Charlotte Hill O’Neal is known by several names. In Northern Tanzania, where she has lived for decades, she is known as “Mama ...

The City of Oakland is stepping up its fight against illegal dumping. Mayor Barbara Lee announced Friday that cleanup ...

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

Oakland expands illegal dumping cleanup to seven days a week, using labor savings to fund additional operations without extra taxpayer cost.

The site of what was once a sprawling homeless encampment in West Oakland has become an affordable housing complex for ...

OAKLAND — An El Cerrito man who allegedly sent threatening and racist emails to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, including his ...

Don’t trash The Town. That’s the message Oakland city officials are sending to people who illegally dump. “I want all of us to build an Oakland where our streets ...

Prescott Station opens in West Oakland, offering 235 affordable apartments on a former homeless encampment site.

Protest signs, inflatable costumes, dancing, bubbles, and fiery political speeches were featured at the East Bay's biggest ...

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Oakland leaders say they are stepping up efforts to address illegal dumping, which has been one of the city's biggest issues.

NLRB challenges California law shifting labor cases to state agency The National Labor Relations Board has sued California to block a law that channels private-sector labor disputes to a state board ...