Artist Julie Engelmann swiftly moves her hand across a wall, spraying pale yellow paint to make blond bangs. She’s working on Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s signature dyed hair from 40 feet in the ...

The Dearing's home, left, was in 1924 the site of mob attacks, threats, attempted bombings, and other racial violence by Piedmont residents who sought to push the Black family out of the city. Credit: ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on Sunday that will give local governments the ability to slap boots on vehicles that have ...

Oakland’s decade-long coal war has officially come to an end, at least in the courts. Last Wednesday, the California Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling that effectively paves the ...

One of the only permitted projects from the community-led traffic calming project is a traffic island in East Oakland that was built by residents earlier in 2026. Credit: Traffic Violence Rapid ...

On Tuesday, the public will have an opportunity to hear about uses of force, vehicle pursuits, and other hot-button issues ...

Duong and Bas discussed political fundraising and a land deal involving California Waste Solutions. Bas is expected to testify in the corruption case against former Mayor Sheng Thao, Andy Duong and ...

Over the past month, data centers have gone from a quiet real estate story to one of the most contentious issues in Oakland: ...

A Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera near 51st Street and Broadway in Oakland. Credit: Darwin BondGraham/The Oaklandside There are 293 automated license plate readers spread around ...

A group of parents has taken on Oakland’s sweltering classrooms, launching an ambitious effort to buy and install hundreds of portable air conditioning units. Partnering with the Oakland Public ...

The Oakland City Council approved an updated sale agreement with a private developer on July 13, 2026 that outlines a new schedule for when Oakland will be paid for its portion of the Coliseum complex ...

After 25 years of serving small-batch chocolate cakes, peach raspberry pies and Hungarian kifli on Adeline St., Crixa Cakes is closing shop. An announcement from owners Elizabeth Kloian and Zoltan Der ...