As the city faces a major budget deficit, candidates are making their pitch about what they would do to improve the city's ...

The similarities between Lee and the late Mayor Ron Dellums, her longtime mentor, are plentiful. But the comparison carries ...

A committee named Supporters of Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor 2025 has raised $168,000 in contributions, including $50,000 ...

Oakland is at a crossroads. With Mayor Sheng Thao facing federal bribery charges and public safety concerns mounting, the city's leadership crisis has reached ...

If approved, Measure A would impose a half-percent extra cost on numerous goods sold in Oakland, raising roughly $30 million ...

An overarching structural deficit of nearly $140 million, however, continues to loom over City Hall, clouding the optimism around how Oakland’s finances will look for the next two years.

As part of Oakland’s efforts to transition to a zero-emission transportation system, the city will be installing hundreds of public electric vehicle chargers. The Oakland City ...

On Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council considered whether to reopen two fire stations closed in January for budget cuts. Money was found within the workings of city government to reopen the ...

The Neighborhood Services Division was established under OPD in 1996. Known at the time as the “Community Policing Program,” ...

Oakland spent nearly $1.7 million on unauthorized overtime in two departments during a period of several years due to a payroll system problem, according to a recent city auditor's report.

An overarching structural deficit of nearly $140 million, however, continues to loom over City Hall, clouding the optimism around how Oakland’s finances will look for the next two years.