OAKLAND — The room fell silent Tuesday when Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, ...

Kaplan is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable members of the council when it comes to finance and budget matters ...

Four out of five of California’s most-destructive wildfires, and nine of the 10 largest, have occurred since 2017.

The Village of Glendale's annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. May 26 at Glendale Elementary on Congress Avenue. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in front of the Veterans’ ...

The Solano County city’s leaders voted to form task forces to address the fallout from the potential Valero refinery closure.

We can think of cemeteries as spooky places scarred by sadness, or as beautiful and instructive windows into the lives of ...

Community leaders in Oakland's Chinatown are looking to paint a different image of their neighborhood, with the help of series of murals to add color to blank walls.

Councilmember says applying civil laws protects health and safety of residents while substantially growing city revenues.

The city of Oakland has made three big sweeps at homeless encampments. First on Martin Luther King Jr. Way, then in Mosswood Park, and most recently along East 12th Street.

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is starting to plan a political comeback, filing paperwork with the city’s Campaign Finance Board to run for a City Council seat on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

Sunny with a high of 76 °F (24.4 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 16 mph (8 to 25.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from SW to SSW at 7 to 15 mph (11.3 to 24.1 kph). The overnight low will be 52 °F (11.1 ...