The mayor recently completed 100 days in office and gives her State of the City speech Tuesday. Oakland experts credit her ...

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

The longtime progressive icon touted the city’s declining crime levels, noting her efforts to streamline permit approvals.

California’s former Rep. Barbara Lee, one of the nation’s best-known progressives, is focusing on fundamentals as the mayor ...

Homeless encampments are a part of the landscape in many U.S. cities. In Oakland, California, one of the longest-standing and ...

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

Oakland and San Francisco are among cities where President Donald Trump has threatened to send federal troops.

On Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee delivered her first State of the City address amid a host of problems usually only seen ...

Big crowds showed up for the second round of ‘No Kings’ rallies in the Bay Area, joining protests across the country against ...

The Oakland Police Commission voted unanimously to ease restrictions on high-speed chases, allowing officers to pursue suspects at over 50 mph, as long as they get supervisor approval afterward. The ...

On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, that forbids ...

The deployment would mark the latest escalation of Donald Trump’s use of US federal intervention in Democrat-led cities.