Candace Reese Walters, a former Department of Violence Prevention employee, accused her boss, former Violence Prevention Chief Guillermo Cespedes, of sexual harassment.

The School,” about Oakland’s Hintil Ku’u Ca preschool, premieres this month. The film documents the school’s origins in the Red Power Movement and community efforts to keep it open.

A "train control system problem" was reported early Friday but as of 9:21 a.m., BART posted on X that it has restored service systemwide.

Now, after roughly eight months hosting pop-ups and catering in the interim, the Understory team has a new space to call home ...

Although Pierre Pierre hasn't paid rent in a year, the Tribune Tower’s owner wants the fine-dining restaurant to get current ...

Continuing the dual role risks undermining “voter confidence,” says committee created by the Alameda County Elections ...

The city agreed to pay an attorney $207,000 and improve its procedures for handling elections and public records.

Miya Saika Chen, a former staffer for Nikki Fortunato Bas, will be Lee’s right-hand person in the mayor’s office.

Sushi California is calling it quits after 38 years in Berkeley. Known for its live music Wednesdays and Sundays, Sushi California served dependable Japanese fare including nigiri, sushi rolls and ...

Oakland is a big, diverse, and complicated city, and it’s foolhardy to generalize about its residents. But the 2025 mayor’s race was decided by voters who split along an old line of difference that ...

Oakland’s new two-year budget proposes a lot of cuts, but not when it comes to police overtime. The budget announced by ...

Grinage worked for decades to strengthen civilian police oversight in Oakland, culminating in 2016 with creation of the ...