OAKLAND, Ca. (KCBS RADIO) – The Oakland City Council is considering where it needs to make cuts amid a multi-million dollar budget shortfall. In a Tuesday meeting, the city’s budget ...

Oakland city leaders will begin the process of purchasing the site from its current owner, Grace Von Querner, with $5 million ...

The Brentwood City Council has taken the first step to amend the Downtown Specific Plan to include tattoo studios to operate ...

Critics — and supporters — of Oakland’s civilian response program are unhappy with how it’s been run and the results it’s ...

Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas announced she had won the District 5 seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors race despite it being too close to call. In a social media ...

Lee and Councilmember Charlene Wang took office Tuesday, diving head-first into a challenging moment in Oakland politics.

The former member of Congress will lead Oakland at a fraught moment for the perennially underdog city, which faces an acute budget crisis and high rates of crime and homelessness.

“I jokingly say the Oakland Fire Department runs on bungee cords and duct tape.” Last month, the City Council approved new budget changes, including controls on the Oakland Police Department ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee was sworn in Tuesday as Oakland’s 52nd mayor. Lee, 78, took her oath of office at the City Council chambers in Oakland City Hall. She ...

OAKLAND -- In the wake of Thursday's FBI search of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's residence, a longtime city council president and former candidate for mayor is speaking out. Ignacio De La Fuente has ...