Barbara Lee is wrong: Oakland is no different than San Francisco and San Jose. Lee’s approach to the homelessness problem is ...

Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about sprawling homeless camps that have taken root across the city. Now the ...

New data shows the number of unhoused residents has hardly budged since 2023 — though more of them are sheltered.

The city will make a "historic investment" over the next 25 years to ensure streets and sidewalks are more accessible to ...

The city points to years of research and data that has determined Ceasefire to be what they call, "the most successful gun ...

In her first public statements about the bill’s deep cuts to health care and food aid, Lee explains why she stayed quiet until now and what she’s been doing behind the scenes to protect Oaklanders.

Around 80% of Measure W revenue will go to homelessness. The rest of the newly released funds are for other “essential ...

5 INVESTIGATES has learned former California Congresswoman Barbara Lee personally called Phillips and asked her to return to Oakland. Lee was inaugurated as that city’s new mayor earlier this month.

OPD Chief Floyd Mitchell said the 2023 ransomware cybersecurity attack that crippled some of Oakland's information technology systems set IA investigations into police misconduct complaints back about ...

We’re experimenting with a whole new way to get your Oakland news. The Oaklandside is launching a pilot run of Oaklandside ...

A bench has been installed in a playground at Clifton E. French Regional Park in Plymouth, honoring the memory of two little girls whose remains were found nearby in 1963 after they were abducted ...