Alexis Madrigal's new book makes the case that Oakland is both a sacrificial landscape and a nexus of global trade ...

The 20th-century idea of an “American Dream” – where a sizable majority of people in the US could become or aspire to become middle-class, affluent or even extremely wealthy – is mostly ...

Following their departure from Oakland at the end of last season ... River Cats in 2022—the region is one of just two American cities (along with Orlando) in the top 20 of the Nielsen media ...

OAKLAND — On a recent Saturday in March, several hundred people filled the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland for a quintessential party to honor longtime Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee. Oakland’s ...

Today, Oakland’s economic and public safety challenges certainly still exist, but the new year is feeling like a turning point. Violent crime dropped by 19% from 2023 to 2024, according to an ...