest holiday displays the Bay has to offer? Look no further.

New ferries coming to both Bay Area ferry systems for fun, commuting, and disasters

While mass transit continues its slow recovery from pre-pandemic days, the aging of buses, trains and ferries is looking up as more new equipment hits the road rails and waves. The freeways are not free of more and more vehicles, while ferries face little traffic even at the peaks of terrestrial transit.

Residents of Oakland waterfront complex upset by car break-ins

Week after week, night after night, burglars have been converging on an apartment complex along Oakland's waterfront to break into cars.

Honoring John Beam: Oakland memorials held for the legendary coach

Memorial events are being held in Oakland for a community heartbroken by the loss of legendary and beloved football coach and Laney College Athletic Director John Beam last month.

Oakland's UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital becomes babies' home away from home

On Giving Tuesday, KTVU Fox 2 is partnering with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals to raise money for children, like 9-year-old cancer survivor Penny DeBoer.

Slow down: Speed cameras coming to Oakland

Oakland is set to become the second city in California to roll out high-tech speed cameras designed to automatically ticket drivers traveling more than 11 mph over the speed limit.

East Bay Warriors fundraising to get to Pop Warner Championships

A group of young Oakland athletes is on its way to North Carolina for a national championship football event, but the team needs help getting there.

74-year-old Oakland woman thankful to be alive after hit & run

A 74-year-old woman who survived a hit-and-run in West Oakland is celebrating Thanksgiving surrounded by family after being released from the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve.

Oakland fugitive wanted in killing of his nephew captured in Phoenix

Marvin Prudhomme, wanted in the April killing of his nephew in Oakland, was arrested on Thanksgiving after eight months on the run.

Oakland McDonald's workers decry 10-day notice as downtown location closes

Employees of Downtown Oakland's only McDonald's restaurant went on strike after the franchise owner announced it would close the location at the end of the month.