The City Council passed a new encampment policy giving Oakland more power to tow RVs and close camps. Our public safety ...

Potholes line Tyrell Street on Dec. 13, 2025. A 2025 city survey found this street was tied for the worst paving score in all of Oakland. Credit: Estefany Gonzalez for The Oaklandside Our reporting is ...

Councilmember Ken Houston displays a before-and-after image of an encampment closed in his district at Tuesday's council meeting. Credit: Natalie Orenstein/The Oaklandside Our reporting is free for ...

With Oakland’s legal defenses exhausted, a coalition is strategizing a new way to stop construction of a coal export terminal ...

A San Francisco Chronicle analysis of U.C. admissions data and high school demographics showed Skyline punching above its ...

Known as “Popeye” on the Berkeley High campus, where he was the rare athlete to letter in four sports, he later traveled the ...

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FOB West, Tita Becca's, Butter's Burgers, Leña, GA.RA, and La Cocinita Nica are some of the East Bay restaurants to recently ...

Women in vibrant traditional attires, elders soaking in the sun, and dance performances marked the Cambodian new year at ...

In December, Oakland announced the hiring of Dr. Jason Lester to lead the Human Services Department, which oversees homelessness services and programs for seniors, disabled residents, and children. In ...

Should the mayor serve as a member of the Oakland City Council or head up the executive branch? Credit: Estefany Gonzalez for The Oaklandside Our reporting is free for all of Oakland, and we rely on ...

The Board of Supervisors unanimously stands against FCI Dublin’s conversion into an immigration detention center — though the ...