The sheriff's office said it has "a SWAT situation," with an armed barricaded individual "who has already shot someone." ...

Many municipalities are already considering approaching voters with a wide range of new taxes and borrowing measures they ...

The businesses that got shot up include a smoke shop, a cafe whose owner refused to pay $700 per week for protection, and a ...

The businesses that got shot up include a smoke shop, a cafe whose owner refused to pay $700 per week for protection, and a ...

Nearly 100 city workers will either be bumped or laid off as the City of Oakland works to close a multimillion-dollar deficit in its budget.

The city of Oakland is bracing for massive layoffs next month that could impact dozens of city workers, according to ...

Individual layoff notices went out Thursday to workers who fill 77 full-time city positions, hitting hardest the public works ...

Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz.

The City Administrator sent out dozens of notices on Thursday and wrote that “more hard choices” lie ahead.

Wayne Shaw, brother of legendary Bay Area artist Too Short, was killed Jan. 30 during an attempted robbery at an East Oakland ...