"He was so supportive to all his students. He had the biggest heart ever," one student said about the Castlemont teacher.

The announcement comes one day after Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell said she and the board weren’t aligned on financial ...

A neighbor stopped to look at the destruction at the corner of this East Oakland intersection. The tree that stopped the ...

District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said she has strengthened her office and reversed many of her predecessor’s policies ...

The fleeing suspect hit a fire hydrant which broke off and struck a pedestrian, crushing the man against a fence railing and ...

Marvin Boomer, who led the school’s Linked Learning program, was described by friends and colleagues as “loving and kind.” ...

Oakland is reeling from the death of Marvin Boomer following a California Highway Patrol chase of a suspect who crashed his ...

Dominic Prado is taking his popular smoked meat tacos to Saluhall on Market Street and blames the city of Oakland for failing small businesses.

Crafters and artists find camaraderie and build skills through the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland.

MACRO, Oakland’s non-police response program that addresses quality of life issues and helps people experiencing homelessness and some behavioral health issues, is in dire need of reform, according to ...

One thing Kyla Johnson-Trammell would say in her final scheduled press conference: School closures are a necessity.

Oakland’s budget problems are rooted in revenues not keeping pace with expenditures. Here’s a brief overview of the city’s ...