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

Oakland broke ground Friday on street safety improvements near Lake Merritt, two years after a 4-year-old child was killed in the area. The $5.4 million project, known as the Maia Correia Memorial ...

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 ...

Bay Area cities are toughening up on homelessness. Under Mayor Barbara Lee, will Oakland follow suit? Lee, who took office in May, is under pressure to prove she can manage the crisis ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said in a statement Friday evening that no injuries were reported and the fire is under control. Smoke and flames are seen from a warehouse fire in Oakland, July 4, 2025.

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

Just one year after opening its doors to Santa Barbara, Silvers Omakase has been awarded one Michelin star by The Michelin Guide. The 10-seat sushi restaurant located in the Funk ...