Special closed session Oakland City Council meeting could end strike
Nearly 3,000 Oakland city workers went on strike Tuesday because of what they call unfair labor practices. The strike is set to enter a second day, but a special closed-session city council meeting and vote on the union's contract could end the strike. Meanwhile, the mayor is saying city officials claim the strike is illegal.
Nearly 3,000 Oakland city workers went on strike Tuesday because of what they call unfair labor practices. The strike is set to enter a second day, but a special closed-session city council meeting and vote on the union's contract could end the strike. Meanwhile, the mayor is saying city officials claim the strike is illegal.
BAY AREA PEOPLE Fairmont Gingerbread House
A look inside the newly expanded Fairmont Hotel's Gingerbread House.
A look inside the newly expanded Fairmont Hotel's Gingerbread House.
BAY AREA PEOPLE Shopping Safety
Claudine gets some advice on how to avoid being a victim of holiday shopping crime during the holiday season.
Claudine gets some advice on how to avoid being a victim of holiday shopping crime during the holiday season.
BAY AREA PEOPLE Bladez Barber Shop
Collecting for those in need is something that the barbers at the Bladez Barber Shop in Concord do all year round.
Collecting for those in need is something that the barbers at the Bladez Barber Shop in Concord do all year round.
BAY AREA PEOPLE Faith Food Fridays
Faith Food Fridays in Vallejo provides families with free boxes of food, groceries and other necessities, along with resource referrals and positive encouragement.
Faith Food Fridays in Vallejo provides families with free boxes of food, groceries and other necessities, along with resource referrals and positive encouragement.
Emotion still raw one year-after tragic Ghost Ship Fire
A memorial is planned for Saturday to mark the anniversary of the tragedy at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland where 36 lives were lost in a fire.
A memorial is planned for Saturday to mark the anniversary of the tragedy at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland where 36 lives were lost in a fire.
Oakland's Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers empowers kids with musical message
Oakland hip-hop group Alphabet Rockers earned its first Grammy nomination in the Best Music Album for Children category. We talked to them about their positive message for kids in their music.
Oakland hip-hop group Alphabet Rockers earned its first Grammy nomination in the Best Music Album for Children category. We talked to them about their positive message for kids in their music.
Mural of Michela, a Ghost Ship Fire victim, lives on in Mission District
Kimberley and David Gregory say they think of their daughter, Michela every day since she died in Oakland's Ghost Ship Fire almost a year ago. Her memory lives on in the form of a mural done by an artist in San Francisco's Mission District. The third-year student at SF State died at 20 years old along with her boyfriend, in each other's arms.
Kimberley and David Gregory say they think of their daughter, Michela every day since she died in Oakland's Ghost Ship Fire almost a year ago. Her memory lives on in the form of a mural done by an artist in San Francisco's Mission District. The third-year student at SF State died at 20 years old along with her boyfriend, in each other's arms.
OPD chief defends ICE raid decisions with Power Point presentation
Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was in the hot seat Tuesday night at the city council meeting regarding her decisions to work with ICE during an August raid despite the city's sanctuary city status. She faced scathing criticism from some councilmenbers over the matter, which is under investigation, but said she did not act deceitfully.
Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was in the hot seat Tuesday night at the city council meeting regarding her decisions to work with ICE during an August raid despite the city's sanctuary city status. She faced scathing criticism from some councilmenbers over the matter, which is under investigation, but said she did not act deceitfully.
OPD chief to address Oakland City Council over controversial ICE raid
We spoke with Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick at Oakland City Hall Tuesday about her handling of the police department's involvement in an ICE raid that happened this past summer. She says she never acted with deceit, amid criticisms the department shouldn't be collaborating with on deportations due to Oakland's sanctuary city status.
We spoke with Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick at Oakland City Hall Tuesday about her handling of the police department's involvement in an ICE raid that happened this past summer. She says she never acted with deceit, amid criticisms the department shouldn't be collaborating with on deportations due to Oakland's sanctuary city status.
Gingerbread house contest
Our morning anchors had a friendly competition Sunday
Our morning anchors had a friendly competition Sunday
Lung cancer in Asian women
Doctors are seeing more and more non-smoking Asian women developing lung cancer
Doctors are seeing more and more non-smoking Asian women developing lung cancer
One Warm Coat
KTVU FOX 2 is helping warm our Bay Area communities one coat at a time.
KTVU FOX 2 is helping warm our Bay Area communities one coat at a time.
BAY AREA PEOPLE Lung Cancer In Never Smokers
Donna Terry is a young asian woman, a wife and a mother, who leads a healthy life. She has never been a smoker and yet she has stage 4 lung cancer. She is part of a frightening trend that doctors can't explain.
Donna Terry is a young asian woman, a wife and a mother, who leads a healthy life. She has never been a smoker and yet she has stage 4 lung cancer. She is part of a frightening trend that doctors can't explain.
BAY AREA PEOPLE Night To Shine Tri-Valley
An unforgettable prom for people with special needs.
An unforgettable prom for people with special needs.
Oakland man and woman hospitalized following pit bull attack
An elderly man and a woman he was trying to help, suffered serious injuries and were taken to the hospital following a pit bull attack in East Oakland.
An elderly man and a woman he was trying to help, suffered serious injuries and were taken to the hospital following a pit bull attack in East Oakland.
Some artists struggle to find sense of community 1-year after Ghost Ship Fire
For years, Oakland has been an epicenter of a vibrant - .and underground - artistic scene. With rents high and spaces at a minimum, musicians and creatives have been drawn to spaces that are hidden from the main view. The night of the Ghost Ship fire was no different: Dozens had gathered in an unpermitted Fruitvale warehouse to paint nails, chat with friends and dance to electronic beats created and performed by their friends.
For years, Oakland has been an epicenter of a vibrant - .and underground - artistic scene. With rents high and spaces at a minimum, musicians and creatives have been drawn to spaces that are hidden from the main view. The night of the Ghost Ship fire was no different: Dozens had gathered in an unpermitted Fruitvale warehouse to paint nails, chat with friends and dance to electronic beats created and performed by their friends.
"A great burden": Wife of Ghost Ship's Derick Almena talks to KTVU
A year after the deadly Ghost Ship fire, the wife of master tenant Derick Almena is standing by her husband, raising three children, and trying to make ends meet while he sits in jail.
A year after the deadly Ghost Ship fire, the wife of master tenant Derick Almena is standing by her husband, raising three children, and trying to make ends meet while he sits in jail.
Artists working to live and work in safer spaces in Oakland after Ghost Ship
Nearly one year after the Ghost Ship tragedy, people in Oakland continue to face the threat of displacement for living in unpermitted commercial spaces, but work is being done to prevent that.
Nearly one year after the Ghost Ship tragedy, people in Oakland continue to face the threat of displacement for living in unpermitted commercial spaces, but work is being done to prevent that.
Questions remain over OPD, ICE raid involvement, hearing back on next month's agenda
Dozens of people speaking out at Oakland's public safety committee meeting wanted to know if police violated the city's Sanctuary City policy in August by aiding an ICE raid where they helped direct traffic. A hearing on the topic was dropped from the city's agenda but has been rescheduled December 5.
Dozens of people speaking out at Oakland's public safety committee meeting wanted to know if police violated the city's Sanctuary City policy in August by aiding an ICE raid where they helped direct traffic. A hearing on the topic was dropped from the city's agenda but has been rescheduled December 5.