Oakland City Council considering loosening police chase policy

The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted to direct the police commission to propose changes to the Oakland Police Department's pursuit policies.

Glamor Beauty Supply in Oakland set to close after nearly 40 years

Glamor Beauty Supply in Oakland, one of the East Bay's oldest shops of its kind, is closing just as soon as all the shampoo, color and hair products are gone.

Armed robbery at Oakland 7-Eleven

Surveillance video shows a person in a black hooded sweatshirt and face mask pulling out a gun on the clerk at the 7-Eleven.

Lakeshore Café in Oakland closing after 22 years

A café in Oakland is closing its doors for good after serving the community for more than 20 years.

Young father killed by suspected DUI driver outside Tesla plant in Fremont

A 26-year-old Oakland man and his wife were expecting their fourth child when his life was suddenly cut short outside his workplace, the Tesla plant, in Fremont.

Info sought in Oakland homicide of engaged man

The Oakland Police Department is seeking information in the homicide case of a man fatally shot in 2023. 

Black Restaurant Week kicks off in San Francisco Bay Area

Black Restaurant Week kicks off in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, and minority-owned business leaders are hoping for an uptick in customers as they highlight their array of rich cuisine. 

Brazen home burglaries in Oakland's Redwood Heights shake neighborhood

There have been multiple home break-ins on Reinhardt Drive in Oakland's Redwood Heights neighborhood. All the incidents have taken place during the day.

Rep. Barbara Lee returns to her alma mater, celebrates release of 'Shirley' film

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) took a walk down memory lane this week, at the place where her political roots were first planted. Inside the library at her alma mater, Mills College in Oakland, she reminisced over her yearbook photo and a newsletter she wrote as the president of the Black student union.

Victim tracks stolen truck to Oakland, waits hours for police response

An auto-theft victim expressed frustration with Oakland police after officers took hours to respond to the location where he tracked his stolen pickup truck.

Alameda Co. Board of Supes vote to approve DA. Pam Price recall election in November

Pamela Price, the Alameda County District Attorney who ran her campaign on a platform of social justice reform, will face a recall election in November's general election. 

Oakland Ballers want old Coliseum seats to install at Raimondi Park

The seats were used when the Raiders played at the coliseum, and have been sitting unused in the parking lot of the stadium since the team moved to Las Vegas.

Oakland has failed to collect millions in tax revenue: unions

Union workers say Oakland has failed to collect millions of dollars in tax revenue they haven't collected from local businesses at a time when the city faces a $360 million budget deficit.