Jun. 1—The California Hotel in Oakland, one of the East Bay's most recognizable landmarks, has seen better days. Most know the historic building in West Oakland by its enormous rooftop sign ...

The California Hotel in Oakland, one of the East Bay’s most recognizable landmarks, has seen better days. Most know the historic building in West Oakland by its enormous rooftop sign ...

Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay ... to close its first location ever last year. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sent California ...

April 20 (UPI) --Former California Rep. Barbara Lee has won the Oakland mayoral race and vowed to work with city residents to ease racial and economic tensions. "Oakland is a deeply divided city ...

A high-ranking city official in Oakland, California, has been fired over a resurfaced note that showed her referring to black people as “tokens,” according to reports. Chief of staff Leigh ...

The California Highway Patrol's so-called surge operations in Oakland have netted nearly 400 arrests so far this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said Thursday. In addition to the arrests ...

An eight-count indictment was unsealed Jan. 17 in California charging former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled from office in November of last year, her romantic partner, Andre Jones, and ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- On the heels of California declaring a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, there are new questions and concerns over keeping not only people safe, but wildlife ...

Oakland, California, had its credit rating cut two levels by Fitch Ratings, which cited the challenge of plugging budget gaps amid a change in political leadership. The city of about 440,000 on ...

Languages: English. Email: e.palmer@newsweek.com. A fire that burned in Oakland, California, saw clouds of smoke rising nearly engulfing a busy freeway on Friday. The Oakland Fire Department said ...

Fire crews in Oakland stop forward progress of Oakland Hills fire amid dangerous conditions 12:32 A fast-moving vegetation fire broke out Friday afternoon in the hills of Oakland, California ...