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For the first time in the history of its federal court oversight, the Oakland Police Department has complied with all of its 51 mandated tasks, according to a report filed last week by Robert Warshaw, ...

One of Oakland's new speed cameras on Broadway near 27th Street. Credit: Jose Fermoso for The Oaklandside The data is in. Oakland’s new speeding camera program began ticketing on March 15, and the ...

A litter of puppies play after receiving veterinary services during a community outreach clinic held by Oakland Animal Services in June 2025. Credit: Jungho Kim for The Oaklandside Northern California ...

A Supreme Court ruling gave Oakland and other cities wide authority to remove homeless camps. Some Oakland officials were thrilled. Credit: Azucena Rasilla/The Oaklandside In early 2024, the U.S.

On Thursday afternoon in East Oakland, dozens of people lay side by side under the beating sun. Above their heads stood cardboard gravestones, some reading, “No suicide hotline,” “Died unhoused,” “Can ...

This story was updated at 3:35 p.m. Twenty minutes before midnight, the Oakland Unified School District board granted interim superintendent Denise Saddler a raise, an extension, and a title change.

City Administrator Jestin Johnson and Mayor Barbara Lee previewed the city's next budget on Thursday at an East Oakland city lot. Credit: Estefany Gonzalez for The Oaklandside Not too much will change ...

Three people are dead and at least five others sustained injuries, some serious, after a driver ran over a group of people on a sidewalk in East Oakland last night. The speeding vehicle struck ...

Live music is performed at the 2026 launch of Oakland First Fridays on March 6, 2026. Credit: Jerome Parmer for The Oaklandside Oakland First Fridays faces a precarious future, festival organizers ...

Daria Nile performs at the Malcolm X JazzArts Festival at Oaklandʻs San Antonio Park on May 16, 2026. Credit: Estefany Gonzalez for The Oaklandside On Saturday, when Oakland hip hop artists RyanNicole ...

Federal prosecutors have filed firearms-related charges against a San Joaquin County man they say was involved in the deadly mass shooting inside EZ’s Lounge on March 7, 2026. Credit: Darwin ...