News

Miley: Jerry Brown’s changes in 1998 led to Oakland’s broken government today. Here’s how to fix it.
As a City Council member back then, I supported Measure X and the notion of an independent mayor. I was wrong.
Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team has room for improvement, audit finds
The analysis ultimately recognized that combatting homelessness is a larger challenge no single team can take on alone, but ...
MLB boss not ruling out return of second Bay Area team if expansion happens
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said nothing is off the table when it comes to potential expansion, including the return of ...
San Jose has just as many homeless people as it did two years ago, despite sheltering many of them
New data shows the number of unhoused residents has hardly budged since 2023 — though more of them are sheltered.
Letters: Barbara Lee’s more of the same won’t solve Oakland’s homeless problem
Barbara Lee is wrong: Oakland is no different than San Francisco and San Jose. Lee’s approach to the homelessness problem is ...
The Oaklandside on MSN6d
Federal oversight drags on as Oakland police struggle with internal investigations
A federal judge on Thursday said that while the Oakland Police Department has made some strides in recent months, it still hasn’t achieved full compliance with its federal oversight program, now in ...
KTVU FOX 26d
Oakland police chief blames 2023 ransomware attack for delay in IA cases
OPD Chief Floyd Mitchell said the 2023 ransomware cybersecurity attack that crippled some of Oakland's information technology ...
Letters: Homelessness is not an identity for Oaklanders
Renters do not receive tax advantages equivalent to those available to homeowners. Homeowners, if they itemize, can deduct ...
The Oaklandside on MSN6d
Oakland cuts the city’s top arts and culture role
To balance Oakland’s budget, city leaders recently made painful cuts to numerous departments and programs. One cut that has ...