The temple's West Oakland location has never been convenient to its 1,300 members, most of whom live in the Richmond area. Although some young men like Banouvong have come to live at Lao ...

For almost two decades, the Cambodian Buddhist temple in East Oakland has been a quiet place for meditation, a retreat for refugees who fled the violence of their homeland. Now, that peace has ...

OAKLAND — Hours after celebrating an annual festival, Cambodian monks awoke early Tuesday morning to a fierce fire that gutted their beloved temple, possibly sparked by hundreds of candles used ...

OAKLAND — A local synagogue preparing to celebrate Rosh Hashanah found anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled on the temple Thursday morning, but members covered the message of hate with words of peace ...

OAKLAND — A three-alarm fire sparked by burning candles left unattended destroyed a Buddhist temple in East Oakland early Tuesday morning and also damaged some other homes and cars, officials said.