Shooting on I-580 in Oakland leaves 4 people injured

Authorities are responding to reports of a shooting in Oakland that left multiple people injured on Wednesday.

Petitions: Rename Jack London Square after Barbara Lee, Bobby Seale

Backers of the petition say that Jack London was a "known racist" and that he wrote of exterminating the Chinese and promoted white supremacy in novels.

Oakland City Council to revisit budget in light of public demands to defund police

Demands by residents to defund the police were heard Tuesday by Oakland City Council members who will now revisit the budget they approved last week. 

Civil rights case with bicyclist arrested for playing music too loud settled in Oakland

Oakland City Council members approved a settlement Tuesday with Richmond resident Najari Smith, who was stopped by police in 2018 for allegedly playing music too loud from a trailer attached to a bicycle he was on.

Oakland mayor supports guaranteed income to lift people out of extreme poverty

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has joined 10 other mayors across the country in support of a guaranteed income to lift people out of extreme poverty. 

Former president of Children's Hospital in Oakland dies

The hospital said he was instrumental in many breakthroughs, particularly in blood diseases that disproportionately affect minorities, most notably sickle cell disease.

Oakland police officer arrested for stalking ex, a city employee

An Oakland Police Department officer was arrested on Monday for stalking a city employee they had a relationship with, police said. 

Illegal fireworks potential fuel for Bay Area wildfires

According to California Fireworks Network, 43 of the state's 58 counties, allow the sale and purchase of so-called "safe and sane" fireworks.

Illegal fireworks to blame for 3-alarm brushfire in Oakland

The fire near Howard Elementary School and Interstate Highway 580 was reported shortly after 3 a.m. and was quickly elevated to three alarms, with 56 firefighters responding.

Oakland police share details of Sunday morning carjack-related arrest

Officers on patrol about 10 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Kirkham Street in West Oakland connection saw a parked car that had been reported stolen in a carjacking.

Oakland students print 3D face shields and donate them to hospitals

High school students in Tawana Guillaume's engineering pathway have created hundreds of face shields on 3D printers as part of a group called 3D Printing Friends. 

Vandal smashes windows of Oakland LBTQ center

The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center was vandalized Saturday, and the center is seeking donations to enable the necessary repairs, center officials said Saturday.

Oakland McDonald's location to remain closed until workers, public no longer at risk of COVID-19

Judge Patrick McKinney ruled in Alameda County Superior Court that the McDonald's at 4514 Telegraph Ave. cannot reopen until the owners can show that it will be in a manner that protects the public's health and safety, attorney Michael Rubin said Friday. 

Oakland police launched hundreds of tear gas canisters, projectiles at protesters

Oakland police used hundreds of canisters of tear gas on protesters during the upheaval following the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, records show.

One on one with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf spoke with KTVU's Cristina Rendon following comments made by President Donald Trump on Fox News about the City of Oakland.