In San Francisco, Mayor Daniel Lurie has deployed cops, “street ambassadors” and outreach workers to push homeless people indoors. Fremont leaders made it illegal to camp anywhere in the city and ...

Oakland has long stood out among major metropolitan cities for how little power its mayor holds, a problem that critics blame ...

Mayor Barbara Lee, alongside other Oakland leaders, addressed crime statistics and public safety on Wednesday – noting the drop in homicides, plus a decrease in firearm robberies, firearm assaults and ...

A game-day destination for Oakland sports fans poured its last beers on Super Bowl Sunday. The bar is the latest in a string ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland city leaders attributed an "all-hands-on-deck" approach to fighting crime and crime prevention as one of the reasons for the huge drop in crime statistics for 2025.

A proposal to bring a Costco to Oakland took a major step forward on Tuesday. The plan calls for a new Costco at the former Oakland Army Base. Advocates said the development would serve an area that ...

(BCN) — Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee touted the city’s double-digit, year-over-year drop in crime Wednesday while acknowledging that gun violence continues to traumatize many communities. Citing the ...

Oakland may not have a home team to root for in the Super Bowl on Sunday, but it is nevertheless rolling out the welcome wagon for weekend revelers and beefing up security around town.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andy Wang, who goes by Pengweather on Reddit, cleans up a trash pile on Sept. 6 along West Grand Avenue in Oakland. Wang posts ...