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Councilmember Ken Houston displays a before-and-after image of an encampment closed in his district at Tuesday's council meeting. Credit: Natalie Orenstein/The Oaklandside Oakland will crack down on ...

The City Council passed a new encampment policy giving Oakland more power to tow RVs and close camps. Our public safety ...

A San Francisco Chronicle analysis of U.C. admissions data and high school demographics showed Skyline punching above its ...

With Oakland’s legal defenses exhausted, a coalition is strategizing a new way to stop construction of a coal export terminal ...

Yesterday morning a two-hour disruption caused delays for flights between OAK and Los Angeles. Yesterday morning, from around 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., a staffing shortage triggered a ground stop affecting ...

Known as “Popeye” on the Berkeley High campus, where he was the rare athlete to letter in four sports, he later traveled the ...

Known as “Popeye” on the Berkeley High campus, where he was the rare athlete to letter in four sports, he later traveled the country to research his family tree, recording 15,000 names of relatives.

In December, Oakland announced the hiring of Dr. Jason Lester to lead the Human Services Department, which oversees homelessness services and programs for seniors, disabled residents, and children. In ...

Should the mayor serve as a member of the Oakland City Council or head up the executive branch? Credit: Estefany Gonzalez for The Oaklandside Our reporting is free for all of Oakland, and we rely on ...

AfterGlow Chorus is a fun-loving ensemble of experienced, highly-skilled singers from a variety of musical backgrounds. They'll be performing a Prince tribute, "Purple Reign," later this month. Credit ...

FOB West, Tita Becca's, Butter's Burgers, Leña, GA.RA, and La Cocinita Nica are some of the East Bay restaurants to recently ...