Oakland Popeye's operator to pay $200K after allegedly hiring workers as young as 13

The operator of Popeye's restaurants in Oakland, Newark and Tracy settled a federal complaint involving violating child labor laws, the US Department of Labor announced on Wednesday.

Oakland sells former Raiders practice facility for $24M

The Oakland City Council unanimously on Tuesday approved the sale of the former Raiders training facility in Alameda for $24 million.

Ex-Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong sues city, mayor

As was expected, former Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong is suing the city, alleging that Mayor Sheng Thao illegally fired him a year ago for criticizing a federal court monitor, who pressured her to oust him. 

Las Vegas mayor says A's should stay in Oakland

The Las Vegas mayor said it doesn’t make sense for the A’s to move to Sin City and they should keep playing in Oakland.

Gov. Newsom adding 120 CHP officers in Oakland, East Bay

Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending 120 more CHP officers to Oakland and the East Bay – a 900% increase – to help cities fight crime. 

OPD break up Park Boulevard sideshow with lights and sirens

Oakland police can be heard breaking up a sideshow over the weekend on Park Boulevard – the second at that intersection in less than a week – with their lights and sirens flashing.

Man shot and killed inside Oakland business

A man was shot and killed inside an Oakland business on Saturday morning. 

Texas man celebrating 21st birthday and friends robbed at Oakland gas station

A man from Texas celebrating his 21st birthday in the Bay Area was robbed as he and his friends stopped at an East Oakland gas station before their flight home.

Mother offers $10K reward after son robbed at Oakland gas station near airport

A Texas mother is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a group of armed robbers who held up her son and his friends near the Oakland airport.

Loopholes in California’s police transparency law leave public in the dark

The police transparency law, SB 1421, no matter how groundbreaking, was limited to begin with. And now, five years later, is revealing weaknesses as several agencies are finding ways to keep many of the records from the public purview.

Judge dismisses Oakland-based suit seeking to block US aid to Israel

Despite the chanting and protests from a vocal group of pro-Palestinians last week, a federal judged on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit that aimed to block U.S. aid to Israel for a military campaign against Hamas.

Store in Oakland's Rockridge hit four times by car-ramming burglars

A popular store in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood was broken into early Tuesday by burglars who rammed a pickup truck into the doors, the fourth such incident in recent months.

Mayor says Oakland 911 is improving with more dispatchers and shorter wait times

911 wait times are getting better in Oakland, according to city leadership. Mayor Sheng Thao took a tour of the 911 police dispatch center in East Oakland and announced improvements to the staffing numbers and infrastructure. 

3rd Kevin Nishita murder suspect extradited to Oakland

The third suspect arrested in connection with the murder of news crew security guard Kevin Nishita is being extradited to Oakland on Tuesday, police said at a news conference.