Oakland

City officials in Oakland approved a contentious new policy that will prohibit homeless people from setting up tents in parks or near homes, businesses, schools and some churches in the city.

The cities of Oakland and Portland, Oregon have sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department, alleging that the agencies are overstepping constitutional limits in their use of federal law enforcement officers to tamp down on protests

A former police officer is now facing charges for creating a fraudulent Go Fund Me page for fallen federal officer David Patrick Underwood, who was shot and killed in Oakland in May. The officer in D.C. claimed he was a family member of Underwood and raised money for funeral expense, keeping thousands of dollars donated by people trying to help...

An orphaned mountain lion cub rescued this week inside a Shasta County wildfire zone was being treated for burns by veterinarians at the Oakland Zoo.

Devon Mosley Jr. has some serious talent. The 5-year-old Oakland boy is lighting up social media with his impressive free-hand drawing ability, which has been put on full display in a viral video.

A tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sunday in Oakland aimed to put politics aside and simply honor her legacy as a civil rights attorney and Supreme Court justice.

Rhett Jones took a while to find his path and ultimately traded in his corporate job for his dream job.

The sun filtered through smoke and ash everywhere in the Bay Area Wednesday and in some places, the sun never made an appearance at all.

The U.S. Post Office this weekend said it removed several blue mailboxes downtown in anticipation of vandalism related to ongoing protests in solidarity with protests in Wisconsin over the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Four people have been charged with stealing at least 27 firearms from a San Francisco Bay Area gun store on a night in May when thousands of people took to the streets to protest police brutality.

An idea that started in New York City to fight hunger has now made its way to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland and soon San Jose.

Oakland city leaders Tuesday night voted unanimously to create a public safety task force that would ultimately cut the police department budget by 50% within the next two years.

A protest in Oakland in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent Saturday night.

A protest through the streets of downtown Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when “agitators” among the demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers, authorities said. About 700 demonstrators participated in what started as a peaceful march Saturday night but then some broke from the larger…

Bay Area nurses are mourning the death of one of their own who apparently died of COVID-19, and some fear they could be next.

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler made the decision to kneel during the national anthem during his team’s summer camp game against the Athletics.

The City of Oakland said it has settled a lawsuit over deadly Ghost Ship warehouse fire.

Oakland’s 15th Street now features a mural that spells out “#BLACK LIVES MATTER” with yellow paint between Harrison Street and Broadway.

Downtown Oakland may have felt like the Wild West the last couple of days, but there’s an image that has resonated with many — a mural of a woman and her horse.

Heartbroken to hear that the Oakland Zoo could shut down permanently, a 6-year-old girl from the East Bay is doing everything she can to keep that from happening.