Oakland revealed as joint worst housing market in America

Home prices in Oakland, California have plummeted nearly 10 percent from this time last year, evaporating the equity owners ...
Los Angeles Times

FBI raid of Oakland mayor rocks city, fuels questions over family’s political influence

For five years, the Oakland Public Ethics Commission and the state Fair Political Practices Commission have been investigating allegations that executives at California Waste Solutions, namely members ...

California landowners who cut 38 trees in Oakland hills hit with $915,000 fine

After two previous attempts to decide how to deal with a couple who chopped down 38 trees in North Oakland in violation of ...
Los Angeles Times

Plot thickens in Oakland as grand jury investigates influential family, Mayor Thao, her partner

Federal investigators are ordering the city of Oakland to hand over documents involving a prominent, influential local family that holds a waste management contract with the city, as well as Mayor ...

Why 13 Catholic churches are closing in Northern California

The Diocese of Oakland will close 13 churches across the region amid financial struggles and declining parishioner numbers.

Oakland’s businesses are struggling. Voters will decide on giving them a tax break.

The ballot question will appear before voters just months after City Auditor Michael Houston found that Oakland’s own tax ...
Sports Illustrated

Will Marshawn Lynch Be the Next Mayor of Oakland?

The conversation did not appear to be entirely serious, but KRON TV reported that Governor Gavin Newsom and former Cal football star Marshawn Lynch talked during their podcast about the possibility of ...