A homeless tent near Lake Merritt along Grand Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The city will begin a sweep of the area in April.(Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) The ...

OAKLAND — Loren Taylor and Barbara Lee are locked in a tight race to be the next mayor of Oakland, a special election that ...

Standing in an empty lot near 22nd and Broadway, Oakland elected officials and economic boosters planted the proverbial flag ...

Starting next Tuesday, city officials said, efforts to “replant trees and other plants” will lead them to clear tents around Lake Merritt’s 3.4-mile perimeter.