Major freeways can impact neighborhood poverty rates, residents' health, and crime. Here's why some downtowns got rid of ...

From 311 chatbots to ChatGPT-written emails, Oakland officials are working with a local university to consider AI use across the city.

Duffey is in line to be the new city manager in Brentwood, an eastern Contra Costa County city with about 67,000 residents — ...

The Oakland City Council's Public Safety Committee met Tuesday for the first time since Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced ...

Unlike several predecessors, Mitchell was not fired due to scandal, but simply appeared to grow weary of the various forces ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced he's stepping down, effective Dec. 5. "It has been an honor to serve the ...

In a news release, officials did not give a reason for Mitchell’s resignation or specify if a search had already begun for a successor.

In a news release, officials did not give a reason for Mitchell’s resignation or specify if a search had already begun for a ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced on Wednesday he is resigning slightly more than a year after being hired.

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell, who was appointed to the post in May 2024, did not provide a reason for his resignation ...

Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else.